There are three important point when
we are trying to learn a new language.
- How to know people.
- How to introduce yourself.
- How to start a simple conversation.
These are
phases or friendly message that we say to someone It could be a friend,
relatives, girlfriend, new classmate even a new neighbor, commonly we use for
how someone is o for a start a conversation.
COMMON FORMAL GREETINGS
· Hello! / hɛˈləʊ!/ the most common
greeting.
· Hello there. /həˈloʊ
ðɛr/.(to
greet a group of people for example your friends)
· Polite form to say “Hello” “Good
Morning/Afternoon/evening.”
o Good morning, /gʊd
ˈmɔrnɪŋ/, we can use it, since we wake up until 12:00 Pm; it means we can use
around the morning, (the first word we say in the day, before the afternoon)
o Good afternoon: /gʊd
ˌæftərˈnun/ we use it, to greet after the lunch time, since 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm.
o Good evening: /gʊd
ˈivnɪŋ:/ to
greet someone around the night (after 6:00pm)
· What are you doing? / wʌt ɑr ju ˈduɪŋ? /
· How’s it going? /haʊz
ɪt ˈgoʊɪŋ?/
· How are you? /haʊ
ɑr ju?/ polite
question after meet someone.
· How are you today? /haʊ ɑr ju təˈdeɪ?/
INTRODUCING PEOPLE
· Hello I am ___ /həˈloʊ
aɪ æm ___/ Common and easy way to introduce
yourself.
· What´s your name? /wʌt´ɛs jʊər neɪm?/ to greet someone that you
meet for first time
· I’m glad to meet you! /əm glæd tu mit ju!/ after the greeting, use it when
you meet someone for first time
· It’s a pleasure to meet you! /ɪts ə ˈplɛʒər tu mit ju!/
Example:
A: Hello,
How are you?
/həˈloʊ, haʊ ɑr ju? /
B: Hello,
fine and you? / I’m fine (The common response)
/həˈloʊ, faɪn ænd ju?
/ əm faɪn/
Example:
A: Good
morning my name is ___, what´s your name?
/gʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ maɪ
neɪm ɪz ___, wʌt´ɛs jʊər neɪm? /
B: Good
morning, my name is ___.
/gʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ, maɪ neɪm
ɪz ___/
A: it´s
a pleasure to meet you!
/ɪt´ɛs ə ˈplɛʒər tu mit ju!/
/ɪt´ɛs ə ˈplɛʒər tu mit ju tu!/
Example:
A: Hello
there!
/həˈloʊ ðɛr!/
B: Hello
___, do you know “C”, he´s my brother
/həˈloʊ ____, du ju
noʊ “si”, hi´ɛs maɪ ˈbrʌðər/
A: hello
“___”, I’m glad to meet you!
/həˈloʊ “___”, aɪm glæd tu mit ju!/
C: I’m
glad to meet you, too
/aɪm glæd tu mit ju, tu/
CASUAL MESSAGE
· Hi there! /haɪ!/ (To greet a group of people)
· Hey! /heɪ/ very informal
greeting you can use with your friends.
· What's wrong with you? /wʌts rɔŋ wɪθ ju?/
· What's the matter with you? /wʌts ðə ˈmætər wɪð ju?/
· What´s up? /wʌts ʌp?/ informal question to say
“how are you”
· What´s news? / wʌts nuz?/
· What´s going on? /wʌts ˈgoʊɪn ɔn?/
· What’s happening? /wʌts ˈhæpənɪŋ?/
· Morning/Afternoon/Evening. /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ /ˌæftərˈnun/ /ˈivnɪŋ/. :Informal
way to say good morning, afternoon
and evening
GREETING FOR SOMEONE THAT YOU HAVEN´T SEE FOR A
LONG TIME
· Long time no see! / lɔŋ taɪm noʊ si! /
· How have you been? / haʊ hæv ju bɪn?/
· How´s life? / haʊ´ɛs laɪf?/
· It´s been a while / ɪt´ɛs bɪn ə waɪl/