Tuesday, October 7, 2014

KINDS OF EXPRESSION USED IN DAILY CONVERSATION


Hai sobat, pada posting kali ini kami bagikan untuk anda beberapa ragam ungkapan yang sering kita pakai dalam bahasa percakapan sehari-hari mulai dari memulai dan mengakhiri percakapan, berterima kasih, meminta maaf, mengucapkan selamat dan lain sebagainya. 

Nah, selamat belajar dan semoga kemampuan Bahasa Inggris anda semakin meningkat.

10 Ways to Say Hello & Goodbye 
1.  Hello
2.  Hi
3.  (informal) Hey
4.  Hi there
5.  (informal) Howdy
6.  Bye
7.  Bye-bye
8.  (informal) See ya later
9.  Take care
10. Have a good one

10 Informal Ways to Say Yes and No 
1.  Yeah
2.  Yup
3.  Mm-hmm!
4.  Uh-huh!
5.  Sure!
6.  Nope
7.  Nah
8.  Mm-mm
9.  Uh-uh
10. No way!


10 Phrases for Introductions 
1.  I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m… [your name]
2.  I don’t think we’ve met before. My name’s… [your name]
3.  This is…
4.  I’d like you to meet…
5.  Have you met… ?
6.  I’d like to introduce you to…
7.  Nice to meet you.
8.  It’s a pleasure to meet you.
9.  Likewise.
10. And you.
#1 and #2 are used to introduce yourself; #3-#6 are used to introduce someone else.
#9 and #10 can be used as a response to #7 and #8.


10 Ways to Ask How Someone Is 
1.  How are you?
2.  How’s it going?
3.  How ya doin’?
4.  How are things?
5.  How’s life?
6.  How have you been?
7.  How’s your family?
8.  What’s up?
9.  What’s new?
10. What have you been up to lately?

10 Ways to Say How You Are 
1.  I’m fine, thanks. How about you?
2.  Pretty good.
3.  Not bad.
4.  Great!
5.  Couldn’t be better!
6.  Can’t complain.
7.  I’ve been busy.
8.  Same as always.
9.  Not so great.
10. Could be better.
Note: The way to respond to “What’s up?” and “What’s new?” is typically “Not much.”

10 Ways to Say Thank You 
1.  Thanks.
2.  Thanks a lot.
3.  Thank you so much.
4.  Thanks a million!
5.  Thanks for your help. / Thanks for helping me.
6.  I really appreciate it.
7.  I’m really grateful.
8.  That’s so kind of you.
9.  I can’t thank you enough.
(for extremely important things)
10. I owe you one.
(this means you want/need to do a favor for the other person in the future)

10 Ways to Respond to “Thank You” 
1.  You’re welcome.
2.  No problem.
3.  No worries.
4.  Don’t mention it.
5.  My pleasure.
6.  Anytime.
7.  It was the least I could do.
8.  Glad to help.
9.  Sure!
10. Thank you.
(use this when you ALSO have something to thank the other person for)

5 Phrases for Apologizing 
1.  I’m sorry that… [ex. I was so rude yesterday]
2.  It’s my fault.
(= I am taking responsibility for the problem)
3.  Oops, sorry.
(for very small problems)
4.  I should have… [ex. called you and told you I’d be late]
5.  (formal) I apologize for… [ex. the delay]

5 Ways to Respond to an Apology 
1.  That’s OK.
2.  It happens.
3.  No problem.
4.  Don’t worry about it.
5.  I forgive you.
(for serious problems)

6 Ways to Show Interest 
1.  Really?
2.  That’s interesting.
3.  Uh-huh.
4.  Right.
5.  Gotcha.
6.  Sure.
You can use these phrases to show the other person that you are listening.

5 Ways to End a Conversation Politely 
1.  It was nice chatting with you.
2.  Well, it’s getting late.
3.  Anyway, I should get going.
4.  (formal) Sorry, but I’m afraid I need to…
5.  I’m sorry to cut you off, but I actually gotta run.
(cut you off = interrupt you)

10 Phrases for Telephone Calls 
1.  Hi, this is Jane.
2.  (formal) May I speak with John Smith?
3.  (informal) Is John there?
4.  I’m calling about…
5.  I’m returning your call.
6.  (formal) One moment, please.
7.  (informal) Hang on a sec.
8.  He’s not here. Would you like to leave a message?
9.  Could you ask him to call me back?
10. Thanks for calling.

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