Hope and wish

The Expressions of Hopes, Wishes and Congratulations.

1. The Expressions of Hopes and Wishes

These are some expressions that can be used to express our hopes and wishes and their
responses.

The Expressions of Hopes and Wishes The Responses

I hope everything is fine I hope so
Have a great vacation! Thanks
Have a good day! Thank you
Have a great weekend! Thanks. You too
You did well Thank you very much
I wish you the best of luck and every success in …. Many thanks
I wish you every success in …. Thank you and the same to you
Well done on …. Thanks, 1 hope so
Well done! We knew you could do it
I wish you luck
Good luck
Best of luck
Good fortune be with you
I hope that everything goes OK for you
I’m sure that everything will work out just fine
May you be happy and successful in your new life?
Well, we hope that everything will be alright
I hope you have a good/ pleasant/ enjoyable ….
Please give your parents my best wishes
I hope...
Let’s hope for the best
May God bless you
May you have a success
How I expect you graduate from ….
Wishing you every happiness on your special day
May all your wishes come true. Happy Birthday
Get well soon
Hope you make a swift and complete recovery
There are some differences between the expressions of hope and wish, they are:
a. Wish is most commonly used in hypothetical (or imagined/unreal) situation.
Example:
 I wish (that) you were here. (Unfortunately you’re not here)
b. Sometimes wish is used in greeting and expressions of goodwill.
Example:
 We wish you an “Id Mubarrok”
c. Hope also can be used in expressions of goodwill, but the grammar is slightly different:
Examples:
 I hope (that) you have a nice Idul Fitri. (sometimes in the future)
 I hope (that) you had a nice Birthday. (sometimes in the past)
d. Hope can be used to specify a desired outcome. For future hopes, the possibilities remain
open, but for past hopes, the outcome has usually been determined already.
Examples:
I hope you can come to the party on Saturday. (Future possibility)
I was hoping that you would come to the party. (But you didn’t)
I had hoped to see you at the party on Saturday. (But I didn’t)

You can also express hope in the following ways:

 I would like to have a car.
 I really want to have a car.
 What I really want is to have a car.

2. The Expressions of Congratulations.

Congratulation is an expression that we say to give the congratulation to someone who
succeeds in doing something.
Here are the expressions related to give and respond to the congratulation expression:

Expressions Responses
Please accept my warmest congratulations Thank you / Thanks
Congratulations on your …. Thank you very much for
I must congratulate you saying so
I’m very happy of you! Thanks for your saving
Well done! I’mglad you think so
Fantastic! /Terrific! Thank you. I still have to learn
Congratulations more
Happy birthday! It’s very good of you to say so
Happy Idul Fitri! How nice of you to say so
Happy anniversary! Oh, actually it’s nothing special
Happy New Year! Oh, I have a lot to learn yet
Congratulations on your birthday Oh, not really
Congratulations on winning the …. Oh, thanks
Well done! Congratulations for you!
I’d like to congratulate you on ….
Please accept my warmest congratulations
 Congratulations on your graduation!
Congratulations on passing your exams!
Congratulations on your exam results!
Well done on getting into MAN Insan Cendekia.
Have a great time!
That’s wonderful!
Good for you!
Fantastic job!
You must be very happy with your achievement.
I’d like to congratulate you on your accomplishment!
Let me congratulate you
I would be the first to congratulate you on …
May I congratulate you
It was great to hear about …..

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Activity 1

Read the following dialogue! Then answer the questions!

Ariani : Hai Nawang, Have you heard a good news of mine?
Nawang : You told me nothing, but let me guess. Hmm wait, wait …, you got a surprise from
your father, didn’t you?
Ariani : You’re wrong!
Nawang : Hmm, enough, just tell me, dear…
Ariani : You know that I had speech contest in Jakarta last week, I won it!
Nawang : Are you serious? Did you win it? Oh my god, I can’t believe it.
Ariani : Of course l am…
Nawang : Great, Congratulations. You have no idea how happy I am for you.
Ariani : Thanks, I appreciate that.
Nawang : I believe you are the best as usual.
Ariani : How nice of you to say that. Now, let’s have a lunch on my treat.
Nawang : With great pleasure, dear…
1. Where did Ariani go last week?
2. What kind of competition was attended by Ariani?
3. What did Nawang say to praise Ariani?
4. What did Ariani do to celebrate her winning with Nawang?
5. What is probably the reletionship between the speakers?

Activity 2
Match the following expressions of hope with the pictures!
1. I wish you the best of luck and every success in your special day. Happy birthday!
2. How I expect you graduate from University of Gajah Mada.
3. Well done, boy. I’m sure you can be better and better.
4. Happy “Ied Mubarok”! May God bless us!
5. Good luck! I knew you could do it!
6. Get better soon, honey!

A. D.

B. E.

C. F.
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