Part 8 Basic English Learning – It’s Twelve O’Clock. Bab ke-8 dari bahasa Inggris dasar ini, kita akan lebih memperdalam mengenai waktu, bagaimana memberi tahu seseorang tentang waktu.Kata sifat kepunyaan akan dijelaskan dalam bab ini juga. Lalu ada beberapa ungkapan yang bisa digunakan dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Dan terakhir ada dialog singkat agar lebih paham mengenai isi bab ini. Have a nice learning and reading !
A. Telling Time ( Memberitahu Waktu )
Ada beberapa cara untuk untuk menyatakan waktu, seperti contoh berikut:
| Half Hours | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 | seven thirty |
| half past seven ( British English ) | |
| half seven ( American English ) | |
| Other Timess | |
|---|---|
| 7:45 | seven forty-five |
| (a)quarter to seven ( British English ) | |
| (a)quarter to/of seven ( American English ) | |
| 4:15 | four fifteen |
| (a)quarter past four ( British English ) | |
| (a)quarter after four ( American English ) | |
| 2:20 | two twenty |
| twenty past two ( British English ) | |
| twenty after two ( American English ) | |
| 5:05 | five o five |
| five past three ( British English ) | |
| five after three ( American English ) | |
| 2:55 | two five five |
| five to two ( British English ) | |
| five to/of two ( American English ) | |
● Kata minutes ( menit ) untuk kelebihan angka menit seperti angka 5, 10, 20, 25 tidak dibutuhkan, namun dengan angka lain sebaiknya digunakan.
10.25 twenty-five past/after ten
10.18 eighteen minutes past/after ten
● Gunakan kata o’clock untuk menyatakan angka jam yang pas atau tanpa kelebihan menit.
It’s two o’clock.
● Jika ada kebutuhan untuk menspesifikasikan suatu waktu hari, kita bisa gunakan in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening atau at night.
● Untuk konteks formal, kita bisa gunakan a.m. dan p.m.. Namun jangan gunakan a.m. dan p.m. lagi, apabila sudah menggunakan kata o’clock.
a.m. = digunakan pada pagi hari atau setelah tengah malam dari jam 12.01 - 12.00 siang
p.m. = digunakan pada siang hari, sore atau sebelum tengah malam dari jam 12.01 - 12.00 malam
He gets up at 4 a.m. to deliver the mail.
He gets up at 4 o’clock in the morning.
I’ll see you at 6 o’clock this evening.
B. Grammar : Possessive Adjectives ( Tata Bahasa : Kata Sifat Kepunyaan )
Berikut catatan kata sifat kepunyaan untuk setiap subjek yang digunakan pada penggunaan bahasa Inggris.
| Subject Pronouns | Possesive Adjectives |
|---|---|
| Kata Ganti Subjek | Kata Sifat Kepunyaan |
| I | My ... |
| You | Your ... |
| We | Our ... |
| They | Their ... |
| It | Its ... |
| She | Her ... |
| He | His ... |
| Contoh: | |
| I'm from Jakarta | My address is 180 Ahmad Yani St. |
| You're from Singapore | Your address is 78 Park Ave. |
| He's from Italy | His address is 675 Spring Blvd. |
| She's from United Boston | Her address is 33 Bell Lane. |
| We're from Denver | Our address is 365 Riley Ave. |
| They're from Stamford | Their address is 980 Rocky Rd. |
C. Useful Everyday Phrases ( Ungkapan Yang Berguna Untuk Penggunaan Setiap hari )
| Cheris | : You're a good actor. |
| Jeff | : Thank you. |
| Selvi | : Good job, brother ! |
| William | : Thanks. |
| Richard | : Congratulations, Ohara ! |
| Ketty | : Thank you. |
| Rilya | : Good luck ! |
| Ketty | : Thanks. |
| Cheris | : Coffee ? |
| Ketty | : Yes, please. |
| Jhonny | : A cigarette ? |
| Selvi | : No. Thanks. |
D. Dialogue ( Dialog )
| William | : What time is it ? |
| Nelly | : It's twelve o'clock. |
| William | : It's time for a lunch, do you want take a lunch wi me ? |
| Nelly | : Thanks, but I have to lunch at my home. My mother have been cooked. |
| William | : Ooh ok, btw is your home near office ? |
| Nelly | : yeah, my address is 65 Spring St. Do you want some coffee in my home ? |
| William | : Yes please, would you like to invite me ? |
| Nelly | : Sure, let's go to my hoem now. |
