this is me

kata kata mutiara

"We will never know the real answer, before you try."
"If you want the respect of others, you must respect yourself first."
"Be a strong wall in the hard times and be a smiling sun in the good times."

Cerita rakyat from West Java

Cerita rakyat from West Java

 

Lutung Kasarung

Prabu Tapa Agung had led a kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore wanted to choose a successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. But it wasn’t an easy choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their temperament. Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With those considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his successor.

Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest daughter!” Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to be a queen takes more than age. There are many other qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.

After the discussion, Purbararang went back to her room. “Is there something wrong?” asked Indrajaya. Indrajaya is Purbararang’s future husband. “I’m upset! Father chose Purbasari as his successor and not me! I have to do something!” Purbararang said. Driven mad by her anger, she came to a witch and asked her to send rash all over Purbasari’s body. Before going to bed, Purbasari started to feel itch all over her body. She tried applying powder to her body, but it’s no use. Instead, the itching grew even worse. She didn’t want to scratch it, but she just couldn’t help it. In the next morning, there were scratch mark all over Purbasari’s body. “What happened to you?” asked Purbararang, pretending to be concerned. “I don’t know, sis. Last night, my body suddenly felt very itchy. I scratched and scratched, and this is what happened,” Purbasari answered. Purbararang shook her head. “You must have done something really awful. You’ve been punished by the gods!”

That day, the whole kingdom was scandalized. “What have you done, Purbasari?” demanded Prabu Tapa Agung. Purbasari shook her head. “I didn’t do anything that would upset the gods, Father,” she answered. “Then how can you explain what happened to your body?” Prabu Tapa Agung asked again. “If you don’t confess, I’ll banish you to the woods.” Purbasari took a deep breath. “Like I said before, I didn’t do anything wrong. And I’d rather be thrown into the woods than to confess to a deed I didn’t commit.”

After a short discussion with his advisor, Prabu Tapa Agung ordered Purbasari to be moved to the woods. Purbasari was very sad, but she couldn’t do anything to defy her father’s order. She was accompanied to the woods by a messenger. He built a simple hut for Purbasari. After the messenger left, suddenly a black monkey came to Purbasari’s hut. He carried a bunch of bananas. From behind him, some animals looked on. “Are the bananas for me?’ Purbasari asked. The black monkey nodded, as if he understood what Purbasari said. Purbasari took the bananas with pleasure. She also said thanks. The other animals that were looking on also seemed to smile. “Are you willing to be my friend?” Purbasari asked them. All the animals nodded happily. Although she was living by herself in the woods, Purbasari never lacked of supplies. Everyday, there were always animals bringing her fruits and fish to eat.

A long time had passed since Purbasari was banished to the woods, but her body still itched. At some places, her skin was even ulcerating. What am I supposed to do?” Purbasari sighed. The monkey who was sitting next to her stayed still, there were tears in his eyes. He hoped Purbasari would remain patient and strong.

One night, on a full moon, the monkey took Purbasari to a valley. There is a pond with hot spring water. The monkey suddenly spoke, “The water of this pond will heal your skin,” he said. Purbasari was surprised, ”You can talk? Who are you?” she asked. “You’ll find out, in time,” the monkey said. Purbasari didn’t want to force the monkey. She then walked to the pond. She bathed there. After a few hours, Purbasari walked out of the pond. She was shocked to see her face reflected on the clear pond water. Her face was beautiful again, with smooth and clean skin. Purbasari observed her entire body. There were no traces of any skin ailments. “I’m cured! I’m cured!” Purbasari shouted in joy. She quickly offered thanks to the gods and also to the monkey.

The news of Purbasari’s condition quickly spread to the kingdom, irritating Purbararang. She then accompanied by Indrajaya go to the woods to see Purbasari. Purbasari asked if she would be allowed to go home. Purbararang said she would let Purbasari return to the palace if Purbasari’s hair were longer than hers. Purbararang then let her hair down. It was so long, it almost touched the ground. But it turned out that Purbasari’s hair was twice longer than Purbararang’s hair.

“Fine, so your hair is longer than mine.” Purbararang admitted. “But there is one more condition you must fulfill, do you have a future husband who is handsomer than mine?” said Purbararang as she walked toward Indrajaya. Purbasari felt miserable. She didn’t have a future husband yet. So, without much thought, she pulled the black monkey beside her.

Purbararang and Indrajaya burst out, but their laughter didn’t last long. The monkey meditates and suddenly transformed into a very handsome young man, a lot more handsome than Indrajaya. “I’m a prince from a kingdom far away. I was cursed to be a monkey because of a mistake I committed. I could regain my true form only if there’s a girl who would be willing to be my wife,” said the young man.

Finally, Purbararang gave up. She accepted Purbasari as the queen, and also confessed everything she had done. “Please forgive me. Please don’t punish me,” Purbararang said, asking for forgiveness. Instead of being angry, Purbasari smiled. “I forgive you, sis,” she said. Soon after, Purbasari become queen. Beside her was the handsome prince, the former monkey known as Lutung Kasarung.***

Cerita rakyat from Nusa Tenggara Barat

 

Princess Mandalika

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Lombok Island that was ruled by a king named Raja Tonjang Beru. He was a wise king. He had a queen named Dewi Seranting. He also had a beautiful daughter named Princess Mandalika. It is said that princess Mandalika was the prettiest girl in the whole island. Everybody knew about Princess Mandalika’s beauty and kindness, even the people from other kingdom around the island.

Princes from all over the place wanted to marry her. One by one, they came to propose her. Princess Mandalika was a kind girl. She hated to make people sad. So, when those princes came to propose her, she was very confused. She could not decide, and she didn’t want to make them sad. She also didn’t want to cause a war to happen because of her.

To solve the problem, Raja Tonjang Beru then held a competition in Seger Kuta beach. He asked all the princes to take part in archery competition. The rule was simple; whoever shot the target perfectly will be accepted as Princess Mandalika’s future husband. One by one, all participants tried their best. After some time, there was no winner. All the participants were great in archery.

Because there was no a winner, all the participants started to argue. They claimed to be the best. The argument was getting hotter. Finally, they all were fighting. Soon, the fighting got bigger. It was like a war, because all the princes brought their soldiers in the archery competition. Princess Mandalika was really worried. She did not want the war to get bigger and hurt many people. Finally, she had an idea. "Everybody, listen up! I know you all love me and want me to be your wife. But I don't want you to fight because of me. And I don't want you to be sad either. I want you all to have me, but not as your wife. I want to be someone that everybody can have," said Princess Mandalika.

Raja Tonjang Beru and all other people in the beach did not understand what she meant. The king then came to her. But suddenly, Princess Mandalika jumped to the sea. She disappeared in the big waves. Everybody was surprised. It was chaos on the beach. All the princes tried to swim to find the princess, but they found nothing.

After several hours trying to search the princess, suddenly they found a lot of colorful sea worms on the beach. Raja Tonjang Beru then realized that his daughter had returned as sea worms. The worms were then called nyale. Until now, people in Lombok always try to catch nyale. Nyale is very delicious and that is why a lot of people come to Lombok to catch it. However, they can only find it once a year, in February or March. The tradition to catch the sea worms is called Bau Nyale.***

  

Cerita rakyat from Papua

 

Biwar and the Dragon

One day, the people from the village of Mimika were very busy. They prepared twelve boats and set off on a journey to find sago (traditional food of the people in the island of Papua). After three days, their boats were filled with sago. But on their way back to the village, they were attacked by a dragon. The dragon’s tail caused a big wave in the river. Most of the villagers were drown, but there’s a woman who managed to save herself. She was hanging to a tree log and finally arrives in a land. 
The woman was the only survivor from the incident. She was pregnant. Her boat was broken so she couldn’t go back to the village. The woman then lived in the forest near the river. Later she gave birth to a son. She named her son Biwar. He grew up as a skillful hunter. He can make various weapons, set traps to catch animals, and provided sufficient food for both of them. 
One day he brought some fish for their food. When his mother saw him bringing fish, she asked where Biwar got them. He said it was from the river. The mother was still afraid of the dragon, so she forbade Biwar to go near the river again. She also told him about his father and the villagers that were killed by the dragon, "Your father was killed by the dragon. I'm the only one survived from the incident. That's why we live alone here, Son." 
Biwar then decided to hunt the dragon so that he and his mother could go back to the village. He set traps near the river. Then he made some noise by playing the tifa (traditional drums). Attracted by the noise, the dragon came to Biwar. When the dragon started to attack, Biwar pulled the rope that linked to his traps, releasing spears that hit the dragon’s head directly. The dragon died instantly. 
Biwar then came to his mother and told her about the death of the dragon. The next day, he built a boat and set sail to return to the village. When they arrived in the village, all the people were so happy to hear the news about the dragon’s death. Thanks to Biwar, they are not afraid to sail in the river anymore.***

Cerita rakyat from Bangka-Belitung

The Blowpiper 

Long time ago in a small village in Bangka Island, lived a young man who was an expert in using blowpipe, especially for hunting. That why people in the village called him the blowpiper. He also had excellent medical skill that was passed down from his late father. One day, the village chief Pak Raje came to the blowpiper’s house, asking him to chase away the fold of wild boars that entered and ruined his paddies. Pak Raje told the blowpiper that his father once owed him some money. Thus, the blowpiper should work for him voluntarily. The blowpiper took the job, though he would not be paid.

In the next day, the blowpiper went to Pak Raje‘s field. He watched the field and did some patrols to every side of the fields. He watched the field everyday, but he still not found any suspicious movements. Entering the seventh day of his work, the blowpiper noticed a suspicious movement from the far distance. He walked slowly to the source of voice where he saw a fold of boars trying to enter the field. The blowpiper then hid behind a big tree with a blowpipe in his hand. When the fold of boars ruined the paddies, the blowpiper pointed his blowpipe toward one of the boars that was closest to him. He blew his blowpipe. The dart hit the boar, but it didn’t paralyze the boar as the blowpiper expected. The fold of boars then runs outside the field and disappeared from the blowpiper‘s view. “Hmm... My dart had hit one of them, it must hurt it,” said the blowpiper curiously.

In the morning, the blowpiper went to follow the blood trail of the boar he shot last night. The trail led him to the forest and finally it ended in front of a big cave. Cautiously, the blowpiper entered the cave. He was surprised to found a beautiful lady bleeding on a soft bed, surrounded by some other beautiful ladies. One of them was an old lady, the mother of the fainted lady. “Who are you? What are you doing here?” asked the old lady. “I’m sorry to interrupt. I’m looking for my lost dart, it was stuck to a wild boar,” the blowpiper explained to the old lady. “The stuff you are looking for is on my daughter,” said the old lady angrily. “How come it is on your daughter?” asked the blowpiper surprised. “That’s because... the boar that you shot with your blowpipe last night is in fact my daughter‘s manifestation,” explained the old woman sadly.

The old woman‘s explanation surprised the blowpiper. “So..., all of you were the boars that I saw last night?” asked the young man. “What you have said is right young man,” answered the old woman softly. “I did not mean to…. I am so sorry to hear that. I would not do that if I knew that the boars were you,” the blowpiper apologized. “Never mind,” said the old woman. “Forget all about that. The most important thing right now is how to release the dart from my daughter‘s body,” added the old woman sadly. “I can help you with that,” said the blowiper. He came closer to the beautiful lady and uncovered the blanket. He then took out the dart from her body and with his medical skill he immediately stopped the bleeding.

In a short time, the wound recovered, leaving no traces. “Now, she has recovered. Let me go home now. May be we can meet again someday,” said the blowpiper politely. “Yes young man... But before you leave, I have something to give to you as my gratitude,” said the old lady while giving the blowpiper a wooden box. “Do not open the box until you’re in home,” added the old lady. “Thank you for your kindness,” said the blowpiper. He then left the cave and returned home. At his home, the blowpiper opened the wooden box. Surprisingly, the young man found jewelry, gold and diamonds inside the box. “Wow...! I’m rich,” murmured the young man happily.

In the next morning, the blowpiper sold all the precious stuff and used the money he got to purchase a field, garden, house, and paid all debt his father had owed to Pak Raje. The news about the blowpiper fortune quickly spread throughout the village. Everyone knew including Pak Raje. He intended to be like the blowpiper, so he went to borrow the blowpipe from the blowpiper to hunt a boar in his own field. On the way, he met with a boar, and shot it with the blowpipe. Then he followed the blood trail left by the boar until he entered the cave. It was like what happened with the blowpiper. Pak Raje was asked to cure the bleeding woman, but he could do that as he had no such skill. Suddenly, tens of boars attacked him, making him bleeding and seriously wounded. With all his strength, he escaped from the cave. He fainted when he finally arrived in front of his own house.

Pak Raje’s daughter informed what happened to her father to the blowpiper. Hearing the bad news, the blowpiper rushed to Pak Raje‘s house to help him. With his medical skill, he tried to cure Pak Raje’s injuries. Finally, Pak Raje could make it and recovered from his serious wounds. After thinking about what he had been through, Pak Raje realized his own bad intention. He felt sorry for being greedy. “Thank you, young man. You’ve help me once again. As my gratitude, I would like to appoint you as the next village chief. Would you accept?” asked Pak Raje. “Of course, Pak Raje. Thank you,” answered the blowpiper happily.

After a week, the blowpiper asked Pak Raje’s daughter to be his wife. They live happily as a couple. The blowpiper was a polite and kind person, and Pak Raje’s daughter was a beautiful woman. Under the leadership of the blowpiper, all the villagers lived in prosperous and harmony.***

cerita bahasa inggris

The Real Story of Pinocchio

Once upon a time, Gepetto, an old woodsman, living in the great Italian pine forest, was lonely. He always dreamed about having a son.

Each day, he went cutting woods for the town’s people. One day, an idea illuminated his mind, the idea of crafting a puppet, which he will call it Pinocchio. He crafted that puppet and during the night, the puppet becomes alive!

One year of happiness and thriller passed, on a Sunday morning, Gepetto told Pinocchio:

‘’It’s my birthday soon, my little son! I hope you didn’t forget it!’’

‘’Euh, sure, I didn’t!’’

Pinocchio felt awkward. He didn’t thought about that. Gepetto’s birthday was coming in only three days, and he hadn’t even a present.

After a long night of reflecting, Pinocchio finally decided to offer a homemade chocolate cake to him as a present.

When the sun rose, Pinocchio was already ready to go outside find the ingredients. The main problem was he didn’t even known the in and the recipe.

So after school, he decided to go ask someone for the ingredients to bake a cake. During his walk, Pinocchio, the wooden puppet, met the town’s sorcerer.
‘’Hey, little boy, do you need some help for your chocolate cake?’’

‘’Hum…You can help me?’’, asked Pinocchio.

‘’Sure, I can. Follow me!’’

After walking few minutes so, Pinocchio saw a big, big, big candy house. They entered together and Pinocchio got caught by a big cage.

‘’Mouahahaha!!! I finally caught you! You’ll be mine, you’re gonna work for me!’’, said the evil sorcerer.

Pinocchio was so scared. When the guards came and took him out of the cage, he immediately ran away very fast and he succeeded to escape.

At the same time, the evil sorcerer, calling all his troops with him, ran after him and he took out his magic wand. The evil devil changed the little wooden puppet into a chocolate cake!

When he came back home, he told the entire story to his father and they went to find the god fairy.

After a long trip, they finally find the god fairy and they got the magical potion for Pinocchio.

manfaat belajar bahasa inggris

Berikut ini beberapa manfaat belajar bahasa Inggris:

1. Memperluas pengetahuan

Ada pepatah mengatakan bahwa bahasa merupakan jendela ilmu pengetahuan. Semakin banyak bahasa yang kita bisa kuasai maka semakin banyak pula ilmu pengetahuan yang dapat kita pelajari dan pahami. Banyak sumber pembelajaran baik dari buku maupun media internet menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Bayangkan jika kita tidak bisa bahasa Inggris, hal ini tentunya akan menyulitkan Anda.

2. Jenjang karir

Hidup di zaman globalisasi seperti ini, jika kita tidak memiliki kemampuan berbahasa asing maka akan sangat mudah tersaingi oleh orang lain. Berbagai kesempatan pun seakan tertutup hanya karena kemampuan berbahasa kita tidak memuaskan. Dengan menguasai bahasa asing, setidaknya bahasa Inggris, maka kesempatan berkarir pun terbuka lebar, tak hanya di Indonesia, namun juga diluar negeri. Misalnya Anda bisa dengan mudah mendapatkan promosi dari atasan Anda untuk membantu cabang perusahaan di luar negeri.

3. Memperbanyak teman atau relasi

Jika kita dapat menguasai bahasa Inggris, akan menjadi hal yang sangat mudah bagi kita untuk memperluas pertemanan. Tak hanya di Indonesia saja, namun juga mencakup negara-negara di dunia. Saat ini banyak media sosial pertemanan di internet yang memungkinkan hal ini terjadi. Kita bisa dengan mudah berinteraksi dengan mereka jika kita mampu berbahasa Inggris. Jika sudah begini, Anda tak hanya dapat teman baru, namun juga bisa mempelajari hal baru tentang mereka seperti budayanya. Bukan tak mungkin, Anda juga bisa menemukan pujaan hati, di luar negeri sana.

4. Mengejar kesempatan ke luar negeri

Hal ini bisa berlaku untuk karir atau melanjutkan studi. Ini juga akan sangat cocok bagi Anda yang memang bercita-cita ingin pergi ke luar negeri. Dengan mempelajari bahasa Inggris, semuanya menjadi sangat mudah dan menyenangkan. Untuk mempersiapkan hal ini, tentunya Anda harus mempelajari bahasa Inggris dari jauh-jauh hari atau alangkah baiknya jika sudah dimulai sejak dini.

5. Mampu memahami teknologi

Bukan hal baru jika semua gadget dan alat teknologi menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa pengantarnya untuk memberikan petunjuk pada penggunanya. Jika Anda tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris, tentu hal ini menjadi sulit bagi Anda namun akan berbeda halnya jika Anda mampu berbahasa Inggris, setidaknya bahasa Inggris pasif.

Itulah beberapa manfaat yang dapat kita rasakan jika kita mampu menguasai bahasa asing, khususnya bahasa Inggris. Tentunya masih banyak manfaat yang diberikan yang nantinya bisa menjamin hidup Anda. Ingatlah bahwa Anda tak akan pernah merasa rugi telah mempelajari bahasa Inggris dalam hidup Anda. - See more at: http://caracaracepatbelajarbahasainggris.blogspot.com/2013/11/5-manfaat-penting-belajar-bahasa-inggris.html#sthash.YyAzJbB7.dpuf1. Memperluas pengetahuan

Ada pepatah mengatakan bahwa bahasa merupakan jendela ilmu pengetahuan. Semakin banyak bahasa yang kita bisa kuasai maka semakin banyak pula ilmu pengetahuan yang dapat kita pelajari dan pahami. Banyak sumber pembelajaran baik dari buku maupun media internet menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Bayangkan jika kita tidak bisa bahasa Inggris, hal ini tentunya akan menyulitkan Anda.

2. Jenjang karir

Hidup di zaman globalisasi seperti ini, jika kita tidak memiliki kemampuan berbahasa asing maka akan sangat mudah tersaingi oleh orang lain. Berbagai kesempatan pun seakan tertutup hanya karena kemampuan berbahasa kita tidak memuaskan. Dengan menguasai bahasa asing, setidaknya bahasa Inggris, maka kesempatan berkarir pun terbuka lebar, tak hanya di Indonesia, namun juga diluar negeri. Misalnya Anda bisa dengan mudah mendapatkan promosi dari atasan Anda untuk membantu cabang perusahaan di luar negeri.

3. Memperbanyak teman atau relasi

Jika kita dapat menguasai bahasa Inggris, akan menjadi hal yang sangat mudah bagi kita untuk memperluas pertemanan. Tak hanya di Indonesia saja, namun juga mencakup negara-negara di dunia. Saat ini banyak media sosial pertemanan di internet yang memungkinkan hal ini terjadi. Kita bisa dengan mudah berinteraksi dengan mereka jika kita mampu berbahasa Inggris. Jika sudah begini, Anda tak hanya dapat teman baru, namun juga bisa mempelajari hal baru tentang mereka seperti budayanya. Bukan tak mungkin, Anda juga bisa menemukan pujaan hati, di luar negeri sana.

4. Mengejar kesempatan ke luar negeri

Hal ini bisa berlaku untuk karir atau melanjutkan studi. Ini juga akan sangat cocok bagi Anda yang memang bercita-cita ingin pergi ke luar negeri. Dengan mempelajari bahasa Inggris, semuanya menjadi sangat mudah dan menyenangkan. Untuk mempersiapkan hal ini, tentunya Anda harus mempelajari bahasa Inggris dari jauh-jauh hari atau alangkah baiknya jika sudah dimulai sejak dini.

5. Mampu memahami teknologi

Bukan hal baru jika semua gadget dan alat teknologi menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa pengantarnya untuk memberikan petunjuk pada penggunanya. Jika Anda tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris, tentu hal ini menjadi sulit bagi Anda namun akan berbeda halnya jika Anda mampu berbahasa Inggris, setidaknya bahasa Inggris pasif. 

Itulah beberapa manfaat yang dapat kita rasakan jika kita mampu menguasai bahasa asing, khususnya bahasa Inggris. Tentunya masih banyak manfaat yang diberikan yang nantinya bisa menjamin hidup Anda. Ingatlah bahwa Anda tak akan pernah merasa rugi telah mempelajari bahasa Inggris dalam hidup Anda.

1. Memperluas pengetahuan

Ada pepatah mengatakan bahwa bahasa merupakan jendela ilmu pengetahuan. Semakin banyak bahasa yang kita bisa kuasai maka semakin banyak pula ilmu pengetahuan yang dapat kita pelajari dan pahami. Banyak sumber pembelajaran baik dari buku maupun media internet menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Bayangkan jika kita tidak bisa bahasa Inggris, hal ini tentunya akan menyulitkan Anda.

2. Jenjang karir

Hidup di zaman globalisasi seperti ini, jika kita tidak memiliki kemampuan berbahasa asing maka akan sangat mudah tersaingi oleh orang lain. Berbagai kesempatan pun seakan tertutup hanya karena kemampuan berbahasa kita tidak memuaskan. Dengan menguasai bahasa asing, setidaknya bahasa Inggris, maka kesempatan berkarir pun terbuka lebar, tak hanya di Indonesia, namun juga diluar negeri. Misalnya Anda bisa dengan mudah mendapatkan promosi dari atasan Anda untuk membantu cabang perusahaan di luar negeri.

3. Memperbanyak teman atau relasi

Jika kita dapat menguasai bahasa Inggris, akan menjadi hal yang sangat mudah bagi kita untuk memperluas pertemanan. Tak hanya di Indonesia saja, namun juga mencakup negara-negara di dunia. Saat ini banyak media sosial pertemanan di internet yang memungkinkan hal ini terjadi. Kita bisa dengan mudah berinteraksi dengan mereka jika kita mampu berbahasa Inggris. Jika sudah begini, Anda tak hanya dapat teman baru, namun juga bisa mempelajari hal baru tentang mereka seperti budayanya. Bukan tak mungkin, Anda juga bisa menemukan pujaan hati, di luar negeri sana.

4. Mengejar kesempatan ke luar negeri

Hal ini bisa berlaku untuk karir atau melanjutkan studi. Ini juga akan sangat cocok bagi Anda yang memang bercita-cita ingin pergi ke luar negeri. Dengan mempelajari bahasa Inggris, semuanya menjadi sangat mudah dan menyenangkan. Untuk mempersiapkan hal ini, tentunya Anda harus mempelajari bahasa Inggris dari jauh-jauh hari atau alangkah baiknya jika sudah dimulai sejak dini.

5. Mampu memahami teknologi

Bukan hal baru jika semua gadget dan alat teknologi menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa pengantarnya untuk memberikan petunjuk pada penggunanya. Jika Anda tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris, tentu hal ini menjadi sulit bagi Anda namun akan berbeda halnya jika Anda mampu berbahasa Inggris, setidaknya bahasa Inggris pasif. 

Itulah beberapa manfaat yang dapat kita rasakan jika kita mampu menguasai bahasa asing, khususnya bahasa Inggris. Tentunya masih banyak manfaat yang diberikan yang nantinya bisa menjamin hidup Anda. Ingatlah bahwa Anda tak akan pernah merasa rugi telah mempelajari bahasa Inggris dalam hidup Anda.

- See more at: http://caracaracepatbelajarbahasainggris.blogspot.com/2013/11/5-manfaat-penting-belajar-bahasa-inggris.html#sthash.o9vuP88H.dpuf

The story Snow White

 In earlier times there lived a , who named Snow White . He lived with his aunt and uncle because his parents died . One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they did not have enough money to take Snow White with them . princess Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this . So he decided to escape .

 The next day he ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast , he fled into the wood . In the wood she felt very tired and hungry . Then she saw this cottage . She knocked but no one answered her so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs came home from his work . They get into . There, they found Snow White woke up from his sleep . He saw the dwarfs . The dwarf said : " What is your name ? ' Snow White said , " My name is Snow White . " One dwarf said , " If you want , you can stay here with us . ' Snow White tells all about her story . Then daughter snow and the seven dwarves are now living happily ever after .

The story Snow White

The story Snow White

 In earlier times there lived a , who named Snow White . He lived with his aunt and uncle because his parents died . One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they did not have enough money to take Snow White with them . princess Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this . So he decided to escape .

 The next day he ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast , he fled into the wood . In the wood she felt very tired and hungry . Then she saw this cottage . She knocked but no one answered her so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs came home from his work . They get into . There, they found Snow White woke up from his sleep . He saw the dwarfs . The dwarf said : " What is your name ? ' Snow White said , " My name is Snow White . " One dwarf said , " If you want , you can stay here with us . ' Snow White tells all about her story . Then daughter snow and the seven dwarves are now living happily ever after .

The story Snow White

The story Snow White

 In earlier times there lived a , who named Snow White . He lived with his aunt and uncle because his parents died . One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they did not have enough money to take Snow White with them . princess Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this . So he decided to escape .

 The next day he ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast , he fled into the wood . In the wood she felt very tired and hungry . Then she saw this cottage . She knocked but no one answered her so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs came home from his work . They get into . There, they found Snow White woke up from his sleep . He saw the dwarfs . The dwarf said : " What is your name ? ' Snow White said , " My name is Snow White . " One dwarf said , " If you want , you can stay here with us . ' Snow White tells all about her story . Then daughter snow and the seven dwarves are now living happily ever after .

The story Snow White

The story Snow White

 In earlier times there lived a , who named Snow White . He lived with his aunt and uncle because his parents died . One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they did not have enough money to take Snow White with them . princess Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this . So he decided to escape .

 The next day he ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast , he fled into the wood . In the wood she felt very tired and hungry . Then she saw this cottage . She knocked but no one answered her so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs came home from his work . They get into . There, they found Snow White woke up from his sleep . He saw the dwarfs . The dwarf said : " What is your name ? ' Snow White said , " My name is Snow White . " One dwarf said , " If you want , you can stay here with us . ' Snow White tells all about her story . Then daughter snow and the seven dwarves are now living happily ever after .

phonemic symbol

phonetic

fə'netik

symbol

'simbəl

phonetic symbol

simbol fonetis 
      n: tertulis karakter yang digunakan dalam fonetis turunan dari 
          mewakili suara tertentu sambutannya

phonetic

[N] (suara): (Sains, suara): akustik, phonics, 
 fonetik, fonologi. 

 [Adj] (suara): bunyi, nyaring, sonic, resonan, didengar, 
 berbeda, fonetis, bunyi, phonological. 

 [Adj] (suara): vokal, fonetis, lisan, articulate, berbeda, 
 merdu, merdu. 

 [Adj] (Ucapan): berbicara, diucapkan, lisan, bahasa asing, fonetis, lisan, 
 tdk dituliskan, diucapkan, fasih, elocutionary, bersifat kecakapan pidato, retorik, 
 rasa, muluk-muluk, ceramah.

phonetic

fonetis 
      adj 1: atau terkait dengan pidato suara; "fonetis transcription" 
             [syn: (suara)] 
      2: atau yang berkaitan dengan kajian ilmiah pembicaraan sounds; 
         "fonetis analisis"

phonic

bunyi 
      adj 1: pertaining ke bunyi metode pengajaran membaca 
      2: yang berkaitan dengan pidato 
      3: atau terkait dengan pidato suara; "fonetis transcription" 
         [syn: (fonetis)]

sound alphabet

suara abjad 
      n: sebuah karakter alfabet yang ditujukan khusus untuk mewakili 
          suara pembicaraan [syn: (abjad fonetis)]

printed symbol

dicetak simbol 
      n: tertulis atau dicetak simbol [syn: (tertulis simbol)]

Manfaat Belajar Bahasa Inggris

Mungkin Anda memiliki berbagai alasan untuk tidak meningkatkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris Anda, bahasa Inggris terlalu sulit atau Anda tidak membutuhkan kemampuan bahasa asing  yang satu ini.

Bila Anda dapat berbahasa Inggris, maka Anda dapat berbicara dengan orang banyak orang. Satu di antara empat orang di dunia berbicara paling tidak sedikit bahasa inggris. Maka dari itu bahasa inggris sangatlah penting. Adapun manfaat – manfaat yang dari belajar inggris

Mempercepat kemajuan karir 

Kebanyakan bisnis internasional dilakukan dalam bahasa Inggris. Jika Anda menginginkan jabatan managerial di perusahaan multinasional, kemungkinan besar Anda akan dituntut untuk dapat berbahasa Inggris. Sejumlah perusahaan bergengsi bahkan sekarang menetapkan nilai IELTS atau TOEFL minimum bagi para calon pelamar pekerjaan

Membuka jendela dunia lebih lebar

Banyak pula buku berbahasa asing yang hanya diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris. Jika Anda dapat membaca bahasa Inggris, Anda akan memiliki pilihan bacaan yang jauh lebih beragam; sama pula halnya dengan film. Nah peran translator bahasa Inggris  semakin besar juga.

Mahir Menggunakan Teknologi

Kebanyakan teknologi sekarang ini mulai gadget sampai alat komunikasi menggunakan bahasa inggris, maka dari itu sebagai pengguna haruslah bias menggunakannya agar tidunakan ak tertinggal jauh pada yg sudah menggukan teknologi tersebut.

Menjadi ilmuwan

Para peneliti dan ilmuwan di seluruh dunia berkomunikasi satu sama lain dalam bahasa Inggris. Konferensi ilmiah diadakan dalam bahasa Inggris dan hasil-hasil penelitian juga dipublikasikan dalam jurnal berbahasa Inggris. Lebih dari dua pertiga ilmuwan di seluruh dunia membaca dalam bahasa Inggris.

Mengejar kesempatan di luar negeri

Ada ribuan program belajar, bekerja dan sukarelawan di seluruh dunia, tetapi hampir seluruhnya hanya ditawarkan kepada mereka yang menguasai bahasa Inggris. Dunia yang penuh dengan kesempatan terbuka bila Anda berbicara bahasa Inggris.

PASSIVE VOICE

Belajar Bahasa Inggris

PASSIVE VOICE

Kalimat Pasif adalah kalimat yang diawali dengan imbuhan “di-” atau “ter-” dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Namun secara umum, Kalimat Pasif Bahasa Inggris dibentuk dengan menambahkan “tobe” sebelum “V3″ atau “be + V3“.

Bandingkan kalimat-kalimat berikut:
Aktif : Susi mengetik surat ini kemarin
Pasif : Surat ini diketik oleh Susi kemarin
Aktif : Kucingku membunuh seekor tikus
Pasif : Seekor tikus dibunuh oleh kucingku

Catatan:
*Gunakan bentuk pasif jika pelaku tindakan tidak begitu penting.
Contoh:
The road is being repaired (Jalan itu sedang diperbaiki)

*Kalau kita perlu menyebut siapa pelaku suatu tindakan, gunakan kata, oleh (by)
Contoh:
The road is being repaired by Jack (Jalan itu sedang diperbaiki oleh Jack)

Rumus umum untuk membentuk suatu kalimat Pasif
Aktif : S + Verb (Kata Kerja) + Objek.....
Pasif : Objek + to be + Verb 3 (Kata Kerja Bentuk III) (+ by subjek)

To be yang digunakan :
Present : is, am, are
Past : was, were
Perfect : been (di depan have, has, atau had)
Future : be (setelah modals)
Continuous : being (di depan salah satu dari 7 to be di atas)

contoh :
Jack sings a song (active)
A song is sung by Jack (Passive)

Jack sang a song yesterday (active)
A song was sung by Jack yesterday (passive)

Jack has sung a song (active)
A song has been sung by Jack (passive)

Jack will sing a song (active)
A song will be sung by Jack (passive)

Jack is singing a song (active)
A song is being sung by Jack (passive)

Jack can sing a song (active)
A song can be sung by Jack (passive)

Transitive verbs Intransitive verbs

Transitive verbs merupakan kata kerja yang memerlukan/mempunyai objek. Artinya ada arah atau objek yang menjadi target tindakan. I wash my clothes atau saya mencuci baju. Apa yang saya cuci? Baju. Nah, baju merupakan sebuah direct object, sehingga kata kerja wash merupakan salah satu transitive verbs.

My father drives his car alone. Apa yang dikendarai oleh ayah saya? Mobilnya. Mobil merupakan direct object, sehingga drives merupakan transitive verbs karena mempunyai objek di kalimat tersebut.

Intransitive verbs merupakan kata kerja yang tidak memerlukan/tidak mempunyai objek. Artinya tidak ada yang menjadi arah, objek, atau sasaran tindakan di dalam kalimat. My father jogs on this way every morning atau ayah saya jogging disini setiap pagi. Lihat, dimana ada direct objek pada kalimat tersebut? Tidak ada bukan. Yang ada hanya keterangan tempat (on this way) dan waktu (every morning) setelah kata kerja. So, kita sebut jog sebagai salah satu intransitive verbs.

Apakah setiap kata kerja mutlak sebagai transitive verbs atau intransitive verbs? Tentu tidak. Sebuah kata kerja bisa berperan baik sebagai transitive atau intransitive verbs. Perhatikan contoh dan gambar berikut.

grammar

Pengertian grammar menurut wikipedia adalah 

“grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics, and pragmatics. Linguists do not normally use the term to refer to orthographical rules, although usage books and style guides that call themselves grammars may also refer to spelling and punctuation.”

Translation-nya;

“Tata bahasa adalah seperangkat aturan struktural yang mengatur komposisi klausa, frase, dan kata-kata dalam setiap bahasa alami yang diberikan. Istilah ini mengacu juga pada studi tentang aturan tersebut, dan bidang ini mencakup morfologi, sintaksis, dan fonologi, sering dilengkapi dengan fonetik, semantik, dan pragmatik. Ahli bahasa biasanya tidak menggunakan istilah untuk merujuk kepada aturan ortografis, meskipun penggunaan buku dan panduan gaya yang menyebut diri tata bahasa juga dapat merujuk pada ejaan dan tanda baca”

Grammar menurut Oxford dictionary adalah

''(book that describes the ) rules for forming words and making sentences''

Translitannya

''(buku yang menjelaskan) aturan untuk membentuk kata-kata dan membuat kalimat''

Grammar menurut versi kamus john echols adalah

(kb) 1. Tata bahasa, 2. Buku tata bahasa. 

Source: http://dasarbahasainggris.blogspot.com/2013/02/pengertian-definisi-grammar-tata-bahasa.html#ixzz2stIROJxo

kata kata mutiara untuk sahabat

Kata Mutiara Persahabatan Pilihan

Kata Mutiara Persahabatan sejati ini akan memberikan sebuah motivasi hidup bagi kita, khususnya dalam menjalankan persahabatan dengan teman terbaik kita selama ini. Mungkin diantara sobat ada yang mempunyai seorang sahabat yang sejati. Dan sobat ingin persahabatan itu bertahan dalam waktu yang lama, tak lekang oleh waktu, tak dipisahkan oleh jarak dan suasana. Dalam kumpulan kata mutiara tentang persahabatan dibawah ini terdapat juga yang memakai bahasa Inggris, agar lebih memuaskan seluruh pembaca.

Berbicara mengenai persahabatan, memang layaknya magnet yang tak bisa terpisahkan. Kemanapun kawan pergi, kita selalu bersamanya kapanpun dan dimanapun. Namun terkadang ikatan sahabat bisa saja putus akibat suatu hal, misalnya karena kawan kita pindah ke luar kota, dan lain sebagainya. Semoga kumpulan kata dibawah ini dapat menginspirasi kita semua.

tensis

16 Tenses Bahasa Inggris Beserta Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat

16 Tenses Bahasa Inggris Beserta Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat - Hari ini saya akan sharing materi yang saya pelajari untuk matkul, saya juga terimakasih kepada sumbernya ntah blog siapa saya lupa mencatatnya hehehe,,, maaf klo artikelnya kurang lengkap atau salah ya, disimak aja yang butuh materi ini silahkan diambil.

A. Simple Present Tenses

Tenses ini digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang bersifat tetap, kebiasaan atau kebenaran yang hakiki. Karena sering menyangkut kejadian diwaktu lamapu, sekarang dan akan datang, Tenses ini paling sedikit mempunyai keterangan waktu tertentu.

Kalimat-kalimat bahasa inggris umumnya harus mempunyai subject(s) dan predicate(p). karena itu semua Tenses akan dipormulasi seperti itu.

Rumus:

+) Subject + to be + verb I + Main verb
+) Subject + verbI +(s/es)

Contoh :

* he is handsome
(dia tampan)

* is he handsome?
(apakah dia tampan?)

* he is not handsome
(dia tidak tampan)

Simple Present Tense dipakai ketika:

• Kejadiannya bersifat umum, atau

• Terjadi sepanjang waktu, atau kebiasaan di masa lampau, sekarang dan masa yang akan datang, atau

• Kejadiannya tidak hanya terjadi sekarang, atau

• Bersifat kebenaran umum, yang orang lain tidak dapat menyangkal lagi akan kebenarannya.

B. Present Continuous Tense

Tenses ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang benar-benar sedang dilakukan saat ini. Kalimat-kalimat dalam Tenses ini lebih sering dipakai dari pada present Tenses.

Rumus:

subject + to be (is, am, are) + kata kerja + ing

Tense ini dipakai untuk menjelaskan tentang:

• Kejadian yang sedang terjadi sekarang, atau
• Kejadian yang akan terjadi di masa yang akan dating

Contoh :

+) She is cooking in the kitchen.
(dia sedang memasak di dapur)

-) She is not cooking in the kitchen
(dia tidak sedang memasak di dapur)

?) is she cooking in the kitchen?
(Apakah dia sedang memasak di dapur?)

C. Present Perfect Tense

Rumus:

subject + have + past participle (Kata Kerja Bentuk ke-3)
Tense ini digunakan untuk:

• Pengalaman
• Perubahan
• Situasi Yang berkelanjutan

Atau untuk menunjukan suatu peristiwa yang selesai pada waktu yang singkat (baru selesai)
Perhatikan contoh-contoh kalimatnya berikut ini:

+) they have met me
(mereka sudah menemui saya)

?) have they met me?
(apakah mereka sudah menemui saya?

-) they have not met me
( mereka belum menemui saya)

D. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus:

subject + have / has + been + K.Kerja + ing
Kita menggunakan Tense ini untuk menjelaskan:

• Satu kejadian/kegiatan yang baru saja berlangsung
• Satu perbuatan yang berlangsung hingga sekarang (pada saat bicara masih terjadi)

Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut:

+) They have been playing football
(Mereka telah sedang bermain sepakbola)

-) They have not been playing football
(merka telah tidak sedang bermain sepakbola)

?) have they been playing football?
( Apakah merka telah sedang bermain sepakbola?)

E. Simple Past Tense

Rumus Kalimat Positif:

subject + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke – 2
Rumus Kalimat Negatif :

subject + did + not + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke – 1
Rumus Kalimat Tanya:

Did + subject + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke – 1
Pengecualian: Ketika Predikat suatu kalimat bukan kata kerja, maka pengganti kata kerja tersebut adalah was (I, she, he, it) dan were (we, you, they).

Kapan kita memakai Simple Past Tense?

Kita memakai Tense ini untuk membicarakan tentang satu perbuatan yang terjadi di masa lampau.
Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut:

+) They were student last year
(mereka pelajar tahun lalu)

-) they were not student last year
(mereka bukan pelajar tahun lalu)

?) were they student last year?
(apakah mereka pelajar tahun lalu?)

F. Past Continuous Tense

Rumus:

subject + was, were + Kata Kerja + ing

Kapan kita menggunakan Tense ini?
Tense ini menggambarkan suatu tindakan atau kejadian pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau.

Contoh:

+)We were joking.
-) We were not joking
?) Were we joking?

G. Past Perfect Tense

Rumus:

had + subject + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke - 3

Kapan kita menggunakan Past Perfect Tense?

Tense ini mengekspresikan tindakan di masa lalu sebelum tindakan lain terjadi, namun kejadiannya di masa lampau.

Perhatikan:

+) I had listen the radio when you come here
(aku sudah mendengar radio sebelum kamu datang

H. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus:

subject + had + been + Kata Kerja + ing
Kapan Kita menggunakan Past Perfect Continuous Tense?

Tense ini sama pemakaiannya dengan Past Perfect Tense, namun mengekspresikan tindakan-tindakan yang lebih lama di masa lampau sebelum tindakan lain terjadi.

Perhatikan:

She had been helping me when they went to scool
(dia telah sedang membantu saya ketika mereka telah pergi ke sekolah)

I. Simple Future Tense

Rumus:
subject + WILL/SHALL + Kata Kerja Bentuk I

Kapan kita mengunakan Simple Future Tense?

a. Tidak Ada Rencana Sebelumnya atau Menyatakan perbuatan/kejadian yang akan dilakukan pada waktu yang akan datang

contoh :

• Hold on. I‘ll get a pen.

b. Prediksi

Contoh:

• It will rain tomorrow.

KALIMAT NON-VERBAL

Ketika predikat suatu kalimat bukan kata kerja, maka gunakan be untuk menggantikan kata kerja tersebut.

Contoh:

• I‘ll be in London tomorrow.

Catatan:

Ketika kita mempunyai rencana atau keinginan untuk melakukan suatu kegiatan di masa yang akan datang, maka gunakan be going to atau Present Continuous Tense untuk menggantikan will/shall.

J. Future Continuous Tense

Rumus:

subject + WILL + BE + Kata Kerja + ing

Kapan kita menggunakan Future Continuous Tense?

Tense ini menggambarkan suatu tindakan yang akan terjadi di waktu tertentu di masa yang akan datang.

Contoh:

He will be teaching me at eight tomorrow

(dia akan sedang mengajar saya pada jam delapan besok)

K. Future Perfect Tense

Rumus:

subject + WILL + HAVE + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke 3

Kapan Kita Menggunakan Future Perfect Tense?

Tense ini kita pakai untuk menggambarkan suatu kegiatan yang akan terjadi di masa yang akan datang sebelum kegiatan lain terjadi.

Contoh:

They will be tired when they arrive.
(mereka akan telah lelah ketika mereka datang)

L. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Rumus:

Subject + WILL + HAVE + BEEN + Kata Kerja I + ing

Kapan kita memakai Future Perfect Continuous Tense?

Kita menggunakan Tense ini untuk membicarakan tentang suatu tindakan/kegiatan yang panjang sebelum beberapa saat di masa yang akan datang. Contoh:

• He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been traveling for 24 hours.

M. Past Future Tense

Untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan/peristiwa yang akan terjadi diwaktu lampau

Rumus:
subject + WOULD + Kata Kerja Bentuk I

Contoh :

She would not be at school tomorrow.
(Dia tidak akan ke sekolah besok)

N. Past Future Continuous Tense

Untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang sedang terjadi di waktu lampau.

Rumus:
subject + WOULD + BE + Kata Kerja + ing

Contoh:

We would be having dinner at home yesterday.
(kita akan sedang makan malam di rumah kemarin)

O. Past Future Perfect Tense

untuk menyatakan suatu prbuatan atau peristiwa yang akan sedang terjadi di waktu lampau

Rumus:
subject + WOULD + HAVE + Kata Kerja Bentuk ke 3

Contoh:

she would have be finished to studied if he had not been lazy
(dia akan sudah tamat belajar jika dia tidak malas)

P. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan/peristiwa yang akan sedang terjadi di waktu lampau

Rumus:
Subject + WOULD + HAVE + BEEN + Kata Kerja I + ing

Contoh:

We would have been waiting long.
(kita akan sudah sedang menunggu lama)

KESIMPULAN

Rumus Umum Tense adalah sbb:

No Tenses Rumus

1 Present Simple Tense S + V1 + dll
2 Present Continuous Tense S + is, am, are + V-ing + dll
3 Present Perfect Tense S + have,has + V3 + dll
4 Present Perfect Continuous Tense S + have, has + been + V-ing + dll
5 Past Simple Tense S + V2 + dll
6 Past Continuous Tense S + was, were + V-ing + dll
7 Past Perfect Tense S + had + V3 + dll
8 Past Perfect Continuous Tense S + had + been + V-ing + dll
9 Future Simple Tense S + will + V1 + dll
10 Future Continuous Tense S + will + be + V-ing + dll
11 Future Perfect Tense S + will + have + V3 + dll
12 Future Perfect Continuous Tense S + will + have + been + V-ing + dll
13 Past Future Simple Tense S + would + V1 + dll
14 Past Future Continuous Tense S + would + be + V-ing + dll
15 Past Future Perfect Tense S + would + have + V3 + dll
16 Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense S + would + have + been + V-ing + dll