Expression of Congratulation
Have you
ever won a competition? Or have you ever got something special because you have
done great thing? If yes, what do your family or friends say to you? Do they
congratulate you?
Experiencing
happy moments such as winning competition, passing the test, and graduating
from school will encourage people to express their feeling by saying
congratulation. Congratulation is something which is expressed to praise
people’s achievement or to appreciate people in their special occasion. You can
express it both verbal and written. However, in this lesson you will focus on
verbal only.
Saying Congratulation
There
are several phrases which are usually used to congratulate others. When you
want to congratulate, you should pay attention to these situations:
When you
want to congratulate someone in informal context, you can use these phrases:
§
Good
Job!
§
Well
done!
§
Congratulations!
Examples:
Conversation
(Situation:
Alvin got the highest score at school and his teacher congratulate him)
Teacher :
“Well done, you got the highest score among students in this school.”
Alvin : “Thank you, Sir.”
When you
want to congratulate in formal context, there are some phrases which people
commonly use as follows:
§
May I
congratulate you on…
§
I’d like
to congratulate you on…..
Examples:
Conversation
(Situation:
Rika congratulate Fani because she selected to be language ambassador)
Fani : “I’d
like to congratulate you on being our school delegation as language ambassador.”
Rika : “Thank
you very much for saying so.”
Responding Congratulation
To
respond expression of congratulation, you can use the following phrases based
on the situations:
Saying
these phrases when you appreciate them back:
§
I’m glad
you say so
§
It’s
very good of you to say so
§
Thank
you very much for saying so
Saying
these phrases when you are sincerely accepting the congratulation:
§
Thank
you
§
Oh, thanks
§
Thank
you so much
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