Giving Compliment

Giving a compliment adalah suatu kalimat yang biasanya digunakan untuk memberikan apresiasi untuk orang yang telah mencapai suatu tujuan atau karna kemampuanya dan atau karna kesuksesan yang dimiliki. Dalam menggunakan kalimat ini kita bisa menggunakan contoh expresi di bawah ini  .

·         i (really) like your….

·         i think you are very great

·         that’s a (nice, lovely, good, etc.)…

·         you look (good, handsome, beautiful, wonderful, etc.)..

·         you are (really) good

·         you’re wonderful on

·         you’re doing great/you did great..

·         what a (beautiful, lovely, etc)

·         it look good on you

·         i think you look good in….

·         i love…

·         it’s very/so

·         good job/great

Ketika kita ingin merespon pujian yang diberikan kepada kita,lalu kita bisa menggunakan contoh ekspresi :

·         thank you                                                             • do you think so ?

·         thanks                                                                  • thanks a lot

·         it’s very kind of you say that                                 • it is nice/kind of you to say so/that

·         i’m glad you like it

Sesudah kiat memakai kalimat diatas, kita harus selalu menggunakan kata sifat, seperti :

      ·         exelent                                                                  • fabulous                    • etc.

      ·         wonderful                                                             • nice

      ·         good                                                                    • kind

      ·         terrific                                                                  • great

      ·         magnificent                                                           • beautiful

Setelah kita melihat cara membuat giving a compliment dari kalimat, expresi, kata sifat. Berikut adalah contoh nya :

1. Nyoman   : hey, semprog... How's life? Rony told me that you won speech contest held by  ugm  last     week. Congratulation ! I’m proud of you      

    semprog   : thank you ephine. You're so kind to me.

 expressing compliment:

Nabila    : hi, sari! How are things?

Sari        :  fine, and you?

 nabila   : i'm feeling great today. How was your weekend at the beach?

Sari        : terrific! We had a lovely time there. You should go there. 

Nabila    : really? Hey, what a beautiful blouse are wearin, it matches you skirt.

 sari       : thanks. My mother gave it t me on my birthday.

Nabila    : wow! That's wonderful. Oh, sar, i almost forget. Can i ask you soething?

Sari        : oh, sure. What's up?

Nabila   : have you finished typing the annual report we made last week?

Sari            : yes, mean this?

Nabila: yeah, hmm, i think this report is excellent. Thanks a lot sari. You did a great job. Now i have to give it to the director immediately.

Sari     : ok. You'd better hurry. He may be waiting for it.

Nabila :well, he probably is. Thanks again, sari. Have a nice day

Contoh pujian dalam bahasa inggris
here are some examples of the kinds of compliments common in social situations.
1. This is the nicest classroom.
2. You have a beautiful house.
3. I like your new dress.
4. This soup tastes delicious.
5. That salad looks wonderful.

Read the following dialogues about complimenting.
Susi : excuse me, but i was just admiring your bag. It’s really nice.
Agnes : oh, thank you.
Susi : could you tell me where you got it? I have been looking for one like that for a long time.
Agnes : it’s from the java store in jakarta.
Susi : oh, thank you very much.