Monday, August 26, 2013

Greetings

Everyday Greetings

 morning
"Good morning."
 afternoon
 "Good afternoon."
 evening
 "Good evening."
Goodbye
 "Goodbye."
night
+
Goodbye
 "Good night."
night
+
bed
"Good night."

Special Greetings

Santa Claus "Happy Christmas." or  "Merry Christmas."
00.01 - 1st January "Happy New Year!"
Easter "Happy Easter."
drivetest or Testetc.... "Good Luck!"
PassTest orGraduation etc... "Congratulations!" or  "Well done!"
Get well "Get well soon."

Shaking Hands

Introductions
When meeting someone formally for the first time, we shake their hand and say "How do you do?" or "Pleased to meet you."
"How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello".
High 5
When young people meet informally they sometimes say "Give me five!" and slap their hands together (high five).
 Generally we do not shake hands with people we know well.

Naturally speaking

You say hello, and I say goodbye!
Follow the dialogue.
Mr Bean meets Mr Brego, one of his students, and his wife in the street.
Mr Bean:
Good morning, Mrs Brego.
Mr Brego:
Good morning, Mr Bean. How are you?
Mr Bean:
I'm fine thanks, and you?
Mr Brego:
Not too bad. Mr Bean, this is my wife Ria, Ria this is Mr Bean my English teacher.
Mrs Brego:
Pleased to meet you.
Mr Bean:
Pleased to meet you too. Are you from Germany, Mr Brego?
Mr Brego:
Yes, East Germany, from Dresden. And you, are you from London?
Mr Bean:
No, I'm from Derby, but I live in London now.
Mr Brego:Well, goodbye Mr Bean, it was nice to see you.
Mr Bean:Yes, goodbye.

 

Formal to Informal Greetings and Introductions

First meetings
Formal
Introducing yourself
Introducing others
Responding to an introduction
On Leaving
Top of page
 
  • How do you do? My name is Mrs Hand.
  • Mrs Hand, may I introduce my boss, Mr Smith.
  • Pleased to meet youMrs Hand.
  • Goodbye. It's a pleasure to have met you.
 
 
  • Hello, Lynne Hand. I'm the owner of this web site.
  • Lynne, I'd like you to meet John Smith, our salesman. John, this is Lynne Hand.
  • Pleased to meet you Lynne.
  • Goodbye. Nice to have met you.
 
 
  • Lynne Hand.
  • Lynne, meet John, my husband. John, this is my teacher Lynne.
  • Hi, Lynne. How are you?
  • Bye. It was nice to meet you.
 
Informal

Subsequent meetings
Formal
Possible Greetings
Possible responses
Top of page
 
  • Hello, Mrs Hand.  It's nice tosee you again.
  • What a pleasant surprise! How are you? It's been a while.
 
 
  • Good morning Mrs Hand.  How are you today?
  • I'm very well thank you.  And you?
 
 
  • Good afternoon, Mrs Hand.  It's good to see you.
  • Thank you.  It's nice to see you too.  How are you?
 
 
  • Hello Lynne.  How are you doing?
  • Fine thanks.  What's new with you?

 

 

  • Hi, Lynne! How's it going?
  • Not too bad, busy as ever.
 
  • Hi, Lynne. How are things?
  • Oh fine. You know how it is.
 
Informal

!Note - on first meeting say, "It's nice to meet you", and when departing "It wasnice to meet you".

For future meetings say, "It's nice to see you again", and when departing, "It was nice to see you again."

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