Unforgettable Experience 🧠 Lesson 7

Belajar Cardinal Numbers, Occupation dengan Was/Were, Prepositions of Time, dan Family Vocabulary

Halo teman-teman pembelajar bahasa Inggris! 👋
Selamat datang kembali di blog “Belajar Bahasa Inggris”.
Kali ini kita akan masuk ke Lesson 7 dengan tema menarik: Unforgettable Experience (Pengalaman Tak Terlupakan).
Tapi sebelum kita bercerita tentang pengalaman masa lalu, yuk kita kuasai dulu beberapa materi penting dalam pelajaran ini:
👉 Cardinal Numbers, Occupation with Was/Were, Prepositions of Time (In, On), dan cara Talk About Family.

 

🔢 1. Cardinal Numbers (Angka dalam Bahasa Inggris)

Cardinal Numbers adalah angka yang digunakan untuk menghitung benda, umur, atau jumlah sesuatu.

Berbeda dengan Ordinal Numbers (first, second, third) yang digunakan untuk urutan.

📘 Contoh Cardinal Numbers:

Angka	English	Angka	English
1	one	11	eleven
2	two	12	twelve
3	three	13	thirteen
4	four	14	fourteen
5	five	15	fifteen
6	six	16	sixteen
7	seven	17	seventeen
8	eight	18	eighteen
9	nine	19	nineteen
10	ten	20	twenty

Dan seterusnya:

·         21 = twenty-one

·         30 = thirty

·         40 = forty

·         50 = fifty

·         100 = one hundred

·         1,000 = one thousand

🗣️ Contoh kalimat:

·         I have two brothers.

·         She bought five apples.

·         There are thirty students in my class.

·         My grandmother is seventy years old.

💡 Tips cepat:

Gunakan Cardinal Numbers untuk menghitung, bukan untuk posisi.
Contoh:
✅ I have three cats.

❌ I have third cats. (salah, karena third itu urutan)

 

🔢 1. Cardinal Numbers (Angka dalam Bahasa Inggris) Cardinal Numbers adalah angka yang digunakan untuk menyatakan jumlah, kuantitas, atau hitungan sesuatu. Fungsinya: menjawab pertanyaan "How many?" (Berapa banyak?) Berbeda dengan Ordinal Numbers (first, second, third) yang menunjukkan urutan atau posisi dalam rangkaian.   📘 Pola Dasar Cardinal Numbers (1–100) Angka English Angka English 1 one 11 eleven 2 two 12 twelve 3 three 13 thirteen 4 four 14 fourteen 5 five 15 fifteen 6 six 16 sixteen 7 seven 17 seventeen 8 eight 18 eighteen 9 nine 19 nineteen 10 ten 20 twenty   🔁 Pola Angka Puluhan (20–90) ·         21 = twenty-one (pakai tanda hubung -) ·         32 = thirty-two ·         45 = forty-five (perhatikan: forty, bukan fourty!) ·         58 = fifty-eight ·         67 = sixty-seven ·         79 = seventy-nine ·         83 = eighty-three ·         94 = ninety-four ℹ️ Aturan: puluhan + satuan, pakai hyphen (-).   🔢 Angka Ratusan, Ribuan, dan Jutaan Angka English 100 one hundred 200 two hundred 1,000 one thousand 5,000 five thousand 10,000 ten thousand 100,000 one hundred thousand 1,000,000 one million 1,000,000,000 one billion 📌 Penting: Dalam bahasa Inggris, tidak pakai "and" untuk angka ratusan murni (kecuali dalam British English untuk angka yang ada puluhannya, misal: one hundred and twenty). Contoh penulisan: ·         2,500 = two thousand five hundred ·         3,750 = three thousand seven hundred fifty (atau three thousand seven hundred and fifty – British) ·         1,250,000 = one million two hundred fifty thousand   🗣️ Contoh Kalimat dalam Berbagai Konteks 📦 Jumlah benda: ·         I have two brothers and one sister. ·         She bought five apples and three oranges. ·         There are thirty students in my class. 🧑 Orang & umur: ·         My grandmother is seventy years old. ·         The company employs two hundred people. 💰 Uang & harga: ·         This phone costs eight hundred dollars. ·         I need fifty thousand rupiah for lunch. ⏰ Waktu & durasi: ·         The movie lasts two hours. ·         We have been waiting for forty-five minutes. 📏 Jarak & ukuran: ·         The school is three kilometers from my house. ·         My room is four meters long. 🌍 Populasi & statistik: ·         Indonesia has around 270 million people. ·         The marathon had twelve thousand participants.   ⚠️ Kesalahan Umum (Common Mistakes) ❌ Salah ✅ Benar Keterangan I have third cats. I have three cats. Pakai cardinal untuk jumlah, ordinal untuk urutan. Fourty Forty Ejaan yang benar adalah forty (tanpa 'u'). Two hundreds books Two hundred books Setelah angka, hundred tetap tunggal. One thousand two hundreds One thousand two hundred Sama, hundred tetap tunggal. Twenty five Twenty-five Harus pakai hyphen (-) antara puluhan dan satuan.   🧠 Tips Cepat & Trik Menghafal 1.    Gunakan Cardinal Numbers untuk menghitung, bukan posisi. ✅ I have three cats. ❌ I have third cats. 2.    Hafalkan angka tidak beraturan: o    11–19: eleven, twelve, thirteen, ... (kecuali 13–19 berakhiran -teen) o    20, 30, 40, 50: twenty, thirty, forty, fifty (ingat forty!) 3.    Untuk angka besar, bacakan per kelompok: 1,234 = one thousand, two hundred thirty-four 45,678 = forty-five thousand, six hundred seventy-eight 4.    Gunakan koma sebagai pemisah ribuan dalam tulisan (1,000) dan titik dalam bahasa Indonesia (1.000).   🧪 Latihan Cepat (Coba sendiri!) Terjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris: 1.    17 buku → _______________ 2.    92 kursi → _______________ 3.    1.500 orang → _______________ 4.    2,5 juta penduduk → _______________ 5.    Umur saya 25 tahun. → _______________ Fungsi Contoh Cardinal Contoh Ordinal (pembanding) Jumlah five apples fifth apple (apel kelima) Umur twenty years old – Peringkat – first winner Tanggal – May 3rd (third) Waktu six o'clock – Semoga pengembangan ini membuat pemahaman tentang Cardinal Numbers lebih kaya dan aplikatif! Kalau mau, saya juga bisa tambahkan bagian latihan soal interaktif atau perbandingan dengan ordinal numbers secara mendalam. 😊

👨‍🏫 2. Occupation with Was and Were

Sekarang kita belajar bagaimana menyebut pekerjaan (occupation) di masa lampau menggunakan was dan were.

🧩 Rumus Dasar:

Subject + was/were + occupation/noun

Gunakan was untuk:

·         I

·         He

·         She

·         It

Gunakan were untuk:

·         You

·         We

·         They

🧰 Contoh Occupation (Pekerjaan):

Occupation	Arti
teacher	guru
doctor	dokter
nurse	perawat
farmer	petani
driver	sopir
soldier	tentara
chef	koki
engineer	insinyur
student	pelajar
carpenter	tukang kayu

🗣️ Contoh kalimat:

·         I was a student ten years ago.

·         My father was a driver when he was young.

·         We were teachers at the same school.

·         They were soldiers in the army.

·         You were a great singer in high school!

💬 Bentuk Negatif:

Subject + was/were + not + occupation

Contoh:

·         I was not (wasn’t) a teacher.

·         She wasn’t a nurse.

·         They were not (weren’t) engineers.

❓Bentuk Pertanyaan:

Was/Were + Subject + occupation?

Contoh:

·         Was your mother a teacher? → Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

·         Were they students last year? → Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.

 

👨‍🏫 Occupation with Was and Were Was dan Were adalah bentuk lampau (past tense) dari am/is/are. Kita gunakan keduanya untuk menyatakan pekerjaan atau profesi seseorang di masa lalu—bisa itu pekerjaan sebelumnya, pekerjaan orang tua dulu, atau profesi yang sudah tidak dijalani lagi sekarang.   🧩 Rumus Dasar (Lebih Detail) Pola Contoh ✅ Positif: Subject + was/were + a/an + occupation She was a teacher. ❌ Negatif: Subject + was/were + not + a/an + occupation They were not engineers. ❓ Tanya: Was/Were + subject + a/an + occupation? Was he a chef? 📌 Catatan: Gunakan a jika pekerjaan diawali bunyi konsonan (a teacher, a farmer), dan an jika diawali bunyi vokal (an engineer, an artist).   📋 Tabel Penggunaan Was vs Were Subject Was/Were Contoh I was I was a student. He was He was a soldier. She was She was a nurse. It was It was a good job. You were You were a driver. We were We were farmers. They were They were carpenters.   🧰 Daftar Occupation (Pekerjaan) yang Diperkaya Occupation Arti Kata Benda + a/an teacher guru a teacher doctor dokter a doctor nurse perawat a nurse farmer petani a farmer driver sopir a driver soldier tentara a soldier chef koki a chef engineer insinyur an engineer student pelajar a student carpenter tukang kayu a carpenter pilot pilot a pilot lawyer pengacara a lawyer architect arsitek an architect journalist wartawan a journalist photographer fotografer a photographer accountant akuntan an accountant entrepreneur wirausaha an entrepreneur barber tukang cukur a barber mechanic montir a mechanic police officer polisi a police officer firefighter pemadam kebakaran a firefighter   🗣️ Contoh Kalimat Positif (dengan konteks waktu) 🔹 Subject: I / He / She / It (pakai was) ·         I was a student ten years ago. (Saya adalah pelajar sepuluh tahun lalu.) ·         He was a chef at a famous restaurant in 2015. (Dia adalah koki di restoran terkenal pada 2015.) ·         She was a nurse before she got married. (Dia adalah perawat sebelum menikah.) ·         My father was a driver when he was young. (Ayah saya adalah sopir saat muda.) ·         My grandfather was a soldier during the war. (Kakek saya adalah tentara selama perang.) ·         It was a great job for a fresh graduate. (Itu adalah pekerjaan bagus untuk lulusan baru.) 🔹 Subject: You / We / They (pakai were) ·         You were a great singer in high school! (Kamu adalah penyanyi hebat di SMA!) ·         We were teachers at the same school in 2018. (Kami adalah guru di sekolah yang sama pada 2018.) ·         They were soldiers in the national army. (Mereka adalah tentara di angkatan darat.) ·         My parents were farmers before moving to the city. (Orang tua saya adalah petani sebelum pindah ke kota.) ·         My sister and I were students at that university. (Saya dan kakak perempuan saya adalah pelajar di universitas itu.)   ❌ Bentuk Negatif (Wasn't / Weren't) Gunakan wasn't (was not) untuk I, He, She, It Gunakan weren't (were not) untuk You, We, They Contoh: ·         I wasn't a teacher. I was a student. (Saya bukan guru. Saya pelajar.) ·         He wasn't a doctor; he was a nurse. (Dia bukan dokter; dia perawat.) ·         She wasn't an engineer. She was an architect. (Dia bukan insinyur. Dia arsitek.) ·         They weren't farmers. They were carpenters. (Mereka bukan petani. Mereka tukang kayu.) ·         We weren't soldiers. We were drivers. (Kami bukan tentara. Kami sopir.) ·         You weren't a barber, were you? (Kamu bukan tukang cukur, kan?)   ❓ Bentuk Pertanyaan (Yes/No Questions) Rumus: Was/Were + Subject + a/an + occupation + (waktu)? Pertanyaan Jawaban Pendek Was your mother a teacher? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't. Were they students last year? Yes, they were. / No, they weren't. Was he a pilot before? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't. Were you a chef in that restaurant? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. Were your grandparents farmers? Yes, they were. / No, they weren't. ❓ Pertanyaan dengan Kata Tanya (WH-Questions) ·         What were you before becoming a manager? — I was a journalist. ·         Where was she working? — She was a nurse at the hospital. ·         Why were they soldiers? — Because they loved their country.   🧠 Perbedaan Penting: Was/Were vs Am/Is/Are Sekarang (Present) Dulu (Past) I am a teacher. I was a teacher. (dulu, sekarang bukan) She is a nurse. She was a nurse. (dulu, sekarang mungkin sudah pensiun) They are farmers. They were farmers. (dulu, sekarang sudah pindah profesi)   💬 Dialog Pendek (Konteks Nyata) Dialog 1 — Percakapan antar teman lama: A: Hi, Rina! I haven't seen you for years. What was your job before? B: I was a journalist at a local newspaper. But now I'm a content writer. A: Oh, really? Were you happy as a journalist? B: Yes, I was. It was exciting! Dialog 2 — Menanyakan orang tua: A: Was your father a soldier? B: No, he wasn't. He was a mechanic. A: And your mother? Was she a teacher? B: Yes, she was. She taught English for 20 years.   ⚠️ Kesalahan Umum (Common Mistakes) ❌ Salah ✅ Benar Penjelasan She were a doctor. She was a doctor. She pakai was, bukan were. They was students. They were students. They pakai were. I were a chef. I was a chef. I pakai was (kecuali dalam conditional). He was teacher. He was a teacher. Pekerjaan tunggal butuh a/an. She was an nurse. She was a nurse. Nurse diawali konsonan, pakai *a*. They are soldiers last year. They were soldiers last year. Masa lalu pakai were, bukan are.   🧪 Latihan Cepat (Coba sendiri!) Lengkapi dengan was, were, wasn't, atau weren't: 1.    My uncle ________ a pilot 10 years ago. 2.    They ________ farmers; they ________ carpenters. (negatif → positif) 3.    ________ you a student in 2010? 4.    She ________ an engineer. She was an architect. 5.    Our parents ________ teachers at the same school. 6.    I ________ a chef, but now I'm a baker.   🧾 Ringkasan Akhir (Visual) Subject Past (was/were) Contoh Kalimat I / He / She / It was She was a nurse. You / We / They were They were soldiers. Negatif wasn't / weren't He wasn't a driver. Tanya Was/Were + S + O? Were you a teacher? 💡 Tips Tambahan ·         Saat bercerita tentang karir masa lalu, gunakan was/were + pekerjaan. ·         Jika pekerjaan dimulai dengan vokal (a, i, u, e, o) seperti engineer, architect, artist, gunakan an. ·         Jangan lupa tambahkan keterangan waktu (last year, in 2015, ten years ago) agar kalimat lebih jelas bahwa itu masa lalu.

⏰ 3. Prepositions of Time (In, On)

Prepositions of Time digunakan untuk menunjukkan kapan sesuatu terjadi.
Tiga preposisi yang paling sering digunakan adalah in, on, dan at.
Tapi di pelajaran ini kita fokus pada in dan on dulu.

🌼 Gunakan in untuk:

1.      Bulan → in January, in May

2.      Tahun → in 2020, in 1999

3.      Musim → in the summer, in the winter

4.      Bagian waktu yang panjang → in the morning, in the evening

🗣️ Contoh:

·         I was born in 2005.

·         She traveled to Bali in June.

·         My family moved to Jakarta in the 1990s.

·         We usually jog in the morning.

 

☀️ Gunakan on untuk:

1.      Hari → on Monday, on Saturday

2.      Tanggal → on March 5th, on August 17th

3.      Hari Spesial → on my birthday, on New Year’s Day

🗣️ Contoh:

·         I met my best friend on Friday.

·         The concert was on July 21st.

·         We visited our grandmother on Christmas Day.

·         My father was born on October 3rd.

💡 Tips singkat:

·         “in” → waktu yang lebih umum / panjang

·         “on” → waktu lebih spesifik

Contoh perbandingan:

I was born in 2000.
My birthday is on June 15th.

 

👨‍👩‍👧 4. Talk About Family (Berbicara tentang Keluarga)

Setelah tahu numbers dan was/were, kita bisa mulai bercerita tentang keluarga dalam bentuk past tense.

🧩 Kosakata Keluarga:

Family Member	Arti
father	ayah
mother	ibu
brother	saudara laki-laki
sister	saudara perempuan
grandfather	kakek
grandmother	nenek
uncle	paman
aunt	bibi
cousin	sepupu
husband	suami
wife	istri
son	anak laki-laki
daughter	anak perempuan

🗣️ Contoh kalimat:

·         My father was a soldier when he was young.

·         My mother was a nurse at the city hospital.

·         My grandparents were farmers in the village.

·         We were a happy family living near the beach.

·         I was the youngest child in my family.

 

✏️ Practice Time! (Latihan Yuk!)

🧮 A. Write the correct Cardinal Number:

1.      I have ______ (3) sisters.

2.      My grandfather is ______ (75) years old.

3.      There are ______ (20) students in my class.

🧑‍🏫 B. Complete with was or were:

1.      I ______ a student last year.

2.      They ______ teachers in my school.

3.      She ______ not a nurse.

4.      ______ you a driver before?

⏰ C. Fill with the correct preposition (in or on):

1.      My birthday is ______ May 5th.

2.      He was born ______ 2004.

3.      We visited Bali ______ June.

4.      I met my friend ______ Saturday.

👨‍👩‍👧 D. Talk about your family (buat kalimatmu sendiri):

Tulis 453 kalimat tentang keluargamu menggunakan was/were.
Contoh:

·         My father was a teacher.

·         My mother was a good cook.

·         We were a small but happy family.

 

🌟 Kesimpulan

Di Lesson 7, kita belajar:

1.      Cardinal Numbers untuk menghitung.

2.      Was/Were untuk menyatakan pekerjaan atau keadaan di masa lampau.

3.      Prepositions of Time (in, on) untuk menjelaskan kapan sesuatu terjadi.

4.      Family Vocabulary untuk menceritakan tentang keluarga kita.

Sekarang kamu sudah bisa membuat kalimat seperti ini:

“My father was a farmer. He worked hard in the field in 1990. We lived in a small village on Java Island. I have two brothers and one sister. We were a happy family!”

Keren, kan? 😄

 

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