Formal:
- Good morning →00.00 until 12.00am
- Good afternoon → 12.00am until 06.00pm
- Good noon → 12.00am o’clock
- Good evening → 06.00pm until before time to go to bed
- Good night → when it is time to go to bed
- Good day → no time related
- How are you? → I am pretty good thanks.
- How is everything? → I am just fine, thank you.
- How are things? → Everything is all right, thank you.
- How is your life? → I am very well.
The first time you meet someone
- How do you do? (first meeting) à How do you do?
- It’s nice meeting/ to meet you. → It’s nice meeting/ to meet you too.
- It’s a pleasure meeting/ to meet you. → It’s a pleasure meeting/ to meet you too.
The second time you meet someone
- It’s nice seeing / to see you again. à It’s nice seeing/ to see you too.
- It’s a pleasure meeting/ to meet you again. à It’s a pleasure meeting/ to meet you too.
Informal:
- Hello! à Hello!
- Hi! à Hi!
- What’s up? à Nothing much. You?
- What’s going on? à Not much. You?
- How are you doing? à I’m doing good. / Pretty good. / Fine thanks. You?
- How’s life? à Not too bad.
Common ways of saying Goodbye
Formal:
- Have a nice day/ week/ weekend.
- I look forward to our next meeting.
- Until we meet again/ next week.
- Take care.
- It was nice seeing/ to see you again.
- Good night.
Informal:
- Bye!
- Bye bye!
- See you later/ See you soon/ Talk to you later.
- I’ve got to get going/ I must be going.
- Take it easy.
- I’m off.
