English Expressions Using "Come" (1)

Mari kita memperkaya vocabulary, oke.. Jika secara harfiah 'come' bermakna datang, berbeda kasusnya jika kata 'come' ini digabung dengan kata lainnya. Untuk mengetahui beberapa makna gabungan come ini bisa kita temui pada idiom, phrasal verbs, atau English expression lainnya.

Untuk mengetahui makna suatu kata, kita harus sering melatih kemampuan bahasa Inggris kita, khususnya dalam hal "membaca". Dengan semakin sering kita membaca, semakin sering kita menemukan kata-kata unik yang hampir kita tidak mengetahui maknanya. Salah satu kata yang unik dan memiliki berbagai jenis "anak buah" ini adalah kata "come". Langsung saja, ini dia daftar beberapa phrasal verb, idiom, atau other expressions yang menggunakan kata "come"...

• Come across = bertemu secara kebetulan
• Come along with = mengembangkan
• Come from = berasal
• Come in for = menerima
• Come between = menjadi perdebatan
• Come together = menuai hasil
• Come around = terjadi secara berkala
• Come into = menerima
• Come up with = memikirkan
• Come up against = menghadapi
• Come forward = menawarkan (bantuan / informasi)
• Come out with = mengatakan (secara tiba-tiba)
• Come apart = rusak / pecah
• Come through = masih hidup (setelah ada pengalaman buruk)
• Come down with = tidak enak badan. 

Untuk melengkapi daftar ungkapan di atas, mari kita lihat contoh di bawah ini..

1. Have you ever come across such a horrible person in all your life? (to meet someone or find something by chance)
2. How is Sarah coming along with her photography course? (to make progress or get better in quality, skill or health)
3. I'm British, but my parents come from India. (to have your home in a particular place)
4. Fast food has come in for more criticism from the press. (to receive something such as criticism)
5. I don't want the problem of money coming between us. (to cause an argument or disagreement between two people)
6. I've been writing this book for six months, and it's finally coming together. (to finally start to work successfully)
7. As I get older, I find that my birthdays seem to come around more frequently. (to happen regularly)
8. She came into a lot of money when her grandfather died. (to receive something – usually money – when someone dies)
9. We need to come up with a plan that will make us a lot of money. (to think of something such as an idea or plan)
10. In the first week of my new job, I came up against several problems that had been left by the person who had my job previously. (to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant)
11. The National Blood Service is asking for more people to come forward and donate blood. (to offer help or information)
12. You never know what children are going to come out with. (to say something suddenly, usually something that surprises or shocks people)
13. The first time I tried using my new camera, it came apart in my hands. (to separate into pieces, sometimes because the object – in this case a camera – has been badly made)
14. We've had a difficult few weeks, but I'm glad to see we've managed to come through together. (to be still alive, working or making progress after a difficult or dangerous experience)
15. I don't feel very good. I think I'm coming down with something. (to become ill with a particular disease, but not usually one that is serious)

Keterangan : Kata bercetak tebal adalah "ungkapan" menggunakan kata come; kata-kata bergaris miring adalah keterangan maknanya. Beberapa makna kata "come" di atas bisa berubah; oleh karena itu lihat kamus untuk mengetahui konteks kalimat. Sesuaikan saja makna "come" sesuai konteks.

Untuk beberapa idiom dan phrasal verb "come" lainnya, menyusul... semoga...

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Vocabulary tentang Bumbu Dapur

Kumpulan kosakata bahasa Inggris Bumbu dapur? Ah, pasti saya tidak mengerti karena saya tidak tahu cara memasak yang baik dan benar menurut kaidah ilmu masak memasak ala kuliner Indonesia.

Namun, dalam dunia maya pasti semuanya tersedia. Dan setelah malang melintang mencari vocabulary bahasa Inggris bumbu masakan (maklum malas mengumpulkan resep dan menerjemahkannya sendiri), akhirnya saya menemukannya di bankresep milik ellyza. Sekarang ia pasti lebih pandai memasak dari Ibu saya karena telah mengumpulkan banyak resep dan dia pasti lebih pintar dari sobat, serta dia pasti lebih pandai berbahasa Inggris daripada saya. :)

Oke, langsung saja kita lihat bahasa Inggris dari bumbu masakan ini :

Adas Adas Manis Asam Jawa Acar Bangkuang Bawang Bombay Bawang Daun Bawang Daun Bawang Daun Bawang Merah Bawang Putih Beras Ketan Bihun Buah Lawang (Pekak) Buah Pala Bunga Pala Cabe Cabe Rawit Cengkeh Cuka Daun Pandan Ebi Garam Gula Merah/Jawa Jahe Jeruk Nipis/Limau Jintan Kacang Ijo Kacang Mete Kacang Panjang Kacang Tanah Kapulaga Kapur Sirih Kayumanis Kecap Asin Kecap Ikan Kecap Manis Kedele Kelapa Kemangi Kemiri Ketumbar Kucai Kunyit Lengkuas Merica Minyak Wijen Paria Petis Ragi Rebung Santan Saus Tir Am Sedap Malam Seledri Serai Soun Tahu Tempe Tauco Tauge Telur Puyuh Tepung Beras Tepung Hunkwee Tepung Jagung Tepung Kanji Tepung Ketan Tepung Maizena Tepung Terigu Terasi Terong Hijau Ubi Jalar/Rambat Wijen Putih Telur Kuning Telur Pare

: Fennel : Aniseed : Tamarind : Pickle : Jicamah : Onion : Green Onion : Scallion : Spring Onion : Shallot : Garlic : Glutinuous Rice : Rice Vermicelli : Star Anise : Nutmeg : Mace : Chilli Pepper : Cayenne : Clove : Vinegar : Screwpine Leaf : Dried Prawn (Shrimp) : Salt : Palm Sugar : Ginger : Lime : Cummin : Mung Bean : Cashew : Long Bean : Peanut : Cardamom : Lime Paste : Cinnamon : Soya Sauce : Fish Sauce : Sweet Soya Sauce : Soya Bean : Coconut : Basil : Candle Nut : Coriander : Chive : Turmeric : Galangal : Pepper : Sesame Oil : Bitter Melon : Black Shrimp Paste : Yeast : Bamboo Sprout : Coconut Milk : Oyster Sauce : Dried Lily Flower : Celery : Lemon Grass : Mung Bean Thread : Tofu : Tempeh : Preserved Soy Beans : Bean Sprout : Quail’s Egg : Rice Flour : Mung Bean Flour : Cornmeal : Tapioca : Sweet Rice Flour : Cornstarch : Wheat Flour, Bread Flour : Shrimp Paste : Thai Eggplant : Sweet Potato : Sesame Seed : Egg White : Egg Yolk : Bitter Gourd

Semoga bermanfaat

Sumber :

Bankresep milik ellyza “echa” jatmiko

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Kumpulan Kosakata Aktifitas Sehari-hari Bahasa Inggris

Adakah Kumpulan Kosakata Bahasa Inggris tentang Kegiatan / aktifitas sehari-hari? Jawabannya pasti banyak karena di sini menyediakan kosakata bahasa Inggris kegiatan sehari-hari dan terjemahan (artinya) ke dalam bahasa Indonesia.

Kegiatan / aktifitas sehari-hari dalam bahasa Inggris disebut daily activities / daily routines pasti sangat berguna untuk menceritakan tentang kegiatan kita sehari-hari dalam bahasa Inggris. Jika kita tidak mempunyai kosakata bahasa Inggris yang cukup, alangkah baiknya jika kita mencoba memperkaya / menambah kosakata bahasa Inggris (vocabulary) kita dengan melakukan cara sederhana menambah kosakata bahasa Inggris (baca: 7 cara memperkaya kosakata bahasa Inggris)

Lalu, apa sajakah kosakata aktifitas sehari-hari itu? Pasti jawabannya sangat relatif karena setiap orang sudah barang tentu memiliki perbedaan latar belakang sehingga kegiatan sehari-hari dari berbagai manusia bisa sangat bermacam-macam. Untuk itu, di sini saya hanya memberikan beberapa kosakata bahasa Inggris yang sering dikerjakan oleh orang luar negeri, baik itu kosakata "yang" benar-benar di lakukan sehari-hari di dalam rumah, di saat kerja, kegiatan rutin mingguan dan bahkan kegiatan rutin lainnya.

Contoh Teks Daily Activities (kegiatan sehari-hari di rumah)

What are some of the daily activities that you do at home?

(Apa kegiatan sehari-hari yang sering anda lakukan di rumah?)

 

I wake up at 7am every morning.  I press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn off the alarm and get up. I have a cup of coffee and make breakfast. I usually read the newspaper while I have breakfast. My children like to have a shower after they have breakfast but I like to have a shower before I get dressed.  My wife brushes her long hair, and I have short hair so I comb my hair.

It is important to brush your teeth, and some women like to put make-up on.   After I have finished work, I go home to cook dinner. In my house I usually make dinner. The family eat dinner together at 7:30pm.

After dinner I make sure that my children do their homework, and then I watch television.  On television I usually watch the News. My wife usually comes to tell me to take the rubbish out, or wash the dishes.  Our children feed the dog and the cat before they go to bed and I tell them to go to the bathroom too. If I am sick I have to take my medication, but then I get into my pyjamas and set the alarm so I wake up in the morning. The last things I do is lock the door, turn off the lights, and go to bed.

Vocabulary :

Wake up : bangun tidur

Press the snooze botton: tekan tombol snooze (tidur sebentar)

Turn off the alarm : mematikan alarm

Get up : bangun (dari tempat tidur)

Have a cup of coffee : menikmati kopi

Make breakfast : membuat sarapan pagi

Read the newspaper : membaca koran

Have breakfast : sarapan pagi

Have a shower : mandi

Get dressed : berpakaian

Brush one's hair : keramas

Comb one's hair : menyisir rambut

Brush one's teeth : menggosok gigi

Put make-up on : berias, dandan

Go home : pulang

Cook dinner : memasak makan malam

Make dinner : makan malam

Do one's homework : mengerjakan PR

Watch Television : menonton TV

Watch the News : nonton berita

Take the rubbish out : membuang sampah

Wash the dishes : mencuci piring (kotor)

Feed the dog and cat : memberi makan anjing dan kucing

Go to bed : (Siap-siap) tidur

Go to the bathroom : Pergi ke kamar mandi

Take one's medication : Minum obat

Get into one's pyjamas : memakai baju tidur

Set the alarm : mengatur waktu alarm

Lock the door : mengunci pintu

Turn off the lights : mematikan lampu

 

Contoh Teks Daily Activities (Kegiatan Sehari-hari di Tempat Kerja)

What are some daily activities that you do at work?

I go to work at 8.45am every morning. I usually drive to work. I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them immediately.  I take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is too slow. When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea. At 1pm most days I have lunch. At 3pm we have afternoon tea, and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.

When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for you to file your papers, and so that you can find them again you need to organise your files. When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask my secretary to organise a meeting. Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.

Vocabulary

go to work : pergi bekerja

drive to work : mengendarai (mobil) ke tempat kerja

check one's email : memeriksa email (surat elektronik)

reply : menjawab

take a taxi : naik taksi

take a train : naik kereta api

lunch meeting : pertemuan di siang hari

take the bus : naik bis

work on the computer : "komputeran"

morning tea : waktu istirahat pagi (untuk sekedar minum kopi.)

have lunch : makan siang

afternoon tea : waktu istirahat sore

file one's paper : menyimpan arsip

organize one's files : menata arsip-arsip

make telephone calls : menelepon

organize a meeting : mengatur pertemuan

report to one's boss : melaporkan pada pimpinan

write a document : menulis dokumen

Contoh Teks Daily Activities (Kegiatan Sehari-hari Lainnya)

What are some other daily activities that you do?

I exercise at least three times a week. I usually go to the gym before work, but sometimes I go after work.

I meditate every morning so that I feel less stressed during the day.

Vocabulary

Exercise : berolah raga

Meditate : meditasi

Contoh Teks Weekly Activities (Aktifitas / Kegiatan Mingguan)

What are some weekly activities that you do?

I go grocery shopping once a week at the local supermarket.  My family does the housework together every Saturday morning. I usually do the washing on Sunday morning and when the machine is finished I hang the clothes out to dry.

On Sunday morning we go to church, and if there is lots of noise coming from next door, sometimes we fight with the neighbour.

On Saturday night my parents stay at home and I go out with friends.

Even my friends that live at home call their parents each week.

Every evening, I water the garden.

I usually pay someone to wash the car, but my partner says I should do it, so sometimes I argue with my partner about that.

If we are angry at the neighbour, we seek vengeance by annoying his dogs. 

I work in an important office, so I have to shine my shoes each day.

Sometimes we hire a movie, because we don't like to illegally download music and films. I make sure that I synchronise my iPod so I always have new music on it.

To get our shopping, we go to the mall in the car.

Last week I forgot to recharge my travel card, and I had to argue with a bus driver. I couldn't call the office because I forgot to recharge my cellphone!

Vocabulary 

Go grocery shopping : pergi belanja (di toko grosir)

Do the housework : melakukan aktifitas rumah

Do the washing :mencuci pakaian

Hang the clothes out : menjemur pakaian

Go to church : pergi ke gereja

Fight with the neighbor : bertengkar dengan tetangga

Stay at home : tetap di rumah

Go out with friends :pergi bersama teman-teman

Call one's parents :menelepon orangtua

Water the garden : menyiram kebun

Wash the car :mencuci mobil

Argue with one's partner :berdebat dengan rekan kerja

Seek vengeance :balas dendam

Shine one's shoes : menyemir sepatu

Hire a movie :menyewa film

Illegally download music and films : mengunduh musik dan film secara ilegal

Synchronize one's iPod :Mensikronisasikan iPod

Go to the mall : pergi ke Mall

Recharge one's travel card : mengisi tiket perjalanan

Argue with a bus driver :berurusan dengan supir bis

Recharge one's cell phone : mengisi pulsa

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Vocabulary is? - The Definition of Vocabulary

Vocabulary is? Apa sih definisi vocabulary? What is the definition of vocabulary? Yah begitulah kira-kira jika kita ingin tahu definisi vocabulary. Langsung saja kita awali definisi vocabulary menurut Penny (1991: 60), beliau mengatakan, "Vocabulary can be defined, roughly, as the words we teach in the foreign language."

Menurut Penny, vocabulary "kosakata" adalah kata-kata yang kita ajarkan dalam bahasa asing." Jadi, jika kosakata bahasa baru dianggap vocabulary jika kosakata tersebut berasal dari bahasa asing. Ya, itu sih pendapat Penny, anda boleh setuju ataupun tidak.

Berbeda lagi dengan Barnhart (2008: 697), ia mengartikan vocabulary sebagai berikut, "...(1) stock of words used by person, class of people, profession, etc. (2) a collection or list of words, usually in alphabetical order and defined."

Dan berikut adalah definisi vocabulary dari kamus online merriam-webster :

1. a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined : lexicon 
2. a : a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work or in a field of knowledge b : a list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system)  
3. a supply of expressive techniques or devices (as of an art form)

Dari definisi vocabulary di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa vocabulary (kosakata) adalah kumpulan kata ataupun frase yang biasanya disusun secara berurutan dan diterjemahkan (didefinisikan). Yah, berarti seperti kumpulan vocabulary dalam referensi bahasa Inggris ini dong? :-)

Referensi :

Penny Ur. 1991. A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory. Cambridge University Press.

Barnhart, Cynthia A. 2008. The Facts On File Student’s Dictionary of American English. Facts on File, Inc.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 

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Alasan Vocabulary Sulit Dipelajari

Posting singkat semoga padat dan bermanfaat: Bagi yang sedang mempelajari Bahasa Asing, salah satunya Bahasa Inggris, vocabulary adalah salah satu elemen penting yang harus dipelajari. 

Karena hakikatnya, pengetahuan bahasa tanpa pemahaman vocabulary yang cukup sama saja tak pernah mempelajari apa-apa (baca:Pentingnya mempelajari vocabulary). 

Kata, frase, kalimat, dan semua teks dalam Grammar, writing, reading, speaking, listening dan skills bahasa lainnya semua pasti ada vocabulary didalamnya. 

Namun begitu, mempelajari kosakata bahasa Inggris juga ternyata tidak mudah, ada saja beberapa hal yang membuat vocabulary sulit dipelajari. Berikut saya kutipkan pendapat Thornbury (2002:27-28) tentang beberapa hal yang membuat vocabulary sulit dipelajari:

a.  Pronunciation

Research shows that words that are difficult to pronounce are more difficult to learn. Potentially  difficult words will typically be those that contain sounds that are unfamiliar to some group of learners. 

b.  Spelling

Sound-spelling mismatches are likely to be the cause of errors, either of pronunciation or of spelling, and can contribute to a word’s difficulty.

c.  Length and complexity

Long words seem to be no more difficult to learn than short ones. But as a rule of thumb, high frequency words tend to be short in English, and therefore the learner is likely to meet them more often, a factor favoring their ‘learnability’.

d.  Grammar

Also problematic is the grammar associated with the word, especially if this differs from that of its L1 equivalent.

e.  Meaning

When two words overlap in meaning, learners are likely to confuse them.

f.   Range, connotation and idiomaticity

Words that can be used in a wide range of contexts will generally be perceived as easier than their synonyms with a narrower range. Words that have style constraints, such as very informal words may cause problems. Finally, words or expressions that are idiomatic will generally more difficult than words whose meaning is transparent.

Mungkin cukup segitu aja karena saya kan sudah bilang posting ini singkat, semoga padat dan bermanfaat, dan maaf kali ini belum bisa diterjemahkan (pura-pura males padahal ga bisa hehe). Semoga dengan mengetahui hal-hal yang membuat vocabulary sulit dipelajari tadi, kita bisa sama-sama meningkatkan kemampuan vocabulary bahasa kita masing-masing, ups ngawur, maksudnya bahasa yang sedang kita pelajari agar lebih mudah memahaminya.

Referensi

Thornbury, Scott. (2002). How to Teach Vocabulary. Pearson Education Limited.

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Bahasa Slang : Definisi dan Contoh

Bahasa Slang dalam bahasa Inggris sudah sangat populer. Bahasa Slang yang lebih dikenal dengan bahasa Inggris gaul telah tersebar luas juga lewat internet. Oleh karena itu, tidak ada salahnya saya berbagi mengenai definisi dan berbagai contoh bahasa slang sehingga kita bisa menambah ilmu mengenai beberapa ragam bahasa.

Menurut Swan (2005: 526), 'Slang' is a very informal kind of vocabulary, used mostly in speech by people who know each other well. Dilihat dari definisi slang menurut Swan tersebut, dapat kita simpulkan bahwa bahasa slang adalah jenis kosakta yang sangat informal, yang biasanya digunakan dalam percakapan oleh orang yang saling mengenal dengan baik. Jadi, jika kita menggunakan bahasa slang dengan orang bule yang tidak kita kenal, itu namanya kita sok akrab, :-)

Contoh Bahasa Slang Inggris

Can you lend me some cash?

He's a real prat.

Let's chill out.

My shoelace has bust.

Those boots are real cool.

How are the kids.

Vocabulary :

Cash : Money = Duit

Prat : Fool = Dungu

Chill out : Relax = Santai

Bust : Broken = Rusak

Cool : Fashionable = Keren

The kids : Children = anak-anak

Catatan : Slang expressions are not usually written, and not used in formal kinds of communication. (Ekspressi dalam bahasa slang tidak biasa ditulis, dan tidak digunakan pada jenis komunikasi formal.)

Bahasa Slang Berhubungan dengan Perasaan Yang Kuat.

Many English slang expressions relate to things that people feel strongly about (e.g. sex, family and emotional relationships, drink, drugs, conflict between social groups, work, physical and mental illness, death)

Banyak ungkapan slang berhubungan dengan kuatnya perasaan akan apa yang orang rasakan. (contoh: tentang sex, keluarga dan hubungan emosional, minuman, obat-obatan, konflik antar grup sosial, pekerjaan, sakit mental dan fisik, serta kematian)

Contoh :

She's got really nice tits.

I spent the weekend at my grand's 

God, we got smashed last night 

Can you get the sitrep to the MD by five.

I've got some sort of bug

He's lost his marbles.

When I kick the bucket, I want you all to have a big party.

Vocabulary :

Tits : breast = payudara

Grand's : grandmother = nenek

smashed : drunk = mabuk

Sitrep : situation report = laporan situasi

MD : Managing Director = Direktur

Bug : illness = rasa sakit

Lost one's marbles : gone mad = menjadi gila

Kick the bucket : die = mati

Many slang expressions (eg. cash, kids) are widely used. However, some slang expressions are only used by members of particular social and professional groups, and nearly all slang is used between people who know each other well or share the same background. So it is usually a mistake for 'outsiders' (including foreigners) to try deliberately to use slang.This can give the impression that they are claiming membership of a group that they do not belong to. There is also a danger that the slang may be out of date - some kinds of slang go out of fashion quickly, and when it gets into books and it may already dead. It is best for learners to avoid slang unless they are really sure of its use. If they start becoming accepted as part of an English-speaking community, they will learn to use community's slang naturally and correctly along with the rest of their language.

Catatan :

Banyak ungkapan bahasa slang (bahasa gaul) yang digunakan secara global seperti kids (bocah), cash (fulus). Namun, ungkapan bahasa slang ini hanya digunakan oleh beberapa anggota grup sosial atau profesional tertentu saja. Hampir semua ungkapan slang bahasa Inggris digunakan antara orang yang saling kenal dan orang yang saling berbagi latarbelakang sosial yang sama.

Jadi, salah besar bagi 'orang luar' termasuk orang asing yang mencoba menggunakan bahasa slang. Hal ini dapat menimbulkan impresi bahwa 'orang asing' tersebut sedang mengaku sebagai anggota komunitas yang ia tidak ikuti.

Lebih jauh lagi, ada bahaya jika slang yang digunakan sudah ketinggalan zaman - beberapa ungkapan bahasa slang cepat sekali berkembang, dan ketika bahasa slang tersebut dibukukan, mungkin ungkapan slang tersebut sudah tidak laku lagi.

Baiknya, sebagai seorang siswa, kalian harus menghindari penggunaan bahasa slang kecuali jika kalian sangat yakin akan penggunaannya. Jika kalian diterima sebagai anggota komunitas berbahasa Inggris, kalian akan mempelajari bahasa slang secara natural dan benar.

Referensi :


Swan, Michael. 2005. Practical English Usage. 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press.

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