Making and responding to a request
Penting untuk bersikap sopan saat meminta sesuatu.
You can make a request by using:
- can you …?
Bisakah kamu …? - could you …?
Bisakah kamu …? - will you …?
Maukah kamu …? - would you mind …?
Apakah Anda keberatan …?
Berikut adalah beberapa contoh cara membuat permintaan
| Can you Will you Could you possibly |
open the door for me, please? |
| would you mind | opening the door for me ? |
Making Request:
- Can you show me your photo album, please?
Dapatkah Anda menunjukkan album foto Anda? - Will you lend me your book, please?
Maukah anda meminjamkan buku anda? - Could you possibly show me the way to the post office, please?
Bisakah Anda menunjukkan jalan ke kantor pos? - Would you help me with this exercise, please?
Maukah Anda membantu saya dalam latihan ini? - Would you mind lending me your pen, please?
Maukah Anda meminjamkan pena Anda?
Responding to request:
- Sure here you are.
Tentu lah - Okey.
ok - No, I’m sorry I need it
Tidak, saya minta maaf saya membutuhkannya - I’m afraid I can’t.
Aku takut tidak bisa.
Things to remember about making a request:
1. “Would you mind…” is followed by a gerund (verb+ing)
Example:
“Would you mind lending me your book? “
“Maukah Anda meminjamkan buku Anda?”
2. The response to the following request:
A: “Would you mind giving me your book? ”
- “No, I don’t mind.”(which is a positive response to the request. It means that I accept to lend you my book)
“Tidak, saya tidak keberatan.” (Yang merupakan respons positif terhadap permintaan tersebut, artinya saya menerima untuk meminjamkan buku saya) - or “Yes.” (which is a negative response to the request. It means that I don’t want to lend you my book.)
atau iya.” (yang merupakan respons negatif terhadap permintaan itu, berarti saya tidak ingin meminjamkan buku saya.)
3. Could adalah lebih sopan dari pada can.
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