Negotiation Phrases and Vocabulary in Business English

Here you will find a list of the most typical Negotiation Phrases and Vocabulary in
Business English. You will learn phrases for Setting the Negotiation Agenda, Making
Proposals, Agreeing and Objecting to a Proposal, Compromising, Accepting a
Proposal, Concluding Negotiations and more.
1. Welcoming and Establishing a Rapport
Its my pleasure to welcome you to
I would like to welcome you to
Is this your first visit to ?
Did you have a good journey?
2. Setting the Negotiation Agenda
I would like now to begin by suggesting the following agenda.
To start with, I think we should establish the overall procedure.
Is this okay with you?
3. Negotiation Phrases for Making Proposals
Wed like to propose that
We propose / suggest
Regarding your proposal, our position is
How do you feel about
4. Responding to Suggestions
Maybe it would be better to
Perhaps a better idea would be
May we offer an alternative? We propose that
From where we stand, a better solution might be
5. Agreeing Reacting to a Negotiation Proposal
I think we can both agree that
I agree with you on that point.
I think that would be acceptable.
6. Negotiation Phrases for Objecting
Thats not exactly how I look at it.
If you look at it from my point of view
I have some reservations about that
From my perspective
Im afraid we couldnt agree to that
7. Giving a Reason in Negotiations
The reason for that is
This is because

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8. Prioritising Interests
The most important issue for us is
Our intention is
Our main priority is
We might like to
9. Giving Clarification in Negotiations
If I understood you correctly
Are you suggesting that
Do you mean
What exactly do you mean by ?
Im not sure I fully understand your point.
Could you clarify (one point) for me?
Could you be more specific?
Can we summarize your position up to this point?
Am I right in thinking that ?
10. Negotiation Phrases for Compromising
If you were prepared to , we might be able to
We are ready to accept your offer; however, there would be one condition.
Would you be willing to accept a compromise?
In return for this, would you be willing to ?
11. Accepting a Negotiation Proposal
This agreement is acceptable to us.
I think we have reached an agreement here.
That sounds reasonable.
I think we have a deal.
I believe we have an agreement.
I can agree to that.
12. Negotiation Phrases for Concluding
Lets just summarise our agreement.
I think youve covered everything.
Lets just confirm the details, then.
Have I left anything out?