GREETINGS IN ENGLISH | Formal & informal | Learn with examples & quiz!
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0:00 A greeting is an act of communication in which we make our presence known or to welcome others. A greeting is usually the start of a
0:11 conversation. This can be when you meet a new person or someone you already know or when you greet your audience.
0:23 There are formal and informal ways to greet someone. Formal greetings are used in professional or important situations.
0:36 For example, when you're at work talking to your colleagues or your manager or if you're giving a presentation. Informal greetings are used in
0:48 unprofessional or casual situations. For example, when you're talking to your family or friends that you know very well.
1:00 Hello. This is the most common way of greeting someone and can pretty much be used in all situations.
1:09 Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. We use these expressions depending on
1:17 the time of day. How are you? The person will usually reply with, "I'm
1:31 good, thank you." or "I'm good, thanks. How are you?" We combine this with another greeting. For example, "Hello, how are you?" or
1:42 "Hi, how are you?" It's nice to meet you. We use this in situations where we're
1:53 meeting a person for the first time. This can be used in formal settings. For example, at work. We usually combine this with hello or
2:05 hi. For example, hello, it's nice to meet you. Or hi, it's nice to meet you.
2:15 Another example is it's lovely to meet you. Or it's a pleasure to meet you.
2:29 The informal and casual ways of saying hello are hey. Or we can say hey there.
2:38 Hey is used in cases where we know the person very well as it can sound rude if you say hey to someone that you don't know.
2:48 Hi. Hi is another very common casual greeting.
2:55 Morning. This is a casual way of saying good morning. We can also say the same for afternoon
3:02 and evening. How are things? Or
3:09 how's it going? We ask this when we want to know how the person is and what's happening in their life.
3:20 What's up? What's new? This just means what's happening. Again, we can ask this when we want to
3:29 know how the person is and what's happening in their life. Usually the reply can be nothing much, how about you? Or the reply can consist
3:40 of the person telling you what is happening. Long time no see. This is a casual way to greet someone
3:51 that you know very well but haven't seen in a while. It's good to see you.
4:02 How have you been? Lastly, a very casual way to greet someone is to say, "Yo."
4:20 Now, let's go through an example conversation. Hey, Lena.
4:31 Hi, Amy. It's good to see you. It's good to see you, too.
4:44 How have you been? I've been great, thanks. How about you?
4:58 Same. Although, I've been very busy with school work. Ah, yes. I can imagine. Where are you going now?
5:15 I'm on my way to the cafe. Would you like to join me? Sure. That would be nice.
5:32 By the way, this is my cousin, Samira. Hello, Samira. It's nice to meet you.
5:49 It's nice to meet you, too. How are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you?
6:07 I'm great, thanks. Mhm.