Some useful expressions with the word “joke”

Some useful expressions with the word “joke”
• I don’t wanna listen to dirty jokes. = Aku nggak mau dengerin lelucon saru.
• Oh My! The joke’s always on me. = Sial! Aku selalu jadi bahan lelucon.
• You’re joking. = Kamu nggak serius nih.
• This is no joke. = Ini bukan candaan. Serius nih!
• He always cracks jokes. = Dia selalu bikin lelucon.
• Don’t make me the butt of the jokes. = Jangan jadiin aku bahan lelucon.
• Don’t play a joke on me. = Jangan mempermainkan aku.
• That guy doesn’t take a joke. = Orang itu nggak bisa bercanda.

Use of SHALL

English simple grammar for today: Shall
Shall is a modal verb which is rarely used. It is used to give “OFFERS” and to let others make a decision.
- Shall I take you home? (Mau aku antar pulang?)
- Shall we go to that café? (Mau kita ke kafe itu?)
- Shall I help you with your luggage? (bisa aku bantu bawa barang-barang anda?)
- Shall I call your father? (Mau aku telponkan ayahmu?)

present perfect continuous tense OR Present perfect tense?

present perfect continuous tense OR Present perfect tense

English tenses for today: present perfect continuous tense OR Present perfect tense
Present perfect continuous tense is used to show a process of an activity occurring from the past to the present, whereas present perfect tense focuses more on the results. Have a look at the following dialog:
Dewi : You look tired. What have you been doing? (process)
Bran : I’ve been writing some reports. (process)
Dewi : How many reports have you made? (results)
Bram : Actually I’ve made 5 reports (results), but I need to make 2 more reports. It’s a tiring job.

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH

Some useful expressions with the word “tergesa”
- Ngak usah tergesa-gesa. = Don’t be in a hurry./ Take your time.
- Aku ndak tergesa-gesa kok. =I’m in no rush./ I have all the time in the world.
- Sori, aku benar-benar tergesa-gesa nih. = Sorry, I am in a hurry./ Sorry, I haven’t got all day./ Sorry, I’m in rush.
Taken from this book.

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English expressions

English expression for today: Take advantages
• Take advantages means "mengambil manfaat atau manfaatin" (using others) as in He likes taking advantages of people. You may also use other expressions with the word USE or SPONGE OFF as in He just sponges off you OR He just uses you.