Introductions & Greetings

A. Greetings

During this lesson you will learn the basics in greeting someone on English. 

A list of basic greetings

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	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.

 

Different ways to say "Goodbye" in English

English speakers like a lot of variety in their everyday language. We have lots of different expressions for saying simple things.  These are some of the different ways to farewell someone in English:

Formal

• Goodbye.
  "Goodbye" itself is actually one of the most formal ways to say goodbye to someone and it may mean goodbye FOREVER.  

• Have a good day.
  Say "Have a good day" (or "Have a nice day," "Have a good evening," or "Have a good night") to someone that you're not very close with, like a coworker that you don't know well, an employee, a customer, or a friend of a friend.
   
• Take care.
  This phrase is still a little bit formal, but not quite as formal as "Have a good day." Use this when you're not going to see someone again for at least a week.
   

Casual goodbyes

Most of the time, we use one of these casual phrases when saying goodbye to someone in English.

• 'Bye!
  "'Bye" is the most common way to say goodbye in English. You can say "'Bye" to anyone you know, from friends to coworkers to clients. It's common to say "'Bye" at the very end of a conversation, even after you've said some of the other phrases in this list. 

• Bye bye!
  Little children say "Bye bye" but a lot of adults use it as well.
   
• Later!
  "Later!" is a cool, casual way to say goodbye. Adults that know each other well often use "Later!" when speaking with each other. 
• See you later. / Talk to you later.
  "See you later is not quite as casual as "Later!". You can use it with almost anyone. You say "See you later" when you're saying goodbye to someone in person. When you're talking to someone on the phone, you can say "Talk to you later" instead.
   
• Have a good one.
  "Have a good one" means "Have a good day" or "Have a good week." You sound relaxed and friendly when you use it. However, there are people who get annoyed by it because they think that "Have a good day" is better.
   
• So long.
  "So long" isn't very common for actually saying "goodbye" to someone, but you may find it sometimes in news headlines and other places.

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B. Introductions

Hi. My name's Cathy. I'm from Liverpool but I live in London now .I'm 37. I have two children, a boy and a girl. I'm a dentist. I like hiking, restaurants and going to the cinema.

Good morning. I'm Rob. I'm a photographer and I also do freelance journalism. I'm 40 yrs old. I live in Paris, but I travel alot.I've got a girlfriend, but no children. I like all kinds of music and asian food

Hi, my name is Zoot. It's nice to meet you. I'm American and I live in England. I'm 34.I'm a real estate agent. I have a son, he's 7 and  his name's Ethan.I like talking and meeting people. I like coffee but I don't like tea.

Hello, I'm Sharon. I"m Australian, but I live in Toulouse now, in the south of France. I'm a mother of 3 children. I'm a translator. I love french food and french literature. I don't like discussions about politics.