Basic English greetings formal greetings Basic greetings in English

Basic English greetings formal greetings Basic greetings in English

Hello, David Hi, David Good morning Good afternoon Good evening. Good to see you again Nice to see you again. I’m glad to see you. I’m happy to see you. I’m pleased to see you.

Greeting someone and answering them back

Greeting someone	How to answer them
How are you? How have you been? How are things? How is your girlfriend?	Fine, thanks. And you? Very well. And you? Not too bad, thanks. She’s fine.

Formal greetings and responses

Introductions and introducing yourself

• Can I introduce myself? My name’s Sarah.
• May I introduce myself? My name’s Simon.
• Let me introduce myself. My name’s Paul
• I’d like to introduce myself. I’m David
• I don’t think we’ve met. I’m Jason

Introducing someone else

• May I introduce myself? I introduce a good friend of mine? This is Simon. Have you met Simon?
• Can I introduce myself? I introduce a good friend of mine? This is Rod. Have you met Rod?
• I’d like you to meet John.
• I want you to meet Ronaldo.

Making contact with someone you don't know

• Excuse me, are you Mrs Smith? (how to answer) Yes, that’s right.
• Hello, you must be Mrs Jones.
• You are Mr Bean, aren’t you?
• Have we met before?

How do you do? Nice to meet you. Please, call me ... .

How do you do?  Nice to meet you, too.  Then you must call me ...

Different ways of saying goodbye in English

Basic goodbyes

• Goodbye
• Bye
• I’ll say goodbye
• See you later
• See you soon.
• I must go now.

A list of the different ways to say goodbye

• I must be going.
• I must be off.
• I’m afraid I’ve got to go.
• It’s getting rather late. I’ll miss my bus.
• It’s getting very late. I’ll miss my lift home
• They’re calling my flight.
• I’ve got some things to prepare for … .
• I’ve got a lot to do this afternoon.
• I want to get away before the traffic gets too bad.
• I’ve enjoyed talking to you.
• It’s been most interesting talking to you.
• It’s been a very useful meeting/ nice afternoon.
• It’s been a very useful nice morning / afternoon / evening.
• Thanks for everything.
• Thank you for (all) your help.
• Thank you for coming.
• I look forward to our next meeting. I look forward to seeing you again.

Saying goodbye	How to answer
Have a good flight Have a safe trip flight. Have a good weekend. Enjoy the rest of your stay. It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you again. See you on the 14th.	Thank you Thank you. Same to you. Same to you. I really enjoyed meeting you, too.  I hope so, too. See you.