OFFERING

FUNCTIONAL SKILL

1.      Offering Help or Things (menawarkan bantuan / menawarkan sesuatu)

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 …?

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…