PREFERENCE

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§  Prefer (s)Ving/NountoV-ing/Noun

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Contoh – contoh Berbagai Ungkapan Dalam Bahasa Inggris

A.   Greeting and Leave Takings

Ø Good morning / afternoon

Ø Hi, Hello!

Ø How are you today?

Ø How’s life

Ø Goodbye; bye; see you later

Ø Good night

Ø Fine, well, etc

B.    Introduction

§  Self introduction

Ø I’d like to introduce my self

My name is _____ / I am _____

Ø Let me introduce my self

My name is _____ / I am _____

Ø Allow me to introduce my self

My name is _____ / I am _____

Ø My (first / last) name is _____

Please call me _____

§  Introducting someone to someone else

Ø This is Mr. Smith, our new manager

Ø I want you to meet William, a new student

Ø I’d like to introduce my friend, William

C.    Thanking / Gratitude

Ø Thank you

Ø Thank you very much

Ø My thanks; thanks a lot

Ø I am very grateful to you

Ø Special thank goes to …..

D.   Permission

§  Asking for permission

Ø May I _____ ?

Ø Could I _____ ?

Ø Can I _____ ?

Ø Is it ok if I _____ ?

Ø Do you allow me to _____ ?

Ø Do you mind if I _____ ?

§  Giving permission

Ø Yes, please !

Ø Yes go a head !

Ø It’s ok; no proble; it’s all night!

Ø Not at all*)

*) Answering the question using

“Do you mind if I _____ ?”

E.    Request and Commands

Ø Could you _____ ?

Ø Can You _____ ?

Ø Would you mind _____ ?

Ø Would you like to _____ ?

Ø Sit down !

Ø Come here !

Ø Could you do me a favor ?

F.    Possibility and Impossibility

§  Possibility

Ø Perhaps; maybe; it’s likely that

Ø It’s possible / probable that _____

Ø There’s possibility that / there’s good chance _____

§  Impossibility

Ø There’s no chance that _____

Ø There’s very little chance _____

Ø Impossible! / Npchance !

G.   Wants and Need

Ø If you want to drink a cup coffee, what do you need ?

Ø I need a cup, a saucer, sugar, tea, spoon, coffee and hot water

Ø Do you want coffee or tea ?

Ø Do we need to come ?

Ø This machine needs mending _____

H.   Apology

§  Asking for apology

Ø I am sorry

Ø I am really sorry

Ø I am terribly sorry

Ø I am extremely sorry

Ø I am awfully sorry

Ø Please forgive me !

Ø Sorry for

§  Answering apology

Ø Never mind; no problem; it’s ok; it doesn’t matter

Ø Forget it !

I.      Sympathy

Ø I am sorry to hear that

Ø I am afraid to hear that

Ø Oh poor you / what a pity

Ø That’s too bad

Ø That’s bad luck

Ø Please accept my heartfeit condolences

Ø You have my deepest sympathy at this difficult time

J.     Capability and Incapability

§  Capability

Ø I can _____

Ø I am able to _____

Ø I am capable of _____

§  Incapability

Ø I can’t _____

Ø I am unable to _____

Ø I am incapable of _____

Ø I don’t think I can

K.    Offering Help

Ø May I help you ? / Can I help you ?

Ø Is there anything I can do for you ?

Ø Anything I can do ?

Ø Do you need my hand ?

Ø Perhaps I could assist you in some way

L.     Invitation

§  How to invite :

Ø Would you like to come to _____ ?

Ø Would you mind coming to _____ ?

Ø I wonder if you could come to _____ ?

Ø Do you fancy coming to _____ ?

Ø Do you feel like coming to _____ ?

§  How to accept invitation :

Ø It sounds nice / interesting

Ø I’d love to

Ø That’s great !

§  How to refuse invitation politely :

Ø It sounds nice / interesting but _____

Ø I’d love to but I’m afraid I can’t _____

Ø Thanks for the invitation but I am afraid I can’t because ______

M. Giving Advice Or Suggestion

Ø You should _____

Ø You ought to _____

Ø You’d better _____

Ø It’s better for you to _____

Ø Why don’t you _____ ?

N.   Certainty and Uncertainty

§  Certainty

Ø I am sure / certain / conviced _____

Ø I bet _____ / no doubt / of course sure !

§  Uncertainty

Ø I am not sure / certain _____

Ø I can’t say thet for certain.

Ø I doubt it / I am doubtful _____

Ø It depends on _____

O.   Opinion

Ø What do you think of _____ ?

Ø What’s your opinion about _____ ?

Ø In my opinion ……

Ø I think _____ / I guess _____ / I think so !

P.    Agreement and Disagreement

§  Agreement

Ø I agree … / I am with you

Ø That’s all right / it’s good idea

Ø I don’t have any objection

§  Disagreement

Ø I don’t agree with you

Ø I have different opinion

Ø I have objection to _____

Ø Objection !