English speaking: Greetings

Greetings

casual greetings:

• Hi / Hello, How are you?,

Ans: I am fine thankyou. How are you?

• How are you doing?,

Ans: I am doing well. What about you.

• Hi/ Hello , Its nice to meet you.

Ans: Same here.

• How was your day?

ans: It was good/ great.or Its going well.

• What's up? ,What's going on?, What's new?

 Ans: Nothing , or Not much; or if it feels alright to make small talk, you could also briefly describe anything new or interesting that’s going on in your life, before asking “what about you?” to continue the conversation.

• How is everything? , How is life?

Ans:Good , not bad. What about you?

• Long time no see./ Its been a long time.

Ans:Usually, these phrases are followed with a question like “how are you”, “how have you been?” or “what’s new?”

• Good to see you./ Nice to see you.

Ans:These casual greetings are used with friends, co-workers or family members that you haven’t seen in a while. It’s common for close friends to hug when they greet each other, particularly if they haven’t seen each other in some time; so you might use this greeting along with a hug or handshake depending on your relationship with the person.

Business / Formal Greetings 

• Good morning, Good afternoon or Good evening

These are formal ways of saying “hello”, which change depending on the time of day.

• It's nice to meet you/ Pleased to meet you 

These greetings are formal and polite. If you say this to someone when you meet him or her for the first time, it will make you seem courteous.

• How have you been?

Ans:i have been fine.

• How do you do?

Ans: I am doing well. Thankyou 

Slang English greetings 

• Yo!

This extremely informal greeting is common in America. It comes from 1990’s hip-hop slang and these days it’s often used jokingly. This greeting should only be used with very close friends, and never in a business setting.

• Are you OK?, You alright?or Alright mate?

This casual way of asking both “hello” and “how are you” is common in Britain. You can respond “yeah, fine”, or simply “alright”.

• Howdy!

This is a very informal abbreviation of “how do you do?” that is common in certain parts of Canada and the U.S. 

• Whazzup

These greetings are abbreviations of “what’s up?” which are common among teenagers. Like with “what’s up?” you can answer “nothing” or “not much”.

• G'day mate!

This casual greeting is an Australian abbreviation of “good day”.