Formal Conversation

Greetings Introductions Good-byes

Sample sentence Sample response Sample sentence Sample response Sample sentence Sample response
Hello, Mr. Smith Hello. Dr. White, I’d like It’s a pleasure to It was nice meeting It was nice meeting
Hello, doctor. Hello. to introduce you to meet you. / Pleased you. you too.
Good morning. Good morning. Rachel. to meet you. It was nice to see Same to you.
Good afternoon. Good afternoon. you.
Good evening. Good evening. Have a good day. Thank you. You
too.
How are you? Fine, thank you. Good evening / Good evening/
Goodbye. Goodbye.
How do you do? Very well thank
you.

Informal Conversation

Greetings Introductions Good-byes

Sample sentence Sample response Sample sentence Sample response Sample sentence Sample response
Hey. Hi. Hey. Hi. Ann, this is Jim. Hi Jim. Nice to Nice meeting you.
How are you? I’m good. All right. He’s in my class. meet you. Take it easy. You too.
How are things? Pretty good. Hi. My name’s I’m Dave. Nice to Take care.
How’s it going? OK. Not bad. John. meet you. I’m off. OK, bye.
How you doing? I’m doing good. I have to go.
What’s up? So long.
Nothing much. Not See you. See you
What’s new? See you.
a whole lot. later. Bye.
What’s happening? See you later.
Nothing. Nothing
What are you up to? Bye.
special. Not much.
What’s going on?