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Greeting in English

Formal greetings
Imagine that you’re on a business trip, and you’re meeting
some important clients for the first time.

Greetings
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
Neutral greetings
‘Neutral’ means neither formal nor informal.

Greetings
Hello
What’s your name?
Informal greetings
Informal greetings and introductions are useful if you know
someone well, or you’re meeting someone in a casual situation.
For example, if you’re hanging out with some friends, and your
friends introduce you to one of their friends, you would probably
use more informal language.

Greetings
Hi/Hey
Your name?
How you doing?
Asking for information: question
words
Asking for personal information
What's your name? What's your address?
Where are you from? What's your telephone number?
What's your surname? How old are you?
What's your first name? When / Where were you born?
Where do you live? What do you do?
What's your job?

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