Setelah kita belajar mengenai sapaan dan pamitan atau greeting and leave taking berikut nya kita belajar mengenai cara berterima kasih (expressing gratitute) dan meminta maaf (Making apology).
Thank you expression |
1. Thanking
Thanking, to thank artinya berterima kasih atau mengucapkan terima kasih kepada orang lain yang telah membantu atau menolong kita.
Berikut ini adalah ungkapan/ekspresi dan jawaban/respon yang biasa digunakan untuk mengungkapkan terima kasih kepada orang lain:
a. Expressing gratitute/Thanking
- Thank you
- Thank you so much
- Thank you very much
- Thanks a lot
- Thanks
- Many thanks
- Thanks for helping me
- Thanks for your help
b. Responding to thanking
- You are welcome
- You’re welcome
- Don’t mention it
- No problem
- All right
- Never mind
2. Apologizing
Apologizing, to apologize artinya meminta maaf atas kesalahan/kekhilafan kepada orang lain. Dengan kata lain, meminta maaf dapat berarti menyesali atas perbuatan yang telah dilakukan.
Berikut adalah ungkapan/ekspresi dan tanggapan atau menerima maaf yang umumnya digunakan untuk meminta maaf kepada orang lain:
a. Making apology (Meminta maaf)
- Sorry
- I’m sorry
- I’m so sorry
- I’m really sorry
- Sorry it was my fault
- Forgive me
- I do apologize
- I apologize
- Pardon me
- Please accept my apology
- Sorry for my mistakes.
b. Accepting apology (Menerima maaf)
- That’s all right
- That’s okay
- It’s all right
- It’s okay
- It’s fine
- Forget it
- Never mind
- Don’t apologize
- It doesn’t matter
- Don’t worry about it.
3. Contoh Dialog Thanking
a. Shidqi : Laila, May I borrow your dictionary?
Laila : Of course, Shidqi. Here you are.
Shidqi : Thank you.
Laila : You are welcome.
b. Ana : What are you doing, Ali?
Ali : I’m finishing my homework, An.
Ana : Can I help you?
Ali : Oh, Thank you very much.
Ana : Don’ t mention it.
4. Contoh Dialog Apologizing
a. Ahmad : Imam, can you lend me your calculator?
Imam : I’m sorry, Ahmad. I’m still using it.
Imam : That’s okay. I’ll borrow another.
b. Sofyan : Sorry, sir. I’m late.
Mr. Sulton : It’s all right. Why are you late, Sofyan?
Sofyan : I got up at seven in the morning, sir. I watched TV until eleven at night.
Mr. Sulton : You must sleep early. Please don’t do that anymore.
Sofyan : All right, sir.
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