CONGRATULATION

& COMPLIMENT
 what is congratulation?
In English, congratulation is a form of praise when someone achieves something
special, such as:
(Dalam Bahasa Inggris, congratulation adalah suatu bentuk pujian ketika seseorang memperoleh sesuatu hal special, misalnya:)

✓ Getting married
✓ Getting a new job
✓ Getting a job promotion
✓ Getting a baby
✓ Passing an exam
✓ Graduating from school
✓ Winning a contest
✓ Winning an election
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example
After a long struggle and hard work, Ali is finally appointed as the director of a national company
where he works. Many of his friends who work at the same company congratulate him.
♥ Samuel : Ali, congratulations. You deserved it, man!
♥ Ali : Thank you very much. This is because you always help me.
♥ Ariana : That’s wonderful, Ali.
♥ Ali
♥ Candra
: Oh, thanks.
: Well done. informal
♥ Ali : Thank you for saying so.
♥ Harun : That was great. You must be very proud of your achievement.
♥ Ali : Thanks. I’m glad you think so. But I still have to learn a lot.

His staff also congratulate him.

♥ Erisya : Please accept my warmest congratulations, Sir.
♥ Ali
♥ Prisilia
: It’s very kind of you to say so. Thank you.
: I must congratulate you on your success.
formal
♥ Ali : Thank you very much for saying so.
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Expressions of congratulations
√ I'd be the first to congratulate you on ....
√
responses
I'd like to offer my congratulations on ....
√ I'd like to congratulate you on ....
√ Please accept my warmest congratulations.
√ May I congratulate you on ....
√ I must congratulate you.
√ It was great to hear about .... √ That's very nice of you.
√ I'm very happy for you. I hope you enjoy .... √ It's very good of you to say so.
√ Congratulations!
√ How nice of you to say so.
√ Congratulations on ....
√ Well done! √ Thankyou very much for saying so.
√ Excellent! You really did it well! √ Oh, it's nothing special actually.
√ That's nice! I really like it. √ I have a lot to learn yet.
√ It was great! / Nice work! √ Oh, not really.
√ Good job!
√ Oh, nothing to it, actually.
√ Excellent! / Fantastic!
√ Oh, thanks.

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 what is compliment?
Compliment is an expression that we show or say to express/give praise.
It is also an expression of admiration, appreciation, approval, or respect.
(Compliment adalah ungkapan yang kita tunjukkan atau ucapkan untuk mengungkapkan/memberikan pujian.
Compliment juga merupakan sebuah ungkapan kekaguman, penghargaan, penerimaan, dan penghormatan.)

I like the way you play

the guitar. You make
it sound really nice!
Really?
Thank you.

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Expressions of giving compliment
Formal compliment
That is a very nice ....
You're looking extremely ....
You certainly have good taste in ....
I must compliment you on ....
I'd like to compliment you on ....
May I say how elegant you look?
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inFormal compliment
I like .... / I really like your ....
I adore ....
Wow! / Perfect! / Pretty good!
Mm, you look fantastic.
You're looking good.
... really great/super/terrific/lovely.
What a ...! / How ...!
 responses
I appreciate the compliment.
Thankyou for your compliment.
Thankyou. I’m glad you like it.

Do you think so?

Oh, it was nothing.

It’s nice of you to say so.
You’ve made my day.

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Exclamation
(kata seru)
 exclamation
In giving compliment, people usually use exclamation. Exclamation is
something you say or shout suddenly because of surprise or pleasure. It
is used to express a strong emotion. It is started with “how” and “what”
and ended with an exclamation mark (!).
(Dalam memberikan pujian, orang-orang biasanya menggunakan exclamation. Exclamation adalah sesuatu yang
kalian katakana atau teriakkan tiba-tiba karena terkejut atau senang. Exclamation ini digunakan untuk
mengungkapkan sebuah perasaan yang kuat. Exclamation dimulai dengan “how” dan “what” dan berakhir dengan
tanda seru (!).”How” dan “what di sini berarti betapa/alangkah/sungguh dalam Bahasa Indonesia.)

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 Example:
how what
how + adjective/adverb + subject + verb what + (a/an) adjective + noun

➢ How sweet it is! ➢ What a lovely song!

➢ How beautifully she sings! ➢ What a surprise!

➢ What lovely flowers!

➢ What beautiful weather!

what + object + subject + verb

➢ What a beautiful smile you have!

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Task 3
Make a simple dialog based on the following situations.

Situation 1
You are at a farewell party in your school. Your friend has just finished singing
a song in front of everybody. You compliment her for singing very well. She
responds to the compliment nicely. What do you and your friend say?

Situation 2
Mr. Herman invited his business associate over for dinner. The guest was
satisfied with the food. He complimented the high quality food that was
served. Mr. Herman accepted the compliment politely. What did they say?

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