Introducing Yourself and Other People

Let's read the dialog.

Dialog 1

Rio : Hello, I'm John Smith. You can call me John.

Susan : Hello John. I am Susan.

Dialog 2

Ella : Hi Ronny. Nice to meet you here.

Ronny : Nice to meet you too, Ella.

Ella : By the way, Ronny, this is Jane. Jane, this is Ronny.

Ronny : Hi Jane.

Jane : Hi Ronny.

In dialog 1, Rio is introducing himself. In dialog 2, Ella is Introducing someone to another.

Here are some expressions you may use to introduce yourself and other people.

1. Introducing Yourself

• Hi! I'm Edgar.
• Excuse me, my name is Ida rahmawati
• May I introduce myself: Toni Irawan, sales manager

Responding

• Hello Edgar! I am Eka Santoso. You can call me Eka.
• Nice to meet you, Ida. I am Ratna
• Oh, how do you do?

2. Introducing Other People

• This is Cathy Anderson.
• Do you know Marry Jane?
• Oh, look, here's Tommy!
• Tommy, this is Diana. Diana, This is Tommy.

Responding

• How do you do?.
• No, I don't. How do you do?
• Hi, Tommy.
• Hi, Diana! Nice/Glad to meet you.

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

Read the following dialog.

Tomas : Do you like this mobile phone?

Ana      : Yeah. I like it. Don't you feel the same?

Tomas : Actually, I don't like it. It's a secondhand mobile phone.

In the dialog above, the girl likes the mobile phone by saying, "I like it", while the boy doesn't feel the same. He says, "Actually, I don't like it." to express his dislikes.

Here are some other expressions you can use to express likes and dislikes.

Expressing Likes

• I like/love ...
• I like it so much...
• I really like it
• I'm really fond of...
• I'm keen on...

Expressing Dislikes

• I don't like it.
• I hate it.
• I'm afraid I dislike it.
• I can't stand .....

Expressions of asking and Giving Services

Let's study the expressions below!

• Could you back my English book?
• Can you help me, my brother?
• Would you mind helping me to bring my huge dictionary, please?
• Can you open the door, please?

The expressions above are the expressions to ask service to someone. You may use those expressions to ask your friends to do domething for you. The word "please" is to make the expression looks polite.

Example:

Mother : Nayla, where will you go?

Nayla   : I will go to my friend's house, Mom.

Mother : Can you help me to wash the glasses first?

Nayla   : Yes, Mom.

Mother : Hurry up, girl.

Nayla   : Okay.

Here are the expressions of asking and giving service:

Expressions of Asking Service

• Can you check ...?
• Can you help me ?
• Would you mind helpin me ...?
• Could you tell me ...?

Responses
Accept to Give

• Of course
• Yes, I can
• Sure
• Okay

Deny to Give

• Sorry, this is not my expetise
• No, I can't. I'm very busy now
• Not this time. i'm in hurry
• I'm sorry, I can't

If you want to give service, you may use the expressions below:
Expressions of Giving Service

• Can I check ...?
• Can I help you ?
• Let me see
• May I help you ...?

Responses
Accept to Give

• Of course
• Yes, you can
• Sure
• Okay

Deny to Give

• Don't be worry, I can
• No, thank you
• Thank you, but I just see it
• I'm sorry, not this time

That's all I can share today. You may use those expressions when you ask or give service to everyone. Thank you :)

Expressions of Asking and Giving Something

Expression of Asking and 

Giving something

In the daily life we usually ask and give something to someone. There are some ays to conduct the activities. expression of asking something is the expression to ask someone to give something. Then, expression of giving something is the expression to accept an order or deliberately to give something.

Let's study the text below!

Expressions of Asking for Something

• Could you give me...?
• May I have...?
• Would you like to give me...?
• Can I have...?
• Would you be so kind to give me...?

Responses

Accept to Give

• Here you are
• Of course
• Certainly
• This is for you
• Okay

Deny to Give

• Oh sorry, I can't
• No, thank you
• Not this time, thanks
• No, you can't
• I'm sorry, I wouldn't

The text above is the example of the expressions of asking for something. If you want to ask something from  someone you may use those expressions.

Example:

Nayla : I have no pencil now, can I have your pencil, please?

Rifka  : Sure, here you are.

Nayla : Thank you so much.

Rifka  : You're welcome

If you want to give something to some one, use the expresssions of giving something as the following example :

Expressions of Giving Something

• Let me give you...
• Would you want to accept...?
• I'd like to give you...
• This is for you

Responses

Accept to Give

• Thank you
• Okay
• I'll be very thankful
• Thanks a lot

Deny to Give

• No, thank you
• I cant't accept it
• Not for me, thanks
• That's very nice, but I won't.

Greeting and parting

Read the following dialog.

Dialog 1.

Teacher : Good morning my beloved students!

Students : Good morning Mam!

Teacher : Are you ready to learn English today?

Students : Yes Mam. We are ready.

Dialog 2.

Tommy : I must register on football competition now. See you again Jessica.

Jessica : See you Tommy. Be successful.

The teacher in dialog 1 is starting her class. She greets her students by saying "Good morning my beloved students!"

The boy in dialog 2 is going to register on football competition. To part with his friend, he says "See you again Jessica"

Here are some expressions you may use to greet and part with other people

Greeting

• Good morning!
• Good afternoon!
• Good evening!
• Hello!
• morning!
• afternoon!
• evening!
• Hi, (Shinta)! How are you
• Good to see you (again)!
• (How/Very) nice to see you again!

Parting

• See you
• Goodbye
• Good night.
• Bye!
• Bye-bye!
• Cheerio!
• Mind how you go. Bye!
• Take care. Bye!
• Look after yourself. Bye!

Notes:

You say "Good morning./Morning." at 12 midnight up to 12 noon.

You say "Good afternoon./Afternoon." at 12:01 p.m up to 6 p.m..

You say "Good evening./Evening." at 06: 01 p.m up to 9 p.m.

You say "Good night." when you want to leave other people at night, for example, when you want to go to sleep or leave someone's house.