GREETINGS (FORMAL

AND INFORMAL)
As in all languages, greetings and farewells are basic expressions of
communication in English. There are formal and informal greetings
(greetings) and goodbyes (farewells). In this selection you will see the
most common forms of greeting in the United States.
INFORMAL GREETINGS
FORMAL GREETINGS
GREETINGS: QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
MEETING SOMEONE
EXAMPLES:
FORMAL CONVERSATION
• _Good Morning!
• –Good Morning, How are you?
• –I’m fine, thank you, and you?
• –I’m fine too, thank you.
• –Ok, goodbye
• –Goodbye!
INFORMAL CONVERSATION
• _Hello!
• –Hi! How are you doing?
• –oh! I’m doing well, what about you? You look great!
• –haha! Thank you, well, I’m quite good.
• […]
• –It was a pleasure to talk with you again.
• –Yeah! Ok see you soon!
• –bye, see ya!
FORMAL CONVERSATION: MEETING SOMEONE
• *nice to meet you = mucho gusto
• *Come on in please! = siga por favor.

• –Good evening! Nice to meet you, I am Lyle Falk.

• –Good evening Mr. Falk, nice to meet you too. I was
waiting for you, come on in please!
INFORMAL CONVERSATION: MEETING
SOMEONE
• *nice to meet you = mucho gusto
• *Come on in please! = siga por favor.

• –Hey! Mike What’s up?

• –What’s up bro? This is my girlfriend Sophie!
• –Hello, nice to meet you Sophie!
• –Nice to meet you too Mike.