Expressing

gratitude and appreciation

1. ketika mendapat Pertolongan
Ucapkan Thanks sehabis kamu menerima pertolongan dari
seseorang. Respon yang kamu dapat mungkin sebagai
berikut :
a. you`re welcome
b. It was my pleasure
c. Don`t mention it
d. It was nothing. What are friends for?
e. forget it
Menolak pertolongannya, ucapkan

a. “ No, thank you”

atau

b. “No, but thanks for offering.

2. menerima undangan

Contoh:
Temanmu mengundang,”Can you come over for tea tonight?”

Sampaikan pernyataan positif sebelum menolak

“I`d love to, but I`ve a lot of homework tonight. Thanks
anyway for the invitation.”
3. menerima hadiah
contoh:
Seorang teman memberimu hadiah novel yang judulnya bagus.
a. “Thank you! I love reading novel very much”
atau
b. “Thank you . But you really didn`t have to .[Trimakasih.
Namun sebenarnya kamu nggak perlu repot-repotlah]
4. menerima pujian
Orang mungkin memuji karena penampilanmu, pekerjaan
baikmu, bajumu yang wah!,

Ketika orang memujimu karena kamu layak

mendapatkannya, ucapkanlah terimakasih padanya.
contoh:
a. “Wow! That`s a nice hat!”.

b. ” Oh, thanks. My father just bought it for me”.

5. ditanya tentang kesehatan
Temanmu tertarik mengetahui tentang kondisi
keluargamu. Dia bertanya”How`s your
sister?” [ Gimana adik perempuanmu, sehat - sehat
saja?”
Kamu meresponnya” She`s pretty good, thanks”.[dia
baik-baik saja, trimakasih]
6. menerima jasa-jasa lainya
Misalnya direstoran ketika pelayan
selesai mengantarkan pesananmu,kamu
katakan saja ”Thank you
Contoh Ungkapan Terimakasih

I`m very grateful for the cake

I`m so grateful for…
Thanks for inviting me
Thank you so much for…
Thanks a lot for the invitation
Thanks a million for your help
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks a lot for trying, at least.
Respon :

You `re welcome

Don`t mention it
( It was) my pleasure
Sure
It was nothing at all. What are friends for?
Forget it
Not at all
Oh, that`s OK.
That`s quite all right.
No problem
 APOLOGY

Forgive me. I’m terribly sorry about…

Forgive me. I’m terribly sorry about…
Please accept my apologies for
You really don’t have anything to apologize for.
Please excuse (my son).
I would like to apologize for …
I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you.
I apologize for …
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.
Oh no! Did I do that? I’m sorry.
Oh! Sorry!
Sorry about that.
 RESPONSE

That’s quite all right.

I understand completely.
You really don’t have anything to apologize for
You don’t need to apologize.
I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you
Oh that’s all right. It can happen to
anyone.
It’s not your fault.
Oh, well, that’s life.
Don’t worry about it.
It`s okay
That`s okay
No, problem
Forget it!
Terlambat merupakan tindakan yang mengganggu
orang lain. Ungkapannya adalah sebagai berikut

Linda : I`m sorry I was late to class, Sir, I

overslept.
Mr.Bob : Well, it`s OK this time, but you know
it`s disturbing for the rest of the
class.
Linda : Yes, I know. You`re right. I won`t let
it happen again.
Atika : Mr.Budi? I would like to
apologize for being late to
class.
Mr.Budi : That’s okay this time.
Please be on time in future.
Atika : Oh, yes, I will.
Real example :

Ketika berjalan ditengah kerumunan

orang, tas punggung Sandra membentur
seorang ibu.

Sandra : I`m sorry. It`s so crowded

today.
Woman : Yeah. That’s all right.
Lia menjelaskan pada Dea bahwa apa yang
dia perbuat bukan bermaksud untuk menyakiti
Dea .

Lia : I`m sorry. I didn`t mean to hurt

you.
Dea : Oh, well, that`s life.