Practice 1

(A) “Hi, how are you doing?”
(B) “I’m doing great. How about you?”
(A) “Not too bad.”
(B) “Do you come to this restaurant often?”
(A) “I’ve been here a couple of times, but I don’t come on a regular basis. What have you been up to?”
(B) “I’m pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great.”
(A) “Well, have a good evening.”
(B) “You too.”

Practice 2

(A) “It’s nice to meet you. My name is Jack.”
(B) “I’m Steve. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
(A) “What was your name again?”
(B) “Steve.”
(A) “So Steve, What do you do for a living?”
(B) “I work at the public library. How about you?”
(A) “I’m a University student.”
(B) “That’s great. It was nice meeting you.”
(A) “Yeah. It was a pleasure meeting you.”

Practice 3

(A) “Hey Jack, it’s good to see you.”
(B) “Wow. How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I’m doing pretty well. How about you?”
(A) “Not too bad.”
(B) “What movie did you come to see?”
(A) “I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you?”
(B) “I’m going to watch Finding Nemo.”

Rujukan: http://talkenglish.com

Pelajaran selanjutnya adalah latihan interaktif. Jika anda ingin mengulangi pelajaran ini atau pelajaran sebelumnya, cukup akses pada bagian speaking di samping dan pelajarilah sebanyak yang Anda inginkan sampai mahir. Jika telah siap, lanjutkan ke bagian latihan.

Rujukan contoh percakapan: http://talkenglish.com/

Menyapa seseorang yang Anda belum pernah temui, dapat dilakukan dengan ucapan:

“Hi, my name is Steve. It’s nice to meet you.”

Jika Anda yang ditanya Anda dapat meresponnya dengan mengatakan,

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Jack.”

Pertanyaan umum lainnya yang ditanyakan adalah

“What do you do for a living?”

Anda dapat menjawabnya dengan mengatakan

“I work at a restaurant.“,
atau misalnya,

“I work at a bank.”

Biasanya, anda tidak perlu menanyakan nama. Ini menunjukkan bahwa setiap orang seharusnya menyebut nama mereka. Tetapi jika tidak, anda bisa menanyakannya.

“What is your name?”

Seringkali, kita tidak jelas mendengar nama yang disebut. Jika Anda ingin lawan bicara Anda mengulangi namanya, Anda bisa mengatakan,

“What was that again?”

“Excuse me?”

“Pardon me?”

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Rujukan: http://talkenglish.com/LessonDetails.aspx?ALID=520

Menyapa orang yang ditemui

Hello. / Hi.
Good morning. (sebelum jam 12 siang)
Good afternoon.(setelah jam 12 siang)
Good evening (selamat malam)

Perkenalan diri

What’s your name? (Siapa nama kamu?)
Who are you? (Siapakah anda ini?)
My name is … (Saya bernama ….)
I am … (Saya adalah …..)
My friends call me … (Teman-teman memanggil saya ….)
You can call me … (Anda bisa memanggil saya …..)
Haven’t we met (before)? (Pernahkah kita bertemua (sebelumnya)?
Yes, I think we have. (Ya, saya pikir sudah)
No, I don’t think we have. (Tidak, saya pikir belum)
I think we’ve already met. (Saya pikir kita sudah pernah bertemu)
I don’t think we’ve met (before). (Saya rasa kita belum pernah bertemua (sebelumnya)
This is …
Meet …
Have you met …?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
Yes, I think I have.
No, I don’t think I have.
Hello, … (sebut nama)
Nice to meet you. (informal)
Pleased to meet you. (Senang bertemua anda)
How do you do? (formal)
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you again. (senang jumpa anda kembali)

Mengucapkan Selamat Tinggal

Good bye.
Bye. / See you.
See you later.
See you soon.
See you tomorrow.
See you next week.
Good night.

Pertanyaan tentang kabar/kondisi kesehatan

How are you? (Bagaimana kabar kamu?)
How are you today? (Bagaimana kabarmu hari ini?)
Fine, thank you/thanks.
Not too bad.
Very well.
I’m okay / all right. (Saya baik-baik saja)
Not too well, actually.
What’s wrong with you? (Ada apa denganmu?)
What’s the matter with you? (Apa yang terjadi denganmu?)
Are you all right? (Apa kau baik-baik saja?)
I’m tired. (Saya capek)
I’m exhausted. (Saya lelah)
I’ve got a cold. (Saya kena demam)

Rujukan:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/people