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.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§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.
āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻāĻŦ, āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
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.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻš āĻ¸āĻŽā§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.
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛/āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛/āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°/āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
- āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§?
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§.
Informal Greetings
In informal settings, you can use more casual greetings. Here are some examples:
- Hi, howâs it going?
- Hey, whatâs up?
- Whatâs happening?
āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
- āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§?
- āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§, āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ°?
- āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§?
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.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§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.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Basic Greetings
- Hello
- Hi
- Good morning
- Good afternoon
- Good evening.
- Good to see you again
- Nice to see you again.
- Iâm glad to see you.
- Iâm happy to see you.
- Iâm  pleased to see you
āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
- āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§
- āĻāĻšā§
- āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž.
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ.
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ.
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§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
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ (āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§) āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
- āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤,
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨,
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž.
- āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§!
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§
The responses
- Good morning         Â
- Good afternoon        Â
- Good evening          Â
- How nice to meet you, too!
- Good to see you, too
- Pleased to meet you, too.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
- āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
- āĻļā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž
- āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§!
- āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛
- āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤
Informal greetings
The responses
- Hi,
- Hello
- Nice to meet you
āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
- āĻāĻšā§,
- āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
- āĻāĻšā§,
- āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§
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:
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤, āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§:
- Absolutely!
- I couldnât agree more.
- Thatâs a great point.
- Youâre right.
- I see what you mean.
- That makes sense.
- āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ!
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĨ¤
- āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§.
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ. āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯.
Expressions for Disagreement
Sometimes we may disagree with someone, but itâs important to do so politely. Here are some English expressions for disagreement:
- Iâm not sure I agree with you.
- I see your point, butâĻ
- Iâm afraid I canât agree with that.
- Thatâs an interesting perspective, butâĻ
- Iâm not convinced.
Expressions for Surprise
When weâre 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 canât believe it!
- Wow!
- Thatâs incredible.
āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§:
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤āĨ¤
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ …
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§âĻ
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻ.
Expressions for Apology
If we make a mistake or offend someone, itâs important to apologize. Here are some English expressions for apology:
- Iâm sorry.
- I apologize.
- My apologies.
- I didnât mean toâĻ
- Please forgive me.
- I feel terrible about this.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§:
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤.
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ.
- āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋâĻ
- āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨.
- āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§.
Remember, using the appropriate expression for the situation can help you communicate effectively and build positive relationships with others.
āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Polite English Phrases
As English learners, itâs important to know some polite phrases to use in different situations. Here are some common ones:
āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ
āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻā§:
Please and Thank You
Using âpleaseâ and âthank youâ is a great way to show politeness and gratitude.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
“āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§” āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ” āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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 âPlease pass me the saltâ or âThank you for your help.â
Excuse Me and Pardon
âExcuse meâ and âpardonâ are used to politely get someoneâs attention or to apologize.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
“āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāĻ°ā§” āĻāĻŦāĻ “āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž” āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Phrase |
Meaning |
Excuse me |
Used to politely interrupt or get someoneâs attention |
Pardon |
Used to apologize or ask someone to repeat what they said |
For example, you can say âExcuse me, do you have a moment?â or âPardon me, I didnât catch what you said.â
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ “āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§?” āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤”
Remember to use these phrases appropriately and with a friendly tone to show respect and politeness in your interactions with others.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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 / Itâs 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 |
Howâs everything going? / How are things? / Howâs life? |
Oral |
Informal |
Long time, no see! |
Oral |
Informal |
Whatâs up? |
Mostly oral |
Informal |
Hiya! |
Written and Oral |
Informal |
Yo! |
Mostly oral |
 Very informal |
Howdy! |
Oral |
Very informal |
âSup? |
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 â Formal |
Goodbye! |
Oral |
Neutral â 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 â 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 |