Offering help/ service dala bahasa Indonesia emiliki
arti ‘ enawarkan bantuan/ jasa. Kita biasa menemui penggunaan ungkapan ini saat
kita pergi ke mall, membeli sesuatu, di rumah sakit dan lain – lain. dala
bahasa inggris, ungkapan ini dibedakan cara penggunaannya secara formal, netral
dan informal.
OFFERING HELP
|
Informal
|
neutral
|
Formal
|
|
Can
I help u?
Let me help you …
Shall I …
If you like I could …
What can I do to help …?
Would you like any help …?
Is there anything I can do …?
|
Need
some help?
I’ll do it for you.
Want a hand …?
Can I help out?
You look like
you could do with some help…
|
May
I be of assistant?
Might I help at all?
Perhaps I could assist in some way?
If we can be any of assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact us again.
(usually for
written)
|
RESPONDING
HELP
ACCEPTING
AN OFFER OF HELPS:
|
Informal
|
Neutral
|
Formal
|
|
Cheers!
Thanks very much.
Just what I needed …!
Lovely!
/ Great!
|
That’s
very kind of you.
Yes, please.
If
you’re sure it’s no trouble.
|
You’re
most kind.
That’s
extremely kind/good/thoughtful of you.
|
REFUSING AN OFFER
OF HELP
Informal | Neutral | Formal |
No,
it’s OK. Thanks Thanks a lot, but … Nice thought, but … No,
don’t worry | No,
thank you. No, really, I can manage. That’s very kind f you, but … Don’t think so, thank you. No, it’s all right, really. Thank you for offering, but … No,
don’t bother, really. | It’s
very good of you to offer, but … Please don’t trouble yourself about … That’s extremely kind of you, but … I’m
very grateful for your offer. However, … |
Contoh Dialog Offering
Help 1 – Sending a Package
(Someone enters the post office)
Guest :”Good morning.”
Receptionist :”Hello good
morning to our office.”
Guest :”I want
to send this package.”
Receptionist :”Please
fill this form.”
Guest :”Okay, I will fill it.”
(He is filling the form. 10 minutes later.)
Receptionist :”It
looks like that you are a little bit confused. May I offer my assistance?.”
Guest :”Yes,
please. I am glad that you came along.”
Receptionist :”What
can I do for you, sir?”
Guest :”I do
not know how to fill this part.”
Receptionist :”What
part is it?.”
Guest :”Here it
is.” (Hand the form)
Receptionist :”Let
me see it. Hmm, I see. First, you must fill the address 1 with your full
address. Then for the address 2, you must fill it with the recipient
address. Could you do it, sir?.”
Guest :”Yes I
think I can do that. But, how to fill this package type?.”
Receptionist :”For
filling the package type, you must fill it with the kind of package that you
will deliver. What package will you ship, sir?.”
Guest :”I want
to send this iPhone for my mother.”
Receptionist :”I
see, then you should choose the electronic type sir.”
Guest :”Okay,
thank you for your assistance.”
Receptionist :”You
are welcome sir. Please fill the form and give it to the front office.”
Guest :”Sure, I
will. Good morning.
2.
Informal Situation
Can I (offer something)
Contoh Dialog Offering Help 1 – Cooking a Fried Rice
(Sarah come to Dodi’s House and push the door bell)
Sarah :”Hey
Dodi, are you home?”
Dodi :”Wait
a minute. I am coming.”
Sarah :”What are you doing?”
Dodi :”Oh
Sarah, It is you. I have been watching a movie. Come in.”
(They went inside to the living room)
Sarah :”Wow
you are watching a Games of Thrones series. What a cool film.”
Dodi :”Surely
it is. Do you watch it?.”
Sarah :”Of
course I do. Besides the action, I love the romance in the series.”
Dodi :”Really?
What romance?.”
Sarah :”It
is the love life between Melisande and Grey Worm. They are a cute couple.”
Dodi :”Yes,
Grey Worm is powerful, and Melisande is very smart.”
Sarah :”She
knows many ancients languages. She looks like an intelligent robot.”
Dodi :”Yes
she is. Are you hungry by the way?.”
Sarah :”Yes
I am. Do you have any food?.”
Dodi :”No
I don’t. Let us cook something.”
Sarah :”What
a great idea. I have a new recipe that we could try.”
Dodi :”Wow
what recipe is it?.”
Sarah :”A
special meatball-fried rice.”
Dodi :”I
am hungry already. Let’s get cooking.”
Sarah :”Do
you have the ingredients?”
Dodi :”What
do we need?”
Sarah :”We
only need a basic seasoning, veggies, rice, and of course the meatball.”
Dodi :”But
I do not have the meatball.”
Sarah :”Can
I give you a hand? I can buy it from the local store near here.”
Dodi :”Yes
please, thank you, Sarah.”
Sarah :”You
are welcome. I will go buy it right away.”
Dodi :”Do
you need any money.”
Sarah :”No,
I have the money. Let me buy it for you.’
Dodi :”Okay
if you insist.”
Sarah :”Do
you have the others ingredients?.”
Dodi :”I
ran out of salt if you could buy it. I will be happy.”
Sarah :”Oke.”
Dodi :”Hurry
up Sarah; I am starving. Tehee”
Sarah :”Be
patient, I am going.”
Task
Make
an expression of offering help and the respond that may be happened at the
following place/ time:
1.
School
canteen
2.
Hospital
3.
Mini
market
4.
Gas
station
5.
Hotel
6.
When
your mom is busy cooking
7.
When
your sister thinks hard to do her homework
8.
When
your teacher brings any books
9.
When
you see an old woman wants to cross the road.
10. When your friend
doesn’t have a pen to write.
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