GREETING

GREETING

(Menyapa / Memberi Salam)

 

Expressions (Ungkapan)	Responses (Tanggapan)
Good morning. (Selamat pagi.)	Good morning. (Selamat pagi.)
Good afternoon. (Selamat siang / sore.)	Good afternoon. (Selamat siang.)
Good evening. (Selamat malam.)	Good evening. (Selamat malam.)
How nice to see you. / Nice to meet you. (Senang berjumpa denganmu.)	Yes, it’s been so nice. (Ya, sangat menyenangkan)
Hello.	Hi.
How are you? (Bagaimana kabarmu?)	Fine, thanks. (Baik, terima kasih.)
How do you do? (Salam kenal.)	How do you do? (Salam kenal juga.)
How are you doing? (Apa kabar?)	Not bad. (Tidak buruk / baik.)

Example:

Dialog 1

Lina : Hi, Beni. How are you? (Hai, Beni. Apa kabar?)

Beni : I’m fine. Thank you. How about you? (Saya baik. Terima kasih. Bagaimana denganmu?)

Lina : I’m fine too. Thank you. (Saya juga baik. Terima kasih.)

 

Dialog 2

Beni : Good evening, Dad. Are you tired? (Selamat malam, Ayah. Apakah kamu lelah?)

Dad : Good evening, Beni. Yes, I’m very tired. I want to take a bath and then have dinner. (Selamat malam, Beni. Ya, saya sangat lelah. Saya mau mandi lalu makan malam.)

 

Dialog 3

Edo : Good evening, Mom. I feel tired and hungry. (Selamat malam, Bu. Saya merasa lelah dan lapar.)

Mom : Good evening, Edo. Of course, you are. Take a bath and then have your dinner.

(Selamat malam, Edo. Tentu saja kamu begitu. Mandilah dan makan malam.)

 

Pembagian waktu:

Expressions (Ungkapan)	Time (Waktu)
Good morning. (Selamat pagi.)	12.00 a.m.   – 11.59 a.m (00.00 – 11.59 pagi)
Good afternoon. (Selamat siang / sore.)	12.00 p.m.   – 05.59 p.m (12.00 siang – 05.59 sore)
Good evening. (Selamat malam.)	06.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m. (18.00 – 11.59 malam)

Notes :

am : ante meridiem (sebelum siang) = 00.00 – 11.59

pm : post meridiem (sesudah siang) = 12.00 – 23.00

 

Problems Example (Contoh Soal) :

(?) When you meet Siti at 7 am, what would you say? (Ketika kamu bertemu siti pada 07.00 pagi, apa yang akan kamu katakan?)

(=) “Good morning, Siti.” " Because 7 am = 7 in the morning.