Materi Bahasa Inggris Tentang Expressing Compliment

Materi giving a compliment

Giving a compliment adalah suatu kalimat yang biasanya digunakan untuk memberikan apresiasi
untuk orang yang telah mencapai suatu tujuan atau karena kemampuanya dan atau karena
kesuksesan yang dimiliki. Dalam menggunakan kalimat ini kita bisa menggunakan contoh
expresi di bawah ini :

 You’re doing great/you did great..

 What a (beautiful, lovely, etc)
 It look good on you
 I think you look good in….
 I love…
 It’s very/so
 Good job/great
 I (really) like your….
 I think you are very great
 That’s a (nice, lovely, good, etc.)…
 You look (good, handsome, beautiful, wonderful, etc.)..
 You are (really) good
 You’re wonderful on

Ketika kita ingin merespon pujian yang diberikan kepada kita,lalu kita bisa menggunakan
contoh expresi :

 Thank you • Do you think so ?

 Thanks • Thanks a lot
 It’s very kind of you say that • it is nice/kind of you to say so/that
 I’m glad you like it

Sesudah kiat memakai kalimat diatas, kita harus selalu menggunakan kata sifat, seperti :

 Exelent
 Fabulous
 Wonderful
 nice
 Good
 Kind
 Terrific
 Great
 Magnificent
 Beautiful

Dialogues- Compliments

Staff: What a beautiful dress, Ms. Elliot.

Guest: Thanks, I’m glad you like it.
Staff: Your new hair-do looks absolutely gorgeous, Mrs. Simpson.
Guest: How kind of you to say so.
Guest: My compliments to the chef. This linguine is superb.
Staff: Thank you ma’am. I’ll be sure to let the chef know.
Guest: Your English is very good.
Staff: Thank you very much.
Staff: Excellent game Mr. Johnson. You really gave me a workout.
Guest: Thanks, I guess all those private lessons are finally paying off.
Guest: I really appreciate all the extra work you did on helping us solve that problem. It
truly went above and beyond. My compliments to your work ethic.
Staff: Thank you sir, how kind of you to say so

Giving a compliment
Adalah suatu kalimat yang biasanya digunakan untuk memberikan apresiasi untuk orang
yang telah mencapai suatu tujuan atau karna kemampuanya dan atau karna kesuksesan yang
dimiliki. Dalam menggunakan kalimat ini kita bisa menggunakan contoh expresi di bawah ini .
 I (really) like your….
 I think you are very great
 That’s a (nice, lovely, good, etc.)…
 You look (good, handsome, beautiful, wonderful, etc.)..
 You are (really) good
 You’re wonderful on
 You’re doing great/you did great..
 What a (beautiful, lovely, etc)
 It look good on you
 I think you look good in….
 I love…
 It’s very/so
 Good job/great

Ketika kita ingin merespon pujian yang diberikan kepada kita,lalu kita bisa menggunakan
contoh expresi :
  Thank you • Do you think so ?
 Thanks • Thanks a lot
 It’s very kind of you say that • it is nice/kind of you to say so/that
 I’m glad you like it

Sesudah kiat memakai kalimat diatas, kita harus selalu menggunakan kata sifat, seperti :

 Exelent • Fabulous • etc.

 Wonderful • nice
 Good • Kind
 Terrific • Great
 Magnificent • Beautiful
Setelah kita melihat cara membuat giving a compliment dari kalimat, expresi, kata sifat. Berikut
adalah contoh nya :

1. Nyoman : Hey, Semprog... how's life? Rony told me that you won speech contest held by UGM last
week. Congratulation ! I’m proud of you
Semprog : Thank you Ephine. You're so kind to me.

Expressing compliment:
Nabila : Hi, Sari! How are things?
Sari : Fine, and you?
Nabila : I'm feeling great today. How was your weekend at the beach?
Sari : Terrific! We had a lovely time there. You should go there.
Nabila : Really? Hey, what a beautiful blouse are wearin, it matches you skirt.
Sari : Thanks. My mother gave it t me on my birthday.
Nabila : Wow! That's wonderful. Oh, Sar, I almost forget. Can I ask you soething?
Sari : oh, sure. What's up?
NAbila : HAve you finished typing the annual report we made last week?
Sari : Yes, mean this?
NAbila: Yeah, Hmm, I think this report is excellent. Thanks a lot Sari. You did a great job. Now I have
to give it to the director immediately.
SAri : OK. You'd better hurry. He may be waiting for it.
NAbila :Well, he probably is. Thanks again, Sari. HAve a nice day