Personal

Letter
Tesya Bandaso (32) XI MIPA 3
Nusa Tamalanrea Indah DC5 RT 001
Makassar
90245 Sulawesi Selatan

January 26th, 2021

My dearest brother, Adam

What's up bro? How have you been doing?I hope you and your study are doing okay! It's been forever since we met and I miss
you A LOT!
You know what? I kept on thinking "why on earth does my brother have to be so far away from me!?" I couldn't stop
complaining why you would want to stay in such a remote area to do that research of yours. Hahaha. To be honest, I was furious
for a while after you left. Thankfully, mom was always here for me. She explained to me why you're doing all this, so now, I
understand the importance of your work. I know you care so much about this nation, and I know that you are doing this for the
sake of the greater good. Sorry, it took a while for me to understand, but hey, I'm so proud of you!
Just make sure you come back here in one piece, okay? And ALIVE!!! I'd like to see my brother healthy, happy, and sound!
Speaking of research, I'm doing one too. You know, the end year project from school that you did a few years back. I have no
idea doing research can be so complicated. I am having difficulty understanding how to compile my data sampling! Well, actually
about pretty much everything! All of this data stuff is making my head spin LOL. Ugh! I wish you were here to help me.
When you have free time, promise me that you'll write back, okay? I'll be waiting for it, so don't disappoint me hehe. Love you
and see ya soon (hopefully)!

Your possessive, lovely little sister who loves you so much,

*Simple past tense
Afni
*Simple present tense
P.S.: I have a boyfriend now hahaha, will tell you the details later!
 Language Features
 Warm tone/reflect a sense of intimacy
Punya nuansa keakraban yang hangat.
Ex : My dearest brother, Andi ; What's up bro? ; Love  Freedom to express personality
you and see ya soon (hopefully)!
Karena punya kebebasan ekspresi kita bisa
 Casual/natural, conversational style
mencerminkan kepribadian kita.
Bahasa percakapan sehari-hari yang santai.
Ex : Your possessive, lovely little sister who loves you
Ex :
so much,
You know what? = Tau gak sih?  Use contraction
You know, the end year project from school that you
Penyingkatan atau contraction boleh digunakan
did a few years back. = Yah tau sendiri lah tugas akhir
untuk personal letter karena merupakan jenis surat
sekolah ....
informal.
 Can use slang expression
Ex : What's, It's, couldn't, you're, I’m, you’ll, I’ll, I’d,
Bahasa gaul atau bahasa yang tidak baku.
don’t
Ex : LOL, see ya, okay  Use personal pronoun
 Can use onimatopeia (kata yang menirukan
Ex : I, we, you, it
suara)  Use possessive adjective
Ex : Ugh = bunyi yang mengungkapkan kekesalan
Ex : My, your
atau ketidaksukaan kita. ; hahaha ; hehe  Use possessive pronoun
 Use simple past tense Ex : Yours
 Use simple present tense
Thank
You!