Greetings

GREETINGS /ˈgriːtɪŋz/

There are three important point when we are trying to learn a new language.

1. How to know people.
2. How to introduce yourself.
3.  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!/

B:            it´s a pleasure to meet you too!

/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! /haɪ!/ the most common informal greeting, use it with your friends, o people you are close.

·         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/