SIMPLE STRUCTURE OF SPEECH AND ITS FUNCTION

FUNCTION KEY WORD NOTE

1. Greeting  Peace be upon you Pilih yang sesuai
(salam)  Good morning dengan waktu dan
 Good afternoon suasananya.
 Good evening
 Hello
 Hi

2. Address  His Majesty Raja, Ratu, Sultan

(Sapaan)  His/Her highness Keluarga kerajaan
 His/ Her/ Your excellency…………….. Yang mulia …….
 The honourable ………………………… Yang saya hormati………
 Excellencies
 Distinguish guests Hadirin dan para
 Ladies and gentlemen undangan yang saya
 Dear brothers and sisters hormati
 Everyone
 Everybody

3. Opening  It’s an honour for me to be here Sebuah kehormatan

(kata pembuka) on this occasion. bagi saya untuk berada
 I’m honoured to be here. di acara ini.
 It’s a pleasure to be here today.
 I’m pleased to be here today.
 I’m glad to be here.

4. Welcoming  We would like to extend our Kami ingin

words warmest welcome to this occasion menyampaikan
(Kata  We would like to welcome you to sambutan hangat kami
Penyambutan) this very special occasion untuk acara ini.
 Welcome to this special
occasion……………(name of the
person)

5. Thanking  On this occasion we would like to Pada kesempatan ini,

(ucapan express our deepest gratitude to kami ingin mengucapkan
terimakasih) …………….. terimakasih kami yang
 Let me express our gratitude to terdalam kepada……….
………………..
  Our thanks go to ……………..
 Thank you to ……………….

6. Open an  By saying basmallah I declare this Dengan mengucapkan

occasion ……………………… officially open. basmallah saya
officially  In the name of God/ Allah I nyatakan …………….
(membuka declare this occasion officially dibuka secara resmi.
acara secara open.
resmi)
7. Close an  By saying hamdallah, I declare
occasion this…………..officially closed.
officially  In the name of God/ Allah I
(menutup acara declare this occasion officially
secara resmi) closed.
8. Close the  Thank you
speech  (salam) Assalamualaikum wr. wb