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When we are sitting beside a stranger, sometimes we want to

start a conversation. When you want to start a conversation with
someone whom you don’t know, use the following expressions!

- We haven’t met before, have we?
- The teacher is nice, isn’t it?
- This is a nice area, isn’t it?
If the stranger gives a feedback, we continue the conversation with self-
introduction.

2. Kinship

Kinship is blood relationship. Kinship is blood relationship. Kinship tells us
how we are related to our family or each other through our biology and
history. Kinship can be a complex system of social groups. It is a universal
system as everyone has a family.

In self-introduction, we can also tell about our family. The following are
some expressions used to ask for and give information about kinship.

Asking for information about kinship Giving information about Kinship
- How many persons are there in - There are five persons
your family? in my family.
- How many brother or sister do - I have two brothers and one

you have? sister.
- Do you live with your parents? - Yes, I live with my parents.
- What’s your father name? - My father is Handoko
- What is your mother’s - She is a tailor.
profession? - No, I’m the youngest
- Are you the eldest? - Yes, I’m.
- Are you married? - No, I’m single.

When we want to introduce someone to others, we can use the following
expressions.

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