Expressions for Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells

Expressions for Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells 

The dialogue below consists of Expressions for Introductions, Greetings, and Farewells, and can be used as a model in similar conversations.

A: Hello, I’m Ujang and I’m looking for a Library?
B: Hi, I’m Tole. You’re close; it’s just across the lawn. It’s the biggest building over there.
A: I see, well thanks a lot. You’ve been a big help.
B: My pleasure. Anyway, you’re a new transferred student, aren’t you?
A: Yes I am.
B: So how long have you been here, Ujang?
A: I’ve been here about two weeks. Well, what’s your major Tole?
B: I’m a Biochemistry student. What’s yours?
A: I’m not sure yet, but I’m kind of interested in Psychology. I'm sorry, I have to go. Thanks for your help. Maybe we’ll meet again sometime.
B: Could be, it’s a pretty small campus. Nice to meet you, Ujang. See you later.
A: So long.


GREETING AND FAREWELLS
Almost all conversations start with a greeting and end with farewells. There are several expressions; some formal and some informal. Which to use, of course, depends on the situation.

EXPRESSIONS

Hello, Hi, Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, What's up?, What's happening?, Goodbye, Bye, So long, Catch you later, I have to run, I have to be going now, I got to go now, So long, Later dude, Good day, See you again, I hope to see you again, See you later (soon), Call me

WELL BEING

Here are Some Expressions used in asking for someone’s well being to follow up the conversation:
How are you? How’s it going? How are things? How are things going? How have you been? How do you feel? How goes it? How are you doing? How's life treating you?

RESPONSES
IF GOOD (Great, Couldn’t be better, Fantastic, etc.).
IF SO-SO (Could be worse, I can’t complain, Not bad, etc.)
IF BAD (I’ve had better days, Not too good, Lousy, etc.)


INTRODUCTIONS
There are a number of standard expressions that can be used for introductions. Take a look at some of them.

EXPRESSIONS
1. A: Hello, I’m Mr. /Ms. …….
B: Hello, Mr. /Ms. …. I’m ….
2. A: My name is …….
B: Nice to meet you ….., I’m Mrs. ….
3. A: I’m ……….. What's your name?
B: My name is …..
A: It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Franks.
4. A: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is ………
B: I'm delighted to meet you …. My name is ……..


INTRODUCING OTHERS
On occasion, you may find yourself in a situation where you have to introduce one person to another. Look at these possible expressions that are used for this.

EXPRESSION

Ujang: Tole, I would like to introduce ....
Tole: Hello ......, nice to meet you.
........: Nice to meet you too, Tole.

Tole: Ujang, this is my friend Tally.
Ujang: Hi Tally, a pleasure to meet you.
Tally: Same here.

Tally: Ujang, let me introduce my supervisor, Mr. Jajang.
Ujang: it’s good to meet you Mr. Jajang
Mr. Jajang: Good to meet you too. But please, call me Jajang.


POINTS TO REMEMBER
• Many beginning learners use the expression “Nice to meet you” even when they interact with a person they have already been introduced to. This expression (Nice to meet you) is only used at a first meeting, not after that. Instead, if greeting a person for the second time, use “Nice to see you again”
• Bye Bye is an expression that very young children use when they are first beginning to learn to talk or on very rare occasions by women, but almost never by most adults.

Expressions for Asking and Giving Directions

Saat kita merada di suatu tempat yang baru dan belum mengenal suatu tempat, kita mungkin bertanya kepada orang lain agar menunjukan dimana tempat yang ingin kita tuju, jalan apa yang harus kita tempuh, dan bagaimana kita bisa sampai ke tempat tujuan yang baru tersebut. Maka, ungkapan asking for directions dapat kita gunakan. Dan tentu, orang yang menunjukkan jalan, tempat, dan cara untuk mencapai tujuan yang kita tanyakan akan menggunakan ungkapan giving directions. 

Berikut contoh percakapan atau dialog yang berkaitan dengan asking and giving directions.

A: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the nearest Sundanese Restaurant?
B: Sure, Go forth on this street until you come to the end of the street.
A: Go forth to the end of this street.
B: Correct, then, turn right and go forth, until you come to the stop light.
A: Turn right and go forth to the stop light.
B: Right, then turn left and go 20 meters. The restaurant is on your right across the KFC.
A: OK, let me see if I’ve got this straight. Going forth on this street to the end of the street, turning right and going straight to the stop light, and then turning left and going for 20 meters; It's on the right, across the KFC.
B: You got it.
A: Thanks.

Expressions used in asking for and giving directions.

Asking for Directions
• Could you tell me how to get to the......?
• Pardon me, I'm lost, how do I get to the ....?
• Could you direct me to ....?
• Would you mind giving me information of how to go to …….?
• Excuse me, could you tell me where is the ………, please?
• Could you show me the best route to …..?
• Which way should I go to get to .....?
• Which is the best route to the .......?
• How do I find .......?

Giving Directions
• Go to the next stop light, turn right, then go two blocks, it’s on the left.
• Just go straight, it’s on this street, on
   the right, about two hundred meters away.
• Go to Sudirman street and turn right. The city hospital is in
   the middle of the block, across from the post office.
• Drive to the second stop light and turn left. Then go to
   the third stop sign. The city library is on that corner.
• Take Cihampelas Street to the Wastu Kencana street
   and head west.

How to Answer Reading Comprehension Tests

There are some questions that require our speed and accuracy in accomplishing a reading comprehension test, therefore; we need an effective and efficient technique. With scanning and skimming techniques, we may try the following steps when we do an exercise and a test.
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Scanning is aimed to find only the specific information on questions without reading the whole text, while The skimming is aimed to find a general information of the text without paying too much attentions on its details.

First, preview the text to get general information with the following actions:

• Read the title of reading text (if any)
• Read the first and the last sentence in each paragraph, especially, if there's only one paragraph.
• Read the first sentence in each paragraph (if the text consists of two or more paragraphs)

The steps are important in elaborating the main idea of the story and are urgently required in answering any questions that are related to the general description of the text.

Second, read the text which is related to the very asked-questions.
It's possible to answer questions which are related to the specific information that is clearly indicated in the text and is commonly tells about a name, place, date, year, etc..

Third, stop reading the text when you've found the answer for the question you're working on.

Fourth, CHOOSE the answer if you are extremely sure. MARK the choice (a,b,c,d,e) that you think it's may be the answer. SKIP if you do not know the answer. Try not to recheck the given answers at once, do it after you've finished reading the whole questions. (as a technique to save the time)

Fifth, read the next questions and do the steps as listed in points 1-4 above.

Source: Cara Menebak dalam Mengerjakan Soal Reading Comprehension

Materi Bahasa Inggris untuk Perhotelan

Materi Bahasa Inggris untuk Perhotelan

1. Contoh Dialog/ Conversation di Dunia Perhotelan

FRONT OFFICE_HOTEL
Receptionist : Red Hotel, Redy speaking. May I help you?
Caller : I’d like to reserve a room for two for next weekend.
Receptionist : Well, what kind of room would you like?
Caller : One on the beach side
Receptionist : Hm.., how about a double on the front?
Caller : That will be fine, but could you tell me how much the
rate, please.
Receptionist : The rate for that weekend is $100 dollars a night.
Caller : That's reasonable. Can I pay when I arrive?
Receptionist : Yes, but we do require a fifty dollar credit card
deposit to hold the room. You can cancel up to five
days in advance and we will
refund your deposit.
Caller : Great, I'll call you right back.
Receptionist : Okay, thank you for calling.

2. Contoh Ungkapan Bahasa Inggris di Lingkungan Perhotelan

Front Desk Receptionist
• Red Hotel, Redy speaking. How can I help you?
• What date are you looking for?
• How long will you be staying?
• How many adults will be in the room?
• I'm afraid we are booked that weekend.
• There are only a few vacancies left.
• We advise that you book in advance during peak season.
• Will two double beds be enough?
• Do you want a smoking or non-smoking room?
• The dining room is open from 4 pm until 10 pm.
• We have an indoor swimming pool and sauna.
• We serve a continental breakfast.
• Cable television is included, but the movie channel is extra.
• Take Exit 8 off the highway and you'll see us a few kilometers up on the left hand side.
• The rate I can give you is 99.54 with tax.
• We require a credit card number for a deposit.

3. Contoh Ungkapan Bahasa Inggris via Telepon

ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE CALL
• Hello (informal)
• This is the Red residence
• This is 02292559721

ASKING THE CALLER’S IDENTITY
• Who is speaking? (informal)
• Who is talking? (informal)
• Who is this? (informal)
• May I ask who’s calling?
• Who am I speaking to?

INTRODUCING YOURSELF
• This is Blue. (informal)
• Hello, this is Yellow Speaking. Informal)
• This is Orange calling (informal)
• This is Mr. Black calling for Mr. White
ASKING TO TALK TO SOMEONE
• Is Grey there, please? (informal)
• Is Purple in? (informal)
• Can I talk to Pink? (informal)
• May I speak with Mr. Green, please?

ASKING THE CALLER TO HOLD
• Just a second! (informal)
• Wait a minute! (informal)
• Hang on a second! (informal)
• Could you please hold?
• One moment, please!
• I’ll go get him.

LEAVING A MESSAGE
• Any messages? (informal)
• Do you want to leave a message?
• Would you like to leave a message?
• May I take a message?
• Can you tell Black, his friend Pink called, please?
• Can you let Brown know to call back at 02222222220?

CONFIRMING A MESSAGE
• Okay. (informal)
• I’ll make sure Brown gets your message.

ENDING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
• I’ve got to go. (informal)
• I better go now. Bye. (informal)
• I better get going. Talk to you later.(informal)
• Thank you for calling. Bye.
• Nice talking to you.
• Nice talking to you, too.

GRAMMAR REVIEW
The modal verbs yang sering digunakan dalam percakapan via telepon adalah: can, could, may, will, and would.
EContoh:
• Can I speak to your dad, please?
• Could you repeat your phone number, please?
• May I take a message?
• Will you please hold?
• Would you like to leave a message?

Contoh Teks Narative-A Cold Heart Jeweler

Contoh Teks Narative-A Cold Heart Jeweler berikut disadur dari cerita The Jeweler story karya Kasper Hoe.

Ilustrasi-Foto oleh Dima D dari Pexels

It’s a tale about a cold heart jeweler, a lady, a boy and a young lady. He was not married but loved gold. When he, after many years, was getting old he realized that it was time to quit... 

The Jeweler

:(Locking the door, he said to himself.) it’s the last time I lock this door

 (Then he sat on his favorite chair. When he was sitting, a dirty lady knocked the door. He then opened it)

The lady

: (silently) excuse me, Sir; I seek shelter from the cold

The Jeweler

: (looking at her from top to toe) well, then you  should seek it somewhere else.

(In the next evening, a little boy knocked the door. The jeweler then opened it)

The boy

: (with tears in his eyes) Sorry, Sir; I seek shelter from the cold.

The Jeweler

: (looking at him) then look for it somewhere else.

(A couple days and nights later, a beautiful young lady knocked the door. The jeweler then opened it)

The Jeweler

: (gently) are you seeking shelter from the cold? You’re welcome here

The young lady

: I see. I’m welcome in your house, but  you’d never offer the poor people a piece of shelter from the cold night

The Jeweler

: (sighing) I guess not, but they disgusted me

The young lady

:(going to a window and pointing outside) they died in the cold night because of your cold heart and shallowness. And  that will also be the things that will kill you one day.

The Jeweler

:(getting scared and kneeling) I’m sorry,  I’m begging you. It shall never happen again

The beautiful young lady

: it’s too late, your cold heart is going to be your own destiny (turned around and disappeared)

(The following morning, the jeweler was lying on the bed. He didn’t breathe, he didn’t move, he was dead) 

The young lady

: (standing next to his bed and bending over) I told you that your cold heart would be your own destiny and that what exactly what happened.

Modified from The Jeweler story by Kasper Hoe at helium.com

Contoh Teks Narrative Bahasa Inggris-Love Your Parents

Contoh Teks Narrative Bahasa Inggris

Love Your Parents

An old man was sitting on the bench in front of his house along with his adult son who was reading a newspaper. Suddenly a Sparrow perched on a tree.

The Father asked his Son, “What is that?”

The son answered “Sparrow”.

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question, as the sparrow flew and perched on another tree “What is that?”

The son replied “I just told you father “It’s a sparrow”.

Then, the father again asked his son for the third time, since another sparrow came and perched on a tree, 
"what is that?” 
At this time the son began irritated with the question then he said to his Father with a higher tone. “It’s a Sparrow father, a Sparrow, s-p-a-r-r-o-w”.

After a while, the father asked his son for the last time, “What is that?” he's pointing out one of the sparrows that flew away. 
At this time the son shouted at his father, “Why are you doing this? I told you so many times ‘IT IS A SPARROW’. Can’t you get it?”

After that the father went to his house, sadly. 

His son realized that his words might hurt his father, so he asked him softly “where are you going?”, the father didn’t answer but kept walking in. after few minutes the father came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son's born.

He asked his son to read the page he showed loudly. The son began reading it thoroughly word by word and he skipped after reaching the following words... 
  
“Today my youngest son who few days ago turned three was sitting with me at the park, when a Sparrow sat in front of us. My Son asked me 21 times what it was, and I answered all 21 times that it was a Sparrow. I hugged him every single time he asked me the same question again and again without getting mad, feeling affection for my innocent little boy."

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taken and modified from a video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM4k8IQUyog

Bahasa Inggris Untuk Pemula Bag 3

Belajar Bahasa Inggris sangat penting di masa sekarang, terutama di era MEA (Masyarakat Ekonomi Asia), dimana persaingan pasar bebas semakin terbuka dan persaingan bursa tenaga kerja semakin ketat. Selain untuk menghadapi ketatnya persaingan tersebut, Bahasa Inggris juga sangat penting sebagai media untuk memperluas wawasan dan pergaulan, serta mengembangkan potensi diri.
Bagi pemula yang ingin mahir dalam berbahasa inggris, baik speaking (berbicara) atau pun writing (menulis), penguasaan kosakata bahasa Inggris tentu sangat diperlukan. Semakin banyak kosakata yang ia miliki, maka semakin memudahkannya dalam penguasaan Bahasa Inggris.
Berikut daftar kosakata Bahasa Inggris yang familiar atau yang sering didengar dan dipergunakan yang perlu kamu kuasai. 

No.	Kosa Kata	Artinya
1	Always	Selalu
2	Actually	Sebenarnya
3	Usually	Biasanya
4	Sometimes	Kadang-Kadang
5	Suddenly	Tiba-Tiba
6	After	Setelah
7	Before	Sebelum
8	Accompany	Menemani

9	Admire	Mengagumi
10	Adventure	Petualangan
11	Affection	Kasih Sayang
12	Afraid	Takut
13	Afternoon	Sore
14	Alone	Sendirian
15	Another	Yang Lain
16	Ant	Semut
17	Anything	Apapun
18	Anywhere	Di Manapun
19	Arrogant	Sombong
20	Autumn	Musim Gugur
21	Available	Tersedia
22	Average	Rata -Rata
23	Bathroom	Kamar Mandi
24	Behavior	Tingkah Laku
25	Behind	Dibelakang
26	Believe	Percaya
27	Beside	Di Samping
28	Big	Besar
29	default & White	Hitam & Putih
30	Blind	Buta
31	Blood	Darah
32	Brain	Otak
33	Bread	Roti
34	Breakfast	Sarapan Pagi
35	Bridge	Jembatan
36	Brother	Saudara (Laki-Laki)
37	Candle	Lilin
38	Candy	Permen
39	Conversation	Percakapan
40	Challenge	Tantangan
41	Chance	Peluang
42	Change	Mengubah/Perubahan
43	Childhood	Masa Kecil
44	Church	Gereja
45	Color	Warna
46	Company	Perusahaan
47	Confident	Percaya Diri
48	Congratulations!	Selamat!
49	Country	Negara
50	Crazy	Gila
51	Cry	Menangis
52	Curious	Penasaran
53	Cute	Imut
54	Dangerous	Berbahaya
55	Dark	Gelap
56	Date	Tanggal
57	Daughter	Anak Perempuan
58	Day	Hari
59	Different	Berbeda
60	Difficult	Sulit
61	Dirty	Kotor
62	Disappear	Menghilang
63	Disaster	Bencana
64	Disgusting	Menjijikan
65	Distance	Jarak
66	Door	Pintu
67	Dream	Mimpi
68	Earth	Bumi
69	Education	Pendidikan
70	Enough	Cukup
71	Environment	Lingkungan
72	Event	Peristiwa
73	Every	Setiap
74	Everybody	Semua Orang
75	Every Day	Setiap Hari
76	Everything	Segalanya
77	Everywhere	Dimana-Mana
78	Expensive	Mahal
79	Experience	Pengalaman
80	Expert	Ahli
81	Extraordinary	Luar Biasa
82	Family	Keluarga
83	Famous	Terkenal
84	Farmer	Petani
85	Fast	Cepat
86	Father & Mother	Ayah & Ibu
87	Feel	Merasa
88	Field	Lapangan
89	Rice-Field	Sawah
90	Finger	Jari
91	Fish	Ikan
92	Flood	Banjir
93	Floor	Lantai
94	Flower	Bunga
95	For	Untuk
96	Forest	Hutan
97	Forever	Selamanya
98	Forget	Lupa
99	Forgive	Memaafkan
100	Freedom	Kebebasan
101	Friend	Teman
102	Fruits	Buah-Buahan
103	Future	Masa Depan
104	Garden	Kebun
105	Generous	Dermawan
106	Germ	Kuman
107	Give	Memberi
108	Government	Pemerintah
109	Grade	Tingkat
110	Grandfather	Kakek
111	Grandmother	Nenek
112	Grass	Rumput
113	Guest	Tamu
114	Habit	Kebiasaan
115	Hair	Rambut
116	Have	Memiliki
117	He	Dia (Laki-Laki)
118	Health	Kesehatan
119	Heart	Hati
120	Heaven	Surga
121	Hell	Neraka
122	Here	Disini
123	History	Sejarah
124	Holiday	Liburan
125	Honey	Madu
126	Honour	Kehormatan
127	Horrible	Mengerikan
128	Hospital	Rumah Sakit
129	Hungry & Thirsty	Lapar & Haus
130	Ignore	Mengabaikan
131	Important	Penting
132	Impossible	Mustahil
133	Interesting	Menarik
134	Introduce	Memperkenalkan
135	Jealous	Cemburu
136	Journey	Perjalanan
137	Kitchen	Dapur
138	Know	Tahu
139	Knowledge	Pengetahuan
140	Lake	Danau
141	Landscape	Pemandangan
142	Language	Bahasa
143	Loyal	Setia
144	Library	Perpustakaan
145	Life	Kehidupan
146	Line	Garis
147	Lonely	Kesepian
148	Lucky	Beruntung
149	Magazine	Majalah
150	Make	Membuat
151	Matchmaker	Mak Comblang
152	Maybe	Mungkin
153	Midnight	Tengah Malam
154	Milk	Susu
155	Mind	Pikiran
156	Mistake	Kesalahan
157	Money	Uang
158	Moon	Bulan
159	Morning	Pagi
160	Mosque	Masjid
161	Mountain	Gunung
162	Nature	Alam
163	Naughty	Nakal
164	Near, Far	Dekat, Jauh
165	Neighbour	Tetangga
166	Nervous	Gugup
167	New	Baru
168	News	Berita
169	Newspaper	Koran
170	Nobody	Tak Seorang Pun
171	North	Utara
172	Ocean	Lautan
173	Office	Kantor
174	Onion	Bawang
175	Open	Buka
176	Opportunity	Kesempatan
177	Ordinary	Biasa
178	Paper	Kertas
179	Park	Taman
180	Parents	Orang Tua (Ayah & Ibu)
181	Party	Pesta
182	Passenger	Penumpang
183	Perfect	Sempurna
184	Path	Jalan Setapak
185	Picture	Gambar
186	Place	Tempat
187	Pocket	Saku
188	Poem	Sajak
189	Punishment	Hukuman
190	Purpose	Tujuan
191	Question	Pertanyaan
192	Rain	Hujan
193	Really	Benar-Benar
194	Remember	Ingat
195	Respect	Menghormati
196	Responsible	Bertanggung Jawab
197	Rice	Nasi
198	Rich	Kaya
199	Reason	Alasan
200	River	Sungai
201	Roof	Atap
202	Schedule	Jadwal
203	Secret	Rahasia
204	Simple	Sederhana
205	Smart	Pintar
206	Smile	Tersenyum
207	Soldier	Tentara
208	Some	Beberapa
209	Someone	Seseorang
210	Something	Sesuatu
211	Somewhere	Suatu Tempat
212	Story	Cerita
213	Survival	Bertahan Hidup
214	Teacher	Guru
215	They	Mereka
216	Together	Bersama
217	Train	Kereta Api
218	Tree	Pohon
219	Uniform	Seragam
220	Useful	Bermanfaat
221	Useless	Tidak Bermanfaat
222	Vegetable	Sayuran
223	Victory	Kemenangan
224	Village	Desa

225	Vulnerable	Rentan
226	Wall	Dinding
227	War	Perang
228	Weather	Cuaca
229	Window	Jendela
230	Wonderful	Sangat Bagus
231	World	Dunia