Requesting (Meminta tolong/bantuan)
Kita sering tidak dapat melakukan sesuatu sendiri, olehnya kita memerlukan bantuan orang lain. Dalam meminta bantuan orang lain tentu kita harus sopan. Nah, bagaimana melakukannya dalam bahasa Inggris? Berikut beberapa frase dan ungkapan untuk meminta tolong/bantuan dalam bahasa Inggris.
- (Kata kerja imperatif sederhana): – Help me.
- Please + verb (lebih sopan): – Please help me.
- Can you…? - Can you help me?
- Will you…? - Will you helpme?
- Could you (please)…? – Could you help me?
- Would you (please)…? – Would you please help me?
- Would you mind (V+ing)…? – Would you mind helping me?
- Could you possibly…? – Could you possibly help me out here?
- (Sangat sopan) Would you be so kind as to…? – Would you be so kind as to help me (with this)?
Peranapan dalam percakapan. (Silakan klik tombol play untuk mendengarkan audio)
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(A) Give me a paper towel. (Beri saya tissue)
(B) Here you are. (Ini tissuenya)
(A) Please mail this letter for me. (Tolong kirimkan surat ini untukku)
(B) Okay. I’ll stop by the post office on my way home. (Baiklah, saya akan berhenti di kantor pos saat pulang rumah).
(A) Would you please turn down that music? (Bisakah kamu menguragi volume musik itu?)
(B) Sorry. Is it bothering you. (Maaf, apakah kamu terganggu?)
(A) Will you type my term paper for me? (Maukah kamu mengetikkan makalahku?)
(B) Sure. When do you need it? (Tentu. Kapan kamu membutuhkannya?)
(A) Would you give me a ride home? (Bolehkah saya menumpang pulang?)
(B) Sorry. I’m not going in that direction. (Maaf saya tidak lewat jalur itu).
Pada kebanyakan situasi, ketika Anda meminta seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu untuk Anda, penting untuk menggunakan frase pengantar supaya memperhalus permintaan tersebut. Contoh:
- Lend me your book (terkesan terlalu kasar)
- Excuse me, could you lend my your book? (lebih sopan)
- Help me fix my computer. (kedengaran agak memaksa)
- Sorry to bother you. I’m having trouble with my car. Would you mind helping me for a minute? (ini lebih baik).
Adapted: eslgold[dot]com
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asyik nambah kosa kata lagi, terimakasih mas
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bagus jg belajr di sini
thks
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