Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Congratulating Others


Definition :

      Congratulating other is something that you say when you congratulate someone because of their achievement or celebrating a special day.



Kind of Expression congratulating others :

<Expressions of congratulations>
  •   Congratulations! 
  •   Congratulations on your first grade 
  •   I must congratulate you 
  •   I’d like to offer my congratulations on your new job 
  •  You must be really happy about your new car 
  •   I am very happy for you. I hope you enjoy your new house 
  •  That’s excellent of you
  •  You are fantastic
  •  It was really great to hear about
  •  You have done a good work
  •  You did very well.
<Expressions of congratulations in special events>

  •  Happy birthday!
  •   Happy anniversary!
  •   Happy new year!

<Respond to congratulations expressions>
  •    Thank you
  •   Thank you very much
  •    It’s nice of you to say so
  •    Thank you very much for saying so 
  •     I’m glad you think so
  •    Oh, it’s nothing special actually
  •    Thank you, I still have to learn more.
  •    Oh, not really.




Example


a.         Maya  : Hi, Jones . Why do you look so happy today?

            Jones   : I’m happy because I have a new bag.

            Maya   : Wow, you must be really happy about your new bag.

            Jones   :  Thank you very much, Maya.



b.         Helen   : Happy birthday, Mike.

            Mike    : It’s nice of you to say so, Helen.

            Helen   : I will wait for the party.

            Mike    : Okay.



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