Listening & Speaking
Politeness expression
Expression of politeness
a. asking apologies b. expression of politeness
~ sorry ~ excuse, may i..
~ i'm really sorry ~ could you..
~ i;m really teribble ~ would you
c. respond
~ its ok
~ that;s alright
~ never mind
Example :
wahyu : Excuse me, what do you want to order for drinking?
raka : I want to drink a cup of coffee, please. How about you, kemal?
kemal : I’d like a strawberry juice, please.
wahyu : Pardon?
kemal : I said that I ordered orange juice.
wahyu : OK How about the foods?
raka : No, thanks. We just order the drinks first.
wahyu : Excuse me for a moment, I will take your order.
Perhatikan dialog diatas dengan seksama terutama pada kata-kata yang dicetak miring, kata-kata tersebut digunakan dalam percakapan untuk menunjukkan kesopanan (Politeness expression).
1. Meminta perhatian seseorang : excuse me, what do you want to order for drinking?
2. Untuk meminta sesuatu dengan bahasa/cara yang sopan: I’d like a strawberry juice, please
3. Untuk meminta seseorang mengulangi apa yang diucapkan: Pardon? I do beg your pardon?
4. Untuk memberitahu seseorang bahwa kau akan meninggalkan tempat tersebut: excuse me for a moment, I will take your order.