DESCRIPTION
Basic Competence: Responding to the meaning in
transactional conversation (to get things done) and formal interpersonal
(social) and continued (sustained) that uses spoken language accurately,
fluently and acceptable in daily life context and involves showing attitude
towards something, expressing love.
LESSON
In this lesson, you will learn about how to say
and respond love, pleasure, and relief both formally and informally in daily
life context.
Expression of Love
Love is kind of strong feeling or emotion which
is expressed to show that someone cares. It also means having a happiness
feeling. This kind of feeling will show a good attitude. It is not only showed
to a special person whom really mean for you, but you can also express it to
your relatives or friends. People commonly express their love by various ways
such as telling by words, giving a gift or card, making a poem, singing a song,
and writing a letter. However, in this lesson, you will only focus on
expressing love in words.
Saying Love
There are several phrases to express love. But,
when you want to express love you should pay attention to these situations:
People usually express their affection formally
through a letter, poem, or song. Here are some phrases you can use:
§
I do love you.
§
Let me be with you.
§
You're just adorable.
§
I’m falling in love with you.
Example:
“Because I'm falling in love
with you
It's the easiest thing for me to do
Yes, I'm falling in love with you,
it's true”
(Song writer: Moore, Gary)
When you are falling in love to a boy or a girl,
you can use short phrases informally as follows:
§
I love you.
§
I adore you.
§
I think I love you.
§
I will always love you.
Some people also call their beloved person by
using these phrases:
§
My dear
§
My love
§
My darling
§
My dearest one
Example:
Conversation
(Situation: Julian expresses his
love to his girlfriend)
Julian : “My dear,
I have something for you.”
Vinie :
“What is it?”
Julian :
“Just open it.”
Vinie : “A
bar of chocolate. Wow..thank you darling. I love you.”
Julian :
“Your welcome, honey.
Sometimes people use exaggerated words to express
their feeling as follows:
§
My heart is in your hands.
§
I'm absolutely crazy about you.
§
I cannot stop thinking about you.
§
My heart can’t stop beating when I see you.
Expression of
Relief
When you are in a bad situation because of facing
problems, you will feel worried, won’t you? But, after solving those problems
you will feel relief.
Relief is a situation where you can end your bad
feeling such as pain and worry. This kind of expression that something terrible
has not happened anymore or it has ended is called expression of relief.
Here are some short phrases you can use to
express relief:
- Oh, good!
- What a relief!
- That's a relief!
§ Oh,
marvelous!,
§ I’m glad it
was done.
Example:
(Situation: Tiara is almost late to
take the airplane)
Tiara :
“What time does the airplane take off?”
Jovan :
“It should be on 4.30.”
Tiara :
“Ah, it’s 4.45. I’m late.”
Jovan :
“Don’t worry. The departure is delayed for an hour because of bad weather.”
Tiara :
“What a relief!”
Another phrase that usually used formally as
follows:
§ Thanks my
goodness!
§ Thank goodness
you're safe.
§ I'm glad everything's running well.
§ Thank God for
.... (mention your problem)
§ It’s a relief
to know that .... (mention what you have solved)
Example:
Conversation
(Situation: Arfin has just got an
accident, but he is safe)
Dina :
“What happen to you? Your hand is bleeding.”
Arfin :
“I just got an accident when I was going to school.”
Dina :
“Oh..poor you.”
Arfin :
“The rider who hit me passed away in that accident, but I’m still alive.”
Dina :
“Thank goodness you're safe.”
Conversation
(Situation: Rendi has just passed
the exam and it was running well)
Renata :
“What’s going on? You look so happy.”
Rendi :
“I have just passed the exam. I’m glad everything’s running well.”
Renata :
“That’s good. Congratulations!”
Rendi :
“Thanks.”
Expression of
Pleasure
Expression of pleasure is an expression to show
happiness feeling because of something happen.
Here are the following phrases you can be used:
§ That’s great.
§ It is really delightful./I am delighted.
§ It’s really a great pleasure.
§ I am pleased.
§ That’s wonderful.
§ It’s a pleasure!
Written by Windi Asariastika
§ It’s a pleasure!
Written by Windi Asariastika
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