Expressing Surprised in English

English Admin - Ungkapan Terkejut dalam bahasa Inggris. How to express surprise in English? Inilah pembahasan materi sepeaking English kita kali ini. Ungkapan terkejut biasanya karena adanya 3 situasi berikut: 1. Surprised 2. Shocked 3. Disbelieved

Ketiga macam situasi diatas  kemudian mengharuskan menyatak beberapa ungkapan dan frase yang cocok agar bisa mewakili perasaan speakers.

[caption id="attachment_4947" align="aligncenter" width="611"] beberpa ungkapan dan frase surprise terkejut amazement, shocked, dan disbelieved dalam bahasa Inggris[/caption] Surprising expressions are commonly related to disbelieve and interest expression. Native speakers of English often use short interrogatives in speech as a way to express attention, interest, or surprise. Below is the sample The party was terrible. Was it? Yes, I had a horrible time! There was no music! Gina had a nice vacation. Did she? Yes, she went to the Galapagos Islands. I've seen that movie five times already. Have you? Yes, with my sister. She loves Harrison Ford. I don't understand the assignment. Don't you? Here, let me explain...
Beside the short interrogative speech, some expressions are used to talk about surprised feeling. Here are the samples: Really? That’s very surprising. What a surprise! My goodness I find that very surprising. I must say it surprises me. I find it extraordinary. Indeed? How very surprising. I must say it surprises me.
Some of this expressions of surprise in English are partly taken from: english-at-cec.blogspot.com/2007/06/expressing-surprise-and-interest.html

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