Sebagai manusia kita tentunya memiliki perasaan. Perasaan tersebut bisa berupa rasa sedih, marah, jengkel, bahagia, galau, kecewa, khawatir dan lain sebagainya. kita dapat mengungkapkan perasaan tersebut sebagaimana kondisi yang sedang kita alami. Ada banyak ungkapan perasaan di dalam bahasa Inggris, salah satunya adalah perasaan bahagia (Expressing Happiness).
- That’s fantastic! (Itu luar biasa!)
- That’s good! (Itu bagus!)
- I find it very exciting. (Aku rasa itu menyenangkan!)
- Good job! (Kerja bagus!)
- Great! (Luar biasa!)
- Fantastic! (Fantastis!)
- Terrific! (Hebat!)
- Hooray! (Hore!)
- Yippee! (Yippee!)
- What a great idea! (Ide yang sangat bagus!)
- I am happy because my dad bought me a new handphone (Aku senang karena ayahku membelikanku ponsel baru)
- I am happy because my children got good grades. (Aku senang karena anak-anakku mendapatkan nilai bagus)
- Concert last night was fantastic, I am very Happy. (Konser semalam luar biasa, aku sangat senang)
- You did a great job! (Kau melakukan kerja yang bagus)
- I can’t say how pleased I am because I can finally go to Seoul to see Bigbang Concert. (Aku tidak bisa berkata-kata saking senangnya karena aku akhirnya bisa pergi ke Seoul untuk melihat konser Bigbang)
- It’s an interesting experience. (Itu adalah pengalaman yang luar biasa)
- I am happy could dance with you together in inauguration night. (Aku senang bisa menari bersamamu di malam pelantikan)
- What an outstanding trip ever (perjalanan yang sangat sungguh luar biasa)
- I have splendid time here in Yogyakarta. (Aku punya waktu yang sangat baik disini, di Yogyakarta)
- I am so glad you will marry me this year. (Aku sangat senang kau akan menikahiku tahun ini)
- What a lovely day! (Hari yang sangat menyenangkan!)
Soal Latihan Expressing Happiness
Read carefully and choose the correct answer between A, B, C, D, and E
1. Sinta : Hello Dina! My father gave me this phone two days ago. I’m so happy
Dina : That’s good !
The underlined sentence expresses ……
a. Happiness
b. Sadness
c. Congratulation
d. Boredom
e. Disappointment
2. 1) I think it was a fun holiday
2) Oh, I’m so boring
3) I’m so happy to know it.
Which includes a statement of happiness?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1
e. 2
3. Hilal : I get the birthday present from my boyfriend, yesterday !
Mimi : _____________
a. I’ll always remember that
b. Fantastic! That’s great.
c. How boring.
d. Bad luck
e. I’m sorry, I forget
4. Jaka : Mom ! I have a good news !
Mom : What is it dear ?
Jaka : My English teacher told me that I got excellent score in the last test !
Mom : Really? Oh, ………………. !
Jaka : Yeah mom, thanks
a. No, I’m busy
b. Sure.
c. That’s okay
d. Okay
e. I’m proud of you dear
5. Aria : I am very happy because it got a good score.
Rika : Really?
Expression indicates that he is …
a. Expressing relief
b. Expressing pain
c. Expressing pleasure
d. Expressing sadness
e. Expressing happiness
Read the text and answer the questions below.
Tom : Did you see the foot ball match last night ?
Andy : No, I didn’t. I typed my paper . Who played?
Aris : It was between Chelsea and West Ham United
Tom : Then, Who won?
Linda : West Ham, Of course. Noble presented three goals.
Tom : Fantastic!. I’m happy to hear that.
Aris : Yeah, I’m very impressed with him.
Tom : Noble will play again tonight a champion league . Let’s see tonight .
Linda : That’s a good idea. Lets prepare.!
Question!
1. What did Tom ask to Andy?
2. Who won the match between Chelsea and West Ham United?
3. Who was the to scorer on the match?
4. Where does he come from?
5. What does Tom says when he heard the news of the victory?
6. Find out the other expression of happiness/pleasure in the text!
