Expressions of Asking for and Showing Attention, Checking Understanding and How to Respond
Learn The
following Expressions!
A. Expressions of Asking for and Showing Attention
(Ungkapan
Meminta dan Memberi Perhatian )
Pay
attention to the following dialog.
Mrs. Ani : Everybody, may I have your attention?
Students : Yes, Ma’am.
Mrs. Ani : I
have a good news for you.
Student : What is it , Ma’am?
Mrs. Ani : Listen to me. Your class won the
Cleanest Classroom Award this semester.
Students : Wow, great!
Mrs. Ani : Congratulations, class!
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Expressing of
Asking attention |
Responses |
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May I have your attention, please? ( Boleh saya
minta perhatian?) Can I get the attention? Thanks. ( Bisakah saya
dapat perhatian? Terimakasih) Excuse me! (Maaf!/Permisi!) Attention please! (Mohon
Perhatian!) Stop talking please! (Berhentilah berbicara!) Everybody, may I have your attention, please ? (Semuanya, boleh
saya minta perhatian?) Listen to me,
please! ( Dengarkanlah saya!) |
· Yes Sir/Ma’am (Ya Pak/Bu) · Ok (Oke) · I see (Baiklah) · All right (Baiklah) · I know what you mean (Aku tahu apa yang kau maksud) · What's next? (Berikutnya apa?) Really? (Benarkah?) What? (Apa?) |
B.
Expressions
to check someone’s understanding
(Beberapa
Ungkapan cara mengetahui pemahaman seseorang)
Pay
attention to this dialog!
Fatima : Adit, I think we should do the English task
together. Our teacher asked us to
do it in group of four.
Aditya : Ok.
Fatima : Adit, do you know what I’m saying?
Aditya : I got the point. We should do the
English task in group of four.
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Responses: Showing Understanding (Menunjukkan kepahaman) |
Responses: Lack of Understanding (Kurang/ tidak paham) |
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Do you understand? (Apakah anda paham?) Do you know what I mean? (Apakah anda tahu apa yang saya maksud?) Do you understand the text? (Apakah anda paham teks tersebut)? Have you got the point? (Apakah anda dapat poinnya?) Are you with me? (Apakah anda bersama saya?) Is it understood? (Apakah dapat dimengerti?) Got it? (Paham?) What did I say? (Apa yang saya katakan barusan?) Do you know what I am saying? (Apakah kamu tau yang saya bicarakan?) Do you follow me? (Apakah kamu mengikuti saya?) Do you understand? (Apakah kamu mengerti?) Is it clear? (Apakah itu jelas?) Are you following me? (Apakah anda mengikuti saya?) |
·
I see (Saya paham) ·
I
understand (saya mengerti) ·
I get
it (saya paham itu) ·
Yes (Ya) ·
I understand
what you are saying (Saya paham apa yang anda
bicarakan.) ·
I know
what you mean (Saya tahu maksudmu) ·
I’m
with you (Aku bersamamu) |
·
I don’t
get it (Aku tidak paham) ·
I’m
sorry. What do you mean? (Maaf. Apa maksud anda?) ·
Excuse
me, but I’m not following you (Maaf, tapi saya tidak mengikuti anda.) ·
Again,
please (Lagi, saya mohon) ·
I don’t
understand (Saya tidak mengerti) ·
What do
you mean? (Apa maksud anda?) ·
I don’t
quite follow you. (Saya tidak terlalu mengikuti anda) |
You can learn through this video: Checking understanding.
