Contoh Asking and Offering Help dan Dialog Respon Formal Informal | Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12
Teman KOCO, pernahkah kamu meminta tolong kepada seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu? Atau, pernahkah kamu menawarkan pertolongan/bantuan kepada orang lain? Nah, dalam bahasa Inggris, kedua tindakan tersebut dinamakan asking and offering help. Asking help yakni ketika seseorang meminta tolong kepada orang lain. Sementara offering help yakni saat seseorang menawarkan untuk membantu orang lain. Yuk kita simak bersama pengertian, tujuan, rumus, hingga contoh asking and offering help, serta making request (membuat permintaan) dibawah ini.
Pengertian Asking and Offering Help
Help
Bantuan (Help) adalah salah satu ungkapan umum yang kita gunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Help digunakan untuk memberikan bantuan atau dukungan kepada siapa saja yang membutuhkan bantuan.
Menurut kamus, kata ‘help’ digunakan untuk memberi atau memberikan apa yang diperlukan untuk menyelesaikan tugas atau memenuhi kebutuhan.
Dapat disimpulkan bahwa kata ‘help’ digunakan untuk memberikan bantuan, baik berupa bantuan, pelayanan atau dukungan untuk memudahkan siapa saja yang membutuhkan bantuan.
Menawarkan bantuan adalah sopan santun dalam membantu orang. Manusia tidak dapat hidup sendiri, mereka akan membutuhkan orang lain untuk membantu mereka.
Misalnya, seseorang memiliki pekerjaan untuk melayani pelanggan, seperti resepsionis, layanan pelanggan, pustakawan, asisten toko, pelayan, dan sebagainya.
Request
Selain ‘help’, kata ‘request/permintaan’ juga merupakan ungkapan umum yang kita gunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Request adalah tindakan meminta sesuatu untuk diberikan atau dilakukan, terutama sebagai bantuan atau kesopanan; atau dapat disimpulkan bahwa request adalah tindakan meminta sesuatu yang kita butuhkan. Saat kita membuat permintaan, kita meminta sesuatu/seseorang dengan sopan.
Tujuan Asking and Offering Help
Help
Fungsi sosial dari ekspresi bantuan adalah untuk memberikan bantuan, bantuan, layanan atau dukungan untuk memudahkan siapa saja yang membutuhkan bantuan dan juga dapat digunakan untuk mendukung perilaku positif.
Request
Kata ‘request’ digunakan untuk meminta sesuatu kepada seseorang atau meminta seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan cara yang sopan/formal. Dalam bab ini, kita akan mempelajari penggunaan ekspresi bantuan dalam dua kondisi:
- Making request
- The response (accepting/refusing)
Rumus Asking and Offering Help
Offering Help (Menawarkan Bantuan) Formal dan Informal
Bagian ini kita akan belajar bagaimana membuat penawaran dalam bahasa Inggris. Menawarkan bantuan adalah ungkapan yang sangat umum dalam percakapan kita sehari-hari hanya untuk bersikap sopan dan membantu.
| Formal | Informal |
| Shall ★ Shall I help you with your assignment? ★ Shall I send this letter? | Can ★ Can I get you a drink? ★ Can I be of any assistance to you? ★ Can I help you? ★ What can I do to help …? ★ Is there anything I can do …? ★ Can I help out? ★ Can I help you? |
| Would ★ Would you like any help …? ★ I’d be glad to help… | Do . . . . want ★ Do you want me to ★ Do you want me to help you? ★ Do you need me to send this bag? |
| If ★ What if I pick you son up? ★ If you like I could help you to handle this job. | will ★ I will help you ★ I’ll do it for you. |
| May ★ May I help you | ★ Need some help? |
Asking for Help (Meminta Bantuan) Formal dan Informal
| Formal | Informal |
| Could ★ Could you possibly help me? ★ Could I possibly ask you to help me? ★ Could you do me a favour, please? ★ Could you help me for a second? ★ I wonder if you could help me with this? ★ Could you spare a moment? ★ Could you give me a hand? ★ Would you mind helping me out? ★ Could you help me, please? | Can ★ Can you help me, please? ★ I can’t manage. Can you help? ★ Can you give me a hand with this? ★ Can I ask a favour? ★ Can you help me? ★ I really need you to help ★ Do me a favour, please |
| Would ★ Would you like to help me? ★ Would you like to pour water in my glass? ★ Would you be willing to lift my bag? ★ Would you help me? | will ★ Give me a hand with this, will you? ★ Lend me a hand with this, will you? ★ I will … ★ I’ll do it for you. |
| I need some assistance, please. | Help me, please. |
| I need some help, please. | Need some help? Want a hand …? |
Accepting and Declining for Help (Menerima dan Menolak Bantuan)
Berikut adalah beberapa ungkapan menerima tawaran yang umum digunakan dalam percakapan:
Response of offering help
| Accepting | Declining |
| ★ Ok/Sure/Certainly, thank you very much ★ Yes, please! If you please to do that ★ Yes, of course! If you don’t mind ★ Absolutely/I will be glad if you do it for me. ★ Are you sure? I’d love to if you want to help me ★ Yes, I am happy if you can help you ★ Thanks a lot. ★ Many thanks. ★ Sure, you may ★ That’s very kind of you. | ★ Absolutely not, I can do it by myself ★ Sorry, I don’t need your help ★ I am sorry, I really appreciate your kindness, but I think I can handle it. ★ Sorry, I don’t need you. ★ No, It my own business ★ That’s very kind of you but I can do it myself. Thanks anyway. ★ Thank you for your kindness but … ★ Thank you, but I can do it myself. |
Response of Asking Help
| Accepting | Declining |
| ★ Ok/Sure/Certainly/No problem ★ Yes, I will do it ★ Yes, of course! ★ My pleasure ★ It’s not a big deal ★ Absolutely/I will do it for you. ★ okay ★ Yes, I can help you ★ Sure, I will | ★ Sorry, I can’t/Sorry, I’m busy ★ I’m afraid I can’t do it ★ I am sorry, I can’t help you now ★ Sorry, I am busy right now ★ I wish I could help you but I have to do some important tasks. ★ I’m sorry I can’t. I have to … |
Contoh Dialog Offering Help
Anita : May I help you? ➜ Offering help
Fatah : Yes, please. I need a book entitled “Visiting Seattle.” ➜ Response (accepting)
Anita : Sure. We have three versions of that book. I’ll get it for you. Let me show you, then you can choose what you want. ➜ Offering help
Fatah : Thanks. By the way, Could you possibly help me? I am thirsty, can you buy me a glass of lemon tea? ➜ Asking for help
Anita : I am sorry, I’m afraid I can’t do it. ➜ Response (declining)
I am not allowed to leave this store. ➜ Response (declining)
Making Request (Membuat Permintaan)
Rumus Making Request
Ketika kamu ingin meminta seseorang melakukan sesuatu untuk kamu, Anda dapat menggunakan kalimat imperatif, tetapi jika kamu ingin kata-kata kamu terdengar sopan, kamu dapat meminta seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu dengan sopan.
Permintaan adalah cara sopan untuk meminta seseorang melakukan sesuatu, meminta izin seseorang atau meminta bantuan. Membuat kalimat permintaan menggunakan kata kerja bantu modal can, could, will, would, may dan may.
Namun, menggunakan modal ‘could, would, may, and may’ terdengar lebih sopan daripada menggunakan ‘will and can’.
1. Can / Could / Will / Would + You + V1 + O / Complement?
Example:
- Can you lend me your pen?
- Could you give me a bit?
- Would you please go with me?
- Will you accompany me?
2. Would + You + Mind + V1 + ing + O / Complement?
Example:
- Would you mind going with me?
Could / Would + You + Like + V1 + O / Complement
Example:
- Would you like to turn off the TV?
Request can be used to ask for permission
Can / Could / May / Might + I + V1 + O / Complement?
Example:
- Can I go now?
- Could I turn off the radio, please?
- May I use your smartphone?
- Might I turn the volume down?
Contoh Kalimat Formal dan Informal
| Formal | Informal |
| ★ Could I use your laptop? ★ Would you like to sit here with me ? ★ Would you mind filling out this form? ★ Could you turn off the TV, please? ★ Could I go home early today? | ★ Can I borrow your pen for a moment? ★ Will you please lend me your money ? ★ Will you accept my apology? ★ Can you please buy me something to eat? ★ Can you turn off the TV? ★ Can I go home early today? |
Accepting and Declining Request (Menerima dan Menolak Permintaan)
Berikut adalah beberapa ungkapan menerima tawaran yang umum digunakan dalam percakapan:
| Accepting | Declining |
| ★ Okay ★ Ok, let’s do it ★ Sure, I am ready for you ★ Certainly ★ No problem ★ Yes, I will do it ★ Yes, of course! ★ With my pleasure ★ It’s not a big deal ★ Absolutely/ ★ I will do it for you. ★ Yes, I can help you ★ Sure, I will ★ I’d be glad/happy to | ★ No ★ Sorry, I can’t ★ Sorry, I’m busy ★ I am so sorry I need it to myself ★ I’m afraid I can’t do it for you ★ I am sorry, I can’t help you now ★ Sorry, I am busy right now ★ I wish I could do it but ….. ★ I’m sorry I can’t. I have to … ★ I’d love to, but I’m busy right now. |
Contoh Dialog Making Request
Man : Excuse me. Could you lend me your pen? ➜ Making Request
Woman: ok. Wait a second. Here you are. ➜ Response (accepting) By the way would you mind closing the window, please? I feel really cold. ➜ Making Request
Man : I am so sorry, I can’t close the window. I feel so hot. ➜ Response (declining)
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