Kamu pasti sering menyapa seseorang ketika tidak sengaja bertemu di jalan. Tapi, kebanyakan pasti menyapa menggunakan bahasa Indonesia. Tetapi apakah kamu pernah menyapa seorang teman atau orang yang lebih tua dalam bahasa inggris ?
Sapaan (Greeting)
Istilah sapaan atau salam dalam bahasa inggris disebut dengan greeting. Situasi dalam greeting dapat dibedakan menjadi dua, yaitu formal dan informal. Greeting juga dapat diekspresikan melalui kontak mata,
berjabat tangan, maupun berpelukan.
Greeting Type
Formal Greeting
- Hello! (Halo!)
- Good morning. (Selamat pagi)
- Good afternoon. (Selamat siang)
- Good evening. (Selamat sore)
- Good night. (Selamat malam)
- Hello, how are you? (Halo apa kabarmu?)
- Nice to meet you. (Senang bertemu denganmu)
- Hello! (Halo!)
- Good morning. (Selamat pagi)
- Good afternoon. (Selamat siang)
- Good evening. (Selamat sore)
- Good night. (Selamat malam)
- I'm very well thank you. (Aku baik-baik saja, terima kasih)
- Nice to meet you too. (Senang bertemu denganmu juga)
- Hi! (Hai)
- How's it going? (Bagaimana kabarmu)
- What's up? (Apa kabar)
- Good to see you. (Senang melihatmu)
- Hi! (Hai)
- Pretty well. (Sangat baik)
- Just fine, thanks. (Baik saja, terima kasih)
- Good to see you too. (Senang melihatmu juga)
Example Sentence Greeting
Contoh 1
Rahma : Hi Siska. How are you today?
Siska : Hi Rahma I am fine, thanks. How about you?
Rahma : Not so bad, Did you watch football match” Barcelona vs Real Madrid” tonight?
Siska : No, I don’t. I am so tired, so I slept tightly tonight. How about the result?
Rahma : What a surprise result!. Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona 2-1.
Siska : Well… Who has scored a goal from Real Madrid?
Rahma : Goal from Real Madrid has been scored by James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale.
Siska : Wow, It must be a great match tonight. I am so sorry. I have got to hurry. My mother asked to buy something.
Rahma : Well, never mind. I also want to go home.
Siska : Ok, See you later. Bye!
Rahma : Bye!
Contoh 2
Siti : Good morning, Rima.
Rima : Good morning, Siti.
Siti : How are you?
Rima : I am fine today, thank you and how about you Siti?
Siti : Just so so, By the way. Where’re you going Rima?
Rima : I’m going home. What about you? Where are you going?
Siti : Where are you going?
Rima : I want to go home. And you? Where are you going now?
Siti : I wanna go home too. But, I have to wait for my sister first.
Rima : Where are yourr sister now?
Siti : She is buying something in market over there.
Rima : Oh I see. I am sorry I must go now Siti.
Siti : It is alright. Good bye, See you soon.
Rahma : Hi Siska. How are you today?
Siska : Hi Rahma I am fine, thanks. How about you?
Rahma : Not so bad, Did you watch football match” Barcelona vs Real Madrid” tonight?
Siska : No, I don’t. I am so tired, so I slept tightly tonight. How about the result?
Rahma : What a surprise result!. Real Madrid can defeat Barcelona 2-1.
Siska : Well… Who has scored a goal from Real Madrid?
Rahma : Goal from Real Madrid has been scored by James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale.
Siska : Wow, It must be a great match tonight. I am so sorry. I have got to hurry. My mother asked to buy something.
Rahma : Well, never mind. I also want to go home.
Siska : Ok, See you later. Bye!
Rahma : Bye!
Contoh 2
Siti : Good morning, Rima.
Rima : Good morning, Siti.
Siti : How are you?
Rima : I am fine today, thank you and how about you Siti?
Siti : Just so so, By the way. Where’re you going Rima?
Rima : I’m going home. What about you? Where are you going?
Siti : Where are you going?
Rima : I want to go home. And you? Where are you going now?
Siti : I wanna go home too. But, I have to wait for my sister first.
Rima : Where are yourr sister now?
Siti : She is buying something in market over there.
Rima : Oh I see. I am sorry I must go now Siti.
Siti : It is alright. Good bye, See you soon.
Now you can create a dialogue about "greetings" in English. Okay, see you in the next article !
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