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INTENTION

Berikut Contoh Dialog Expressing Intentions

A long weekend is coming. Riri, Santi, and Bayu are talking about their plans.
Riri : It will be a long weekend soon. Do you have any plans?
Santi : Uhm, Im not sure. I dont have any idea yet. I think I might stay at home.
Bayu : Stay at home? Well, you could do something more interesting!
Santi : So, what about you Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing.
Santi : Fishing? It sounds boring too! Are you going to go fishing in the river near your
house?
Bayu : No. We plan to go fishing in a lake near my uncles house. Would you like to come
with us?
Santi : Fishing? I dont really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go fishing.
Bayu : What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend. We are
going to practice baking cookies.
Santi : That sounds like a very good plan!
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the last time?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we will also try to make ginger cookies.
Santi : Oh, how I envy you. My mother is going to accompany my little brother to attend a
drawing competition. I dont think I can ask her to teach me baking cookies.
Bayu : Ha ha, I guess you should enjoy staying at home alone.
Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my house.
Bayu : Its a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri. Thanks
for asking me to join you Riri.
Riri : No problem. I will call you on Friday to let you know the time when we can start.
Santi : Thanks a lot. I will be waiting for your call.
Bayu : Have a nice long weekend everyone.
Riri, Santi : You too.
COMPLIMENTING

Ada beberapa cara dalam mengungkapkan compliment (pujian) dalam bahasa Inggris.
Semuanya dimulai dengan pemahaman yang bagus tentang adjective. Hal ini bisa dengan
mudah diterima kenapa expressing compliment harus didahului dengan pemahaman yang
baik tentang kata sifat. Kita pasti mengetahui bahwa ketika kita memuji sesorang, object yang
dipuji adalah nilai atau value yang melekat pada objek tersebut dan adjective lah yang paling
bisa mewakili pemaknahan nilai tersebut

Rumus Membuat Kalimat Compliment dalam bahasa Inggris

Ada banyak rumus atau formalula yang digunakan pada umumnya ketika membuat
ungkapan compliment. Namun hanya ada 4 macam yang paling sering dipakai yaitu:
1. How + Adjective + Noun + is/are.
Contoh kalimatnya adalah:
How beautiful flower is.
How big house is.
How careful jobs are.
How deep ocean is.
How kind friens are.

2. What + Adjetive + Noun.


Bebrapa contoh ungkapan compliment dengan rumus ini adalah:
What a beautiful flower.
What a big house
What a high mount
What a wonderful job
what a nice song

3. Noun Phrase + is/look + (really) + Adjective.


Contoh ungkapan Compliment menggunakan rumus tadi adalah:
Your hair is really beautiful
The womans bag looks wonderful
The actors performance on the stage is really attractive
Your blouse is really beautiful.
Your job looks great!

4. Noun/Pronoun + (really) + like/love + Noun Phrase.


Berikut beberapa ungkapan compliment bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan rumus ini:
We all really love your performance
All teachers really love your commitments
His father really like his test result
I really like your dress.
I love your new apartment.
5. Pronoun + is + (really) + Adjective + Noun Phrase.
Berikut adalah contoh beberapa kalimat bahasa Inggris yang menunjukkan
compiment dengan rumus ini
That is a really beautiful t-shirt
This is a really wonderful painting
that is a really interesting speech
Thats a really nice rug.
Thats a great looking car.

5 macam rumus cara menyusun kalimat yang mempunyai arti compliment diatas tentu
bisa dikembangkan lagi dan tidak mesti harus menggunakan pattern 5 macam itu. Bahasa itu
functional dan berkembang, maka berkreasilah.

2 Contoh Dilaog Compliment Pendek Bahasa Inggris dan Artinya

Dari 5 macam rumus kalimat untuk mengungkapkan compliment, sekarang kita lihat
contoh dialog dan percakapan complimnet pendek berikut.
Situation 1. Fima drives his modified car and meets his friend, Tami

Dialog Compliment: nice car

Tami : What a great car you have, Fima. I really like your vehicle.
Fima : Thank you, Tami. I just finished making it look colourful.
Tami : Do You mean this is the old car that you used to drive to school?
Fima : Yes, it is. You are absolutely right
Tami : Now your car looks more beautiful. What did you do to it?
Fima : Not much. I had it paint with a brighter colour and add some new accessories.
Tami : Great job!
Fima : Thanks.

Arti dan Terjemahan dari contoh dialog compliment dalam bahasa Inggris diatas kira-
kira sebagi berikut:

Situasi 1. Fima memakai mobil yang baru dimodifikasi dan bertemu dengan
temannya, Tami
Tami : Betapa bagusnya mobilmu, Fima. Aku sunggu suka dengan kendaraanmu
Fima : Terima kasih, Tami. Aku baru saja memodifikasi supaya warnanya lebih ramai.
Tami : Maksudmu ini adalah mobil lama yang biasa kamu pakai ke sekolah itu?
Fima : Iya, kamu benar sekali
Tami : Sekarang mobilmu kelihatan lebih bagus. Apa yang kamu modifikasi?
Fima : Tidak banyak. Aku minta mobilku itu dicat ulang dengan lebih berwarna dan
ditambah beberapa asesoris
Tami : Kerja bagus
Fima : Terima kasih

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