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GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU?

A. GREETING AND LEAVE TAKING

1. Greeting (Ungkapan salam/Sapaan)
Ungkapan sapaan/salam dibagi menjadi 2 yaitu Formal dan Informal Greeting. Formal greeting biasanya
digunakan pada situasi resmi formal atau belum familiar sedangkan Informal Greeting digunakan pada
situasi santai, biasanya sudah familiar atau kenal dengan lawan bicara dan tidak resmi.
Formal Greetings Responses Meaning

Good morning Good morning - Selamat pagi

Good day/noon Good day/noon - Selamat Siang(jam12)

Good afternoon Good afternoon - Selamat Siang

Good evening Good evening - Selamat petang/sore/malam

Informal Greetings Responses Meaning

Hi Hi Hai
Hello Hello Halo
How are you? I’m fine Bagaimana kabarnya? Baik-baik
saja

How is life? Not bad, thanks Bagaimana kabarnya?baik saja,

terima kasih

How do you do? How do you do? Apa Kabar

How is everything with Pretty well. Thanks Bagaimana kabarnya denganmu?

you? baik-baik ja terima kasih

Bagaimana kabarmu? Saya baik-

How are you doing I am very well thanks baik saja terima kasih

Senang berjumpa
Nice to meet you Nice to meet you, denganmu/senang berjumpa
too denganmu juga

2. Leave taking (Ungkapan perpisahan)

Sama halnya dengan Greeting di atas, Ungkapan Pamitan/perpisahan juga terdiri dari Formal dan informal.
Formal Partings Responses Meaning

Good night Good night Selamat malam/tidur

Nice to see you Nice to see you, too Senang berjumpa
denganmu

It’s nice to meet you Nice to meet you, too Senang berjumpa

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Good bye Good bye Selamat tinggal

Informal Partings Responses Meaning

Bye Bye Selamat tinggal

Bye-bye Bye-bye Selamat tinggal
See you later See you Sampai jumpa lagi
See you tomorrow See you Sampai ketemu lagi besok

Good luck Thank you Semoga berhasil

Terima kasih
Take care You too Hati-hati di jalan
Kamu juga

Catatan:
1) Good morning digunakan dari jam 00.00 s/d 12.00 (Jam 00 dini hari sampai dengan 12 siang)
2) Good day/noon diucapkan jam 12.00
3) Good afternoon digunakan dari setelah jam 12.00 s/d 18.00
4) Good Evening dipakai dari jam 18.00 s/d 24.00(00.00)
5) Good night digunakan untuk mengucapkan selamat berpisah/selamat tidur

Contoh Dialog Greeting and leave taking :

 Dialog Greeting
Teacher : “Good morning students”
Students : “Good morning sir”
Teacher : “How are you today?”
Students : “We are fine. And you?”
Teacher : “Fine, too.

 Dialog Leave taking

Almusto : “Hi, Ume.”
Ume : “Hello mus.”
Almusto : “How are you doing?”
Ume : “Pretty well. By the way, Where are you going mus?”
Almusto : “I’m going to Bandar Swimming pool. Will you join me um?”
Ume : “Oh, Sorry I must help my mom in the market.”
Almusto : “It’s Okay ume. See you next time ume.”
Ume : “See you. Have a nice day.”

LATIHAN SOAL GREETING AND LEAVE TAKING

I. Fill in the blank areas with suitable greeting expressions!

1 Shidqi : Hello Zahra

Zahra : .........................................
2 Fatimah : How are you, Siti?
Siti : .........................................
3 Gabriel : Nice to meet you
David : ........................................
4 Tina : How do you do?
Tania :  .......................................
5 Alex : Good bye
Risa : ........................................

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 6 Ken : Hi, John
Johny : .......................................
7 Rita : Good morning, sir
Mr. Adit : ......................................
8 Firman : ......................................
Fira : See you

II. Rearrange these sentences into a good paragraph!

1 a. Good morning
b. Fine, Ma’am, thank you
c. How are you today?
d. Good morning, students
2 a. You, too
b. Good night, honey. Sweet dreams.
c. Good night, Mom and Dad
d. Thanks, dear
3 a. Think nothing of  it
b. I think I have to leave now. See you later
c. Thanks for the time to accompany me.
d. Why so hurry? Well, see you soon.
4 a. Everything is fine. No worry. Thanks and you?
b. Good afternoon, Rojak
c. Good afternoon, Ririn.
d. Yeah, all runs well, thanks, Ririn.
e. How is life, Ririn?

III. Match the expressions in column A with the correct responses in column B!

1. You greet your teacher at 1 p.m. a. Good morning, class

2. Mom takes her little son to bed b. Good evening, ladies and gentle men
3. A TV Presenter closes her evening’s   program c. Good afternoon, Ma’am
4. A receptionist welcomes a guest at 10 a.m. d. Thank you for joining us, good evening
5. A teacher greets her students e. Good night, sweet dreams.
f. Good morning, sir.

B. THANKING AND APOLOGIZING

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
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 -       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.
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.
Contoh Dialog Apologizing
a. Ahmad : Imam, can you lend me your calculator?
Imam : I’m sorry, Ahmad. I’m still using it.
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 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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