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Common Greetings in English: Day: 68

Common Greetings in English

One of the most crucial elements of learning a new language is developing an understanding of different greetings and the way in which they are used. After all, there are so many different opening and closing greetings to choose from, and one that is completely appropriate in one setting may be inappropriate or even offensive in another.

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϝ⧇āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĨ¤ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻĒāϰāĻŋ, āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āϧāύ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāύ⧀ āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝ⧇āϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

This is because some greetings are considered to be formal, or professional, while others are much more informal, or casual. Moreover, some greetings are intended for both oral and written usage, while others are only suitable for one or the other. Therefore, understanding how and when greetings are used is essential.

āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻž āύ⧈āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤ āϤāĻĻ⧁āĻĒāϰāĻŋ, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŽā§ŒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϟāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤ āĻ…āϤāĻāĻŦ, āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ–āύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĨ¤

To help you out, we have separated popular opening and closing greetings within the English language into two tables below, complete with explanations of how they are used and whether they are formal, informal or neutral.

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ“āĻĒ⧇āύāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻš āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤

Formal Greetings

When you meet someone in a formal setting, it is important to use a formal greeting. Here are some examples:

  • Good morning/afternoon/evening, sir/madam.
  • Hello, how do you do?
  • Nice to meet you.

āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ/āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϞ/āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ/āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
  • āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇?
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋.

Informal Greetings

In informal settings, you can use more casual greetings. Here are some examples:

  • Hi, how’s it going?
  • Hey, what’s up?
  • What’s happening?

āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§Ž āĻ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āύ⧈āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

  • āĻšāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇?
  • āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšā§‡, āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ?
  • āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇?

It is important to note that informal greetings should only be used with people you are familiar with. Using informal greetings with someone you just met can be seen as disrespectful.

āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϝ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āϞ⧋āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāχāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

Remember to always be polite and respectful when greeting someone, regardless of the situation. Using the appropriate greeting can help you make a good first impression and show respect for the person you are speaking to.

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻļā§€āϞ āĻšāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

Basic Greetings

  • Hello
  • Hi
  • Good morning
  • Good afternoon
  • Good evening.
  • Good to see you again
  • Nice to see you again.
  • I’m glad to see you.
  • I’m happy to see you.
  • I’m  pleased to see you

āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

  • āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋
  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡
  • āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāϤ
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āύ
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž.
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋āĨ¤
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϖ⧁āϏāĻŋ āĻšāϞāĻžāĻŽ.
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ.
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋ

Formal (to older people) Greeting Expressions

  • Good morning,
  • Good afternoon,
  • Good evening.
  • How nice to meet you!
  • Good to see you
  • Pleased to meet you

āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• (āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇) āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  • āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāϤ,
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āύ,
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž.
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋!
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋

The responses

  • Good morning                  
  • Good afternoon                
  • Good evening                    
  • How nice to meet you, too!
  • Good to see you, too
  • Pleased to meet you, too.

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

  • āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāϤ
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āύ
  • āĻļ⧁āĻ­ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ“ āĻ•āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋!
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ“ āϖ⧁āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤

Informal greetings

  • Hi,
  • Hello

The responses

  • Hi,
  • Hello
  • Nice to meet you

āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧁āϭ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡,
  • āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡,
  • āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋

English Expressions for Different Situations

Expressions for Agreement

When we agree with someone, we can use a variety of expressions to show our support. Here are some common English expressions for agreement:

āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇:

  • Absolutely!
  • I couldn’t agree more.
  • That’s a great point.
  • You’re right.
  • I see what you mean.
  • That makes sense.
  • āĻāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āχ!
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāϰ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻžāĨ¤
  • āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĨ¤
  • āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāϞāϛ⧋.
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻāĻ›āĻŋ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻ“. āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϧāĻ—āĻŽā§āϝ.

Expressions for Disagreement

Sometimes we may disagree with someone, but it’s important to do so politely. Here are some English expressions for disagreement:

  • I’m not sure I agree with you.
  • I see your point, butâ€Ļ
  • I’m afraid I can’t agree with that.
  • That’s an interesting perspective, butâ€Ļ
  • I’m not convinced.

Expressions for Surprise

When we’re surprised, we might use expressions to show our shock or amazement. Here are some English expressions for surprise:

  • Oh my goodness!
  • No way!
  • Are you serious?
  • I can’t believe it!
  • Wow!
  • That’s incredible.

āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧀āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇:

  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāχ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤāĨ¤
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ …
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
  • āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŖ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁â€Ļ
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āύāχ.

Expressions for Apology

If we make a mistake or offend someone, it’s important to apologize. Here are some English expressions for apology:

  • I’m sorry.
  • I apologize.
  • My apologies.
  • I didn’t mean toâ€Ļ
  • Please forgive me.
  • I feel terrible about this.

āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇:

  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤ.
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ.
  • āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāχāύāĻŋâ€Ļ
  • āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ.
  • āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ­āϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻ• āĻŦā§‹āϧ.

Remember, using the appropriate expression for the situation can help you communicate effectively and build positive relationships with others.

āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

Polite English Phrases

As English learners, it’s important to know some polite phrases to use in different situations. Here are some common ones:

āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϜāĻžāύāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āφāϛ⧇:

Please and Thank You

Using “please” and “thank you” is a great way to show politeness and gratitude.

āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ” āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

Phrase Meaning
Please Used to make a request or ask for something
Thank you Used to express gratitude or appreciation

For example, you can say “Please pass me the salt” or “Thank you for your help.”

Excuse Me and Pardon

“Excuse me” and “pardon” are used to politely get someone’s attention or to apologize.

āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

“āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻ•āϰ⧋” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž” āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧀āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

Phrase Meaning
Excuse me Used to politely interrupt or get someone’s attention
Pardon Used to apologize or ask someone to repeat what they said

For example, you can say “Excuse me, do you have a moment?” or “Pardon me, I didn’t catch what you said.”

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ⧂āĻĒ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ “āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ, āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāϛ⧇?” āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž “āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤”

Remember to use these phrases appropriately and with a friendly tone to show respect and politeness in your interactions with others.

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻĨāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤

Opening Greetings

Greeting Usage (Oral / Written) Language Register
 Dear Sir / Madam Written only Very formal
Dear Mr. X / Mrs. X / Miss X / Ms. X Written only Very formal
Pleased to meet you / It’s a pleasure to meet you Oral Formal
How do you do? Oral Formal
Good morning / day / evening Written and Oral Formal – Neutral
Hello (+ Mr. X / Mrs. X / Miss X / Ms. X) Written and Oral Formal
Hello Written and Oral Neutral
Hello (+ First name) Written and Oral Neutral – Informal
How are you? Written and Oral Neutral
Hi! Written and Oral Neutral – Informal
Hey / Hey man! / Hey guys! Written and Oral Informal
How’s everything going? / How are things? / How’s life? Oral Informal
Long time, no see! Oral Informal
What’s up? Mostly oral Informal
Hiya! Written and Oral Informal
Yo! Mostly oral  Very informal
Howdy! Oral Very informal
‘Sup? Oral Very informal

Closing Greetings

Greeting Usage (Oral / Written) Language Register
Yours Sincerely / Yours Faithfully Written only Very formal
Kind Regards Written only Formal
Farewell Written and oral Formal
All the best Written and oral Neutral – Formal
Goodbye! Oral Neutral – Formal
See you later / tomorrow / in the morning Mostly oral Neutral
Take care Written and Oral Neutral
From (+ name) Written only Neutral
Bye! Oral Neutral – Informal
See ya! Oral Informal
Love / Love from Written only Informal (used with close friends and family)
Lots of love / Much love Mostly written Informal
See you around Oral Informal
Catch you later Oral Informal