Greeting and Leave Taking/ Partings

 1. Greeting (Ungkapan Salam)

Formal Greetings Good morning Good day/noon Good afternoon Good evening	Responses  Good morning Good day/noon Good afternoon Good evening
Informal Greetings  Hi Hello How are you? How is life? How do you do? How is everything with you? How are you doing Nice to meet you	Responses  Hi Hello I’m fine Not bad, thanks How do you do? Pretty well. Thanks. I am very well thanks Nice to meet you, too

2. Leavetaking/ partings

Formal Partings   Good night Nice to see you It’s nice to meet you Goodbye	Responses   Good night Nice to see you, too Nice to meet you, too Goodbye
Informal Partings   Bye Bye-bye See you later See you tomorrow Good luck Take care	Responses   Bye Bye-bye See you See you Thank you You too

 

Catatan :

1.   Good morning digunakan dari jam 00.00 s/d 12.00 (Jam 00 dini hari sampai dengan 12 siang)

2.   Good day/noon diucapkan jam 12.00

3.  Good afternoon digunakan dari setelah jam 12.00 s/d 18.00

4.   Good Evening dipakai dari jam 18.00 s/d 24.00(00.00)

5.   Good night digunakan untuk mengucapkan selamat berpisah/selamat tidur.

6.   P.m. (post merediem) = dari jam 12.00 siang s/d 24.00 malam

7.   A.m (Ante merediem) = dari jam 24.00/00.00 s/d 12.00 siang

8.   Di Indonesia menggunakan jam sistem 24 jam sedangkan di Inggris/Amerika menggunakan sistem 12 jam dengan menggunakan a.m dan p.m untuk membedakan malam dan siang.

Contoh Dialog Greeting and leave taking :

Dialog 1

Teacher : “Good morning students”

Students : “Good morning sir”

Teacher : “How are you today?”

Students : “We are fine. And you?”

Teacher : “Fine, too.

Dialog 2

Almusto : “Hi, Ume.”

Ume      : “Hello mus.”

Almusto  : “How are you doing?”

Ume       : “Pretty well. By the way, Where are you going mus?”

Almusto  : “I’m going to Bandar Swimming pool. Will you join me um?”

1.      Handy : Hi Heni, how are you?
Heni    : . . . , And you?
Handy : I’m OK.
A.      How do you do?
B.      Fine, thanks.
C.      Goodbye
D.     Yes, I am.

2.      Handy : It’s 9 o’clock. It’s time to go to bed.
Mum   : Good night darling.
Handy : . . . Mum.
A.      I love you too.
B.      Good evening.
C.      I’m very well.
D.     Good night.

 

3.      Ghania : Thanks for coming.
Aisyah  : . . .
A.      Coming soon.
B.      My pleasure.
C.      Let’s do it.
D.     Thanks. 

4.      Father : Can you get me the newspaper?
Ghania : . . .
Father : Thanks.
A.      It’s not here.
B.      No thanks.
C.      Here it is.
D.     I’m busy. 

5.      Rusty : I’m sorry for losing your pencil, Aksha.
Aksha: . . . Just, don’t do it again.
Ruaty : I promise I will not.
A.      You are right.
B.      It’s alright.
C.      I’m sad.
D.     Never 

6.      Naura : Hello, Ani. Are you coming to the English
          Club this afternoon?
Ani      : Yes, I’m coming to the club this
          afternoon.
Naura : OK, then. See you there. Bye.
Ani      : . . .
A.      OK.
B.      Bye.
C.      Hello
D.     Good morning. 

7.      Look at the picture
The correct greeting based on the picture is . . .
A.      Good afternoon.
B.      Good morning.
C.      Good evening.
D.     Good night.

8.      When we meet somebody at 5pm, we greet him by saying . . .
A.      Good afternoon.
B.      Good morning.
C.      Good evening.
D.     Good night. 

9.      Nova : Excuse me. Do you know where Mr.
             Handy’s house is?
Novi : . . . it is next to the market.
A.      Oh, I see.
B.      Of course.
C.      Thank you.
D.     You are right. 

10.  Babam : Can I borrow your sharpener?
Putri     : Sure. Here it is.
Babam : . . .
A.     Don’t mention it.
B.      Yes, I do.
C.      I’m Sorry.
D.     OK

Greeting and Leave Taking Quiz 1

Greeting and Leave Taking Quiz 2