Offering Help or Things

 

Offering Help or Things

Pengertian

Offering help or things adalah ungkapan menawarkan bantuan atau sesuatu kepada seseorang.

Untuk menawarkan bantuan, dapat digunakan ungkapan-ungkapan berikut:

•  May I help you?
• Can I help you?
• Could I help you?
• How can I be of assistance to you?
• How can I be of help to you?
• What can I help you
•  What can I do for you?
• How can I assist you?
• How can I help you?
• Let me help you?
• Do you want me to help you?
•  Shall I …?

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Cara memberi tawaran seperti menawarkan makanan atau minuman dalam bahasa Inggris lazimnya dengan menggunakan ungkapan Would you like…?, Would you care for …?, why don’t you have…?, How about having …? May I offer you …?

Contoh:

Tawaran Respon

• Would you like some bread?                                            Yes, please.
• Would you care for some coffee?                                    No, thanks. I don’t drink coffee.
• Why don’t you have some biscuit, please?                    Thanks, I’d love to.

Jawaban untuk menerima tawaran antara lain:

• Yes please,
• Sure,
• Why not,
• Ofcourse,
• Certainly,
• I’d love to,
• It’s a good idea,
• That’s great.

Untuk menolak tawaran digunakan ungkapan seperti:

• No, thanks,
• Please don’t bother,
• I’d love to but…,
• That’s great but…

Dalam tema speaking bantuan dan tawaran ini, pembelajaran akan berfokus pada offering help and services, giving help and services, accepting help and service, dan juga refusing helps and services. Ungkapan dasar dalam memeberikan bantuan dan tawaran adalah:

• Do you want me to bring your shopping basket, Madam? = Apakah Anda ingin saya membawa keranjang belanjanya, Nyonya?
• What can I do for you , Sir? = Apa yang bisa saya lakukan untuk Anda, Pak?
• Would you like me to do something? = Apakah Anda ingin saya melakukan sesuatu?
• Shall I get something to you? = Haruskah saya mengambilakan sesuatu untuk Anda?
• Is it Okay, if I make something to you? = Apakah tidak apa-apa, jika saya melakukan sesuatu untuk Anda?

Contoh Dialog Offering for Help

 Dialog I

Mr. Jack : Hello waiter, can you come here for a second?

Waiter : Sure. What can I help you sir?

Mr Jack : Could you bring me some salt?

Waiter : Yes sir. and would you like to try some coffee? We have the best quality in this town.

Mr. Jack : Wow it would be really lovely to try it.

Waiter : Ok sir, is there anything can i help you with?

Mr. Jack : No thanks, I think it’s enough.

Waiter : Okay I will bring it to you now.

 

Dialog II

Kissha : Hey you looks pale, what’s wrong with you?

Helen : My stomach hurts, maybe this is because I didn’t take breakfast this morning.

Kissha : May I bring you to the UKS?

Helen : Sure, It would be really helpful.

Kissha : Would you like me to bring you some foods?

Helen : Yes please.

Kissha : Okay, but I will take you to UKS first then I will bring you foods and medicine.

Helen : Thanks Kissha, It’s very nice of you.

Kissha : It was friends are for.