Saat pertama kali admin mulai belajar Bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa kata yang sering kali membingungkan. Kata-kata ini mirip dari segi penulisan dan pengucapannya. Post ini terinspirasi dari pertanyaan @winskiy pada tanggal 22 Januari 2012.
Kata-kata yang sering membingungkan untuk dibedakan adalah antara: ‘through’, ‘though’, ‘thought’, ‘tough’, ‘thorough’, ‘taught’.
1. Though. (thō)
Berarti: walaupun/meskipun.
- Contoh: Though they’re divorced, they still live together in that same house.
note: “Tho” adalah bentuk singkat yang biasa dipakai untuk menulis “though”, hanya digunakan secara kasual. Bisa diartikan: meskipun/biarpun begitu. “Tho” hanya diletakkan di akhir kalimat.
- Contoh: It’s very hot. I can’t stop eating it tho (though).
- Arti: (Makanan ini) sangat pedas. Meskipun begitu aku tidak bisa berhenti memakannya.
2. Tough. (tŭf)
Berarti: keras.
- Contoh: You wouldn’t be able to cut that tough stone with a small chisel.
3. Tough (meat). (tŭf)
Berarti: (daging yang) keras/alot.
- Contoh: That roast beef is too tough for him, he’s only got a couple of teeth left.
4. Tough. (tŭf)
Berarti: susah.
- Contoh: Though I’ve studied hard and barely get any sleep, the test was just too tough.
5. Through. (thro͞o)
Berarti: melewati.
- Contoh: The lovely couple walk hand in hand through the rose garden.
6. Thorough. (thûr′ō, thŭr′ō)
Berarti: secara keseluruhan/menyeluruh.
- Contoh: After a thorough search, they found two packets of drugs in his room.
7. Taught. (tôt)
Berarti: mengajar (V2 of “teach”).
- Contoh: My parents taught me not to talk to strangers, and to be polite to others.
8. Thought. (thôt)
Meaning: pikiran/pemikiran.
- Contoh: Twitter is a place to share one’s thoughts in less than 140 characters.
Compiled and written by @Miss_Qiak at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, January 22, 2012
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^MQ
wah ini kata-katanya emang mirip, sering salah denger sama salah nulis Though, tough, thought hahha
keren ini artikelnya, thanks ya min..