Congratulations 

dalam bahasa indonesia adalah ucapan yang diberikan

kepada seseorang yang sedang mendapatkan kebahagiaan. Dengan kata lain
congratulation adalah suatu ungkapan pujian karena adanya suatu
pencapaian atau prestasi. Kata congratulation ini mempunyai arti yang sama
dengan “good wish” atau harapan yang baik kepada seseorang.

Jenis Expression of Congratulations

Expressions of Congratulation

 Congratulation
 Congratulations
 Congratulations on your succeeds
 Happy Birthday
 Happy New Year
 Happy Anniversary
 Let me congratulate you
 That’s great!
 Pretty Good
 I’d be the first to congratulate you on.
 I’d like to congratulate you on …
 Please accept my warmest congratulations.
 May I congratulate you on …
 I must congratulate you.
 It was great to hear about …
 Well done
 Nice one
 Fantastic!

Lihat juga ini:

CONGRATULATING RESPONDING

I’d be the first to congratulate you

It’s very good of you to say so
on….

I’d like to congratulate you on….. How nice of you to say so

Please accept my warmest Thank you very much for saying

congratulations. so
 May I congratulate you on… I’m glad you think so

I must congratulate you. Oh, it’s nothing special actually

It was great to hear about… Oh, I have a lot to learn yet

Congratulations! Oh, not really

Congratulations on….! Oh, nothing to it, actually

Well done! / Fantastic! Oh, thank’s

Contoh Dialog Percakapan Expression of Congratulations

Dialogue 1

Roy : Who won the football match yesterday? Siapa yang menang

pertandingan sepak bola kemarin?
Tom : Our team did. We won three to one. Tim kami yang menang. Kami
menang 3-1.
Roy : Congratulation. I’m glad to hear it. Selamat ya. Aku senang
mendengarnya.
Tom : Thank you. terimakasih

Dialog 2

Riski: Is it true what the newspaper’s headline said? Benar tidak headline

surat kabar kemarin?
Anton : What news? Kabar apa?
Jodi : The news about you winning the national novel writing competition. Is it
really you? Kabar tentang kamu yang memenangkan lomba menulis novel.
APa benar itu kamu?

Anton : Yeah. It is me. Iya itu aku

Riski: Congratulations! We’re happy for you. Selamat ya. Betapa bahagianya

kamu
Anton : Thanks a lot guys. Terima kasih banyak teman
Jodi : It’s a terrific job, Anton. Kerja hebat Anton
Anton : Oh, no, I guess it’s just my luck. Tidak juga, mungkin hanya
keberuntuganku saja

Dialoge 3
Santy      : Happy birthday, santy. Many happy return of the day. Selamat
ulang tahun ya santy. Banyak kebahagian yang kambali hari ini.
Essy          : Thank you, Santy. You are the first me who congratulates me.

Terima kasih, Santy. Anda adalah yang pertama saya yang mengucapkan
selamat kepada saya
Santy    : Oh realy? Here is a little present for you. I hope you like it. Oh
benarkah? Berikut adalah sedikit kado  untuk mu. Saya harap kamu
menyukainya.
Essy  : Thank you very much. You are really my best friend.

 Terima kasih banyak. Kamu benar-benar  teman baik ku.

Latihan Expression of Congratulations

Mix ‘n Match

a. You look great                                                                            d.what a nice

dress

b. Congratulation                                                                          e.  you are

looking glamorous

c. Thank you very much for your compliment                f. well done

Look at the phrases and match them to the correct situation 

1. You compliment someone on their appearance ________

2. You say nice things about your friendsʼ dress ________
3. Your colleague is very fashionable and well dressed ________
4. Your friend has just passed an important exam ________
5. Your brother has gotten an award ________
6. You thank your friend for their compliment ________