0Greetings & Farewells
A greeting is a word or gesture of welcome or salutation. Greetings can be used to start a conversation and acknowledge an individual or group of individuals. Read the dialogue below to better understand how to use a greeting in conversation. After completing this chapter, practice this dialogue using your own information and name.
JOHN: Hello. My name is John. (Greeting)
JANICE: Pleased to meet you. My name is Janice.
Example Two:
JOHN: Good afternoon! How are you doing on this fine day? (Greeting)
JANICE: I’m doing fine. How about you?
Example Three: J
Hi. What’s new? (Greeting)
JANICE: Nothing much. How about you? What do you say when you meet someone
1. Hello! How do you do?
2. Hello! How are you?
3. It is nice to meet you.
4. Hello! How is everything?
5. Hello! What's new?
6. I am pleased to meet you.
Answers:
1. Hello! How do you do?
2. Fine, thanks and you?
3. The pleasure is mine.
4. Everything is fine. How about you?
5. Nothing much. How about you?
6. Me too. What to say when you leave
1. Goodbye. It was good to see you.
2. I am happy to have met you.
3. I hope to see you soon.
4. I have to go now, it's getting late.
5. I'm in a hurry, I have an appointment.
6. I hope we can get together again.
Answers:
1. Goodbye. It was wonderful meeting you.
2. Thank you. It was nice meeting you.
3. Yes, I shall be looking forward to it.
4. Certainly, come back soon.
5. In that case, see you later. Bye.
6. Well, it will be fun to get together again, take care of yourself.
Food Table Bed tea→→→Very early in bed Breakfast→→Breakfast time (Morning Meal) Lunch→→→Lunch time (Afternoon Meal)
Tea →→→→Tea time (Evening Refreshment)
Dinner→→→Dinner time (Night Meal)
Greetings for Special Occasions Christmas
1. A Merry Christmas to you.
2. Wish you a very happy Christmas.
3. Best wishes on Christmas.
4. Happy Christmas.
New Year
1. A Happy New Year to you.
2. Wish you a Happy New Year.
3. Heartiest New Year Greetings.
4. Happy New Year.
Replies
1. Thank You and a very happy Christmas to you.
2. Thank you and a very happy New Year to you.
3. Thanks! And same to you.
Marriage
1. Best wishes for a long and happy married life.
2. Wish you both a prosperous and happy wedded life.
3. Convey my blessings to the newly married couple. 4. May Heaven’s choicest blessing be showered on the young couple.
5. Congratulations!
Journey
1. Wish you a safe and pleasant journey.
2. Best wishes for your happy journey.
3. Happy journey.
4. Bon voyage.
Success
1. Best wishes for your success in the examination. 2. Best wishes for your success in the interview.
3. Best wishes for your success in the election.
4. Wishing the function every success.
General
A) Best of luck for -Examination -Interview -Match -Journey -Work
B)you all the best for -Studies -Business -Job -Career -Tour C
A soon recovery.
D) Hope you get well soon.
E)remembrance and good wishes for Independence Day.
F)Sincere greetings for Republic Day.
1. Thank you.
2. Many thanks for your good wishes. I reciprocate most heartily.
3. Thank you for your loving greetings.
4. Thanks very much for your kind message and greetings.
5. Thanking you sincerely from the bottom of my heart.
Farewell A farewell is used to express an acknowledgement of parting or leaving. Read the dialogues below to better understand how to use a farewell in conversation.
Ex - CHRISTOPHER: Goodbye. It was good to see you. (Farewell)
JAMIE: Goodbye. It was wonderful seeing you.
Ex: CHRISTOPHER: I have to go now. It’s getting late. (Farewell)Certainly. Come back soon. Example Three: CHRISTOPHER: Well, I have to go now. I hope that we can be together again. (Farewell)
Yes. I shall be looking forward to it. Other ways of saying 'Goodbye'
1. Bye-Bye!
2. Farewell.
3. Meet you again.
4. See you again.
5. A very good day to you.
6. I hope to see you soon.
7. I am happy to have met you. ‘Good Night’ is only used at the time of saying “Bye”
