Everyday Greetings

"Good morning."

"Good afternoon."

"Good evening."

"Goodbye."

+ "Good night."

+ "Good night."

Formal to Informal Greetings and Introductions

First meetings

Formal
Introducing Introducing others Responding to an On Leaving
yourself introduction

How do you do? How do you do Mrs

Mrs Hand, may I Goodbye.
My name is Mrs Hand?
introduce, Mr Smith? It's a
Hand.
pleasure to
Or Allow me to introduce have met
My name is Mrs Mr Smith. you.
Hand.
How do you do? Let me introduce, Mr
Smith.
I’d like to introduce to
you to Mr Smith.
It’s a great pleasure to
introduce Mr Smith.

Hello, I’m Sarah Sarah, I'd like you to Pleased to meet you Goodbye.
Hand. meet John Smith, our Sarah. Nice to have
I'm the new English History teacher. met you.
teacher.
John, this is Sarah Hand.

Hi. I’m Sarah. Sarah, meet John, our Hi, Sarah. Nice to Bye. It was
History teacher. John, meet you. nice to meet
this is the new English you.
teacher Sarah.
Bye. Nice
John-Sarah, Sarah-John. meeting
Informal you.

Subsequent meetings

Formal Possible Greetings Possible responses

  Hello, Mrs Hand. It's nice to see  Nice to see you too. How are you?
you again.

 Good morning Mrs Hand. How  I'm very well thank you. And you?
are you today?

 Good afternoon, Mrs Hand. It's  Thank you. It's good to see you too.
good to see you. How are you?

 Hello Sarah. How are you  Fine thanks. /Very well, thanks
doing?

 Hi, Sarah! How's it going?  Not too bad. /I’m OK. /Mm, not very
good.
 Hi, Sarah. How are things?  Oh fine.
 See you (later/tomorrow/soon/next
week, etc.)
Informal
Note - on first meetings say, "It's nice to meet you". For future meetings say, "It's nice to see you
again".