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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•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ­āĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻŦā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ•āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ§āĻ¨ā§€ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§€ āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•āĻ° 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.

āĻāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§‡āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ• āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨ā§ˆāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§ŒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¤āĻāĻŦ, āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž 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.

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻœāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ“āĻĒā§‡āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻœāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§€āĻšā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ•, āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻĒā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻˇ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ–ā§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.

āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻļā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ¸āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛/āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ˛/āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°/āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
  • āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡?
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹.

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…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸āĻžāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻžā§Ž āĻ, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻ¨ā§ˆāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

  • āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡?
  • āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšā§‡, āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ–āĻŦāĻ°?
  • āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡?

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āĻŸāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ•āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ…āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻœāĻ¨āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž 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§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧā§€ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­ā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°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.
  • I’m glad to see you.
  • I’m happy to see you.
  • I’m  pleased to see you

āĻŽā§ŒāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

  • āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹
  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻ¤
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž.
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹āĨ¤
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻļāĻŋ.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ–ā§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

āĻ†āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• (āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡) āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ

  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻ¤,
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨,
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž.
  • āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹!
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ†āĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹

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§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž

  • āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻ¤
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻšā§āĻ¨
  • āĻļā§āĻ­ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž
  • āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ¤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛ā§‹!
  • āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ–ā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛
  • āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ“ āĻ–ā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤

Informal greetings

  • Hi,
  • Hello

The responses

  • Hi,
  • Hello
  • Nice to meet you

āĻ…āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž

  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡,
  • āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž

  • āĻ“āĻšā§‡,
  • āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹
  • āĻ¤ā§‹āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻ˛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:

āĻšā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‹ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤, āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡:

  • Absolutely!
  • I couldn’t agree more.
  • That’s a great point.
  • You’re right.
  • I see what you mean.
  • That makes sense.
  • āĻāĻ•ā§‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ‡!
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
  • āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸāĨ¤
  • āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ›ā§‹.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ“. āĻāĻŸāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻ§āĻ—āĻŽā§āĻ¯.

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.

āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§‹āĻ§ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ

āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āĻ¨āĻ“ āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻ“ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¤āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡:

  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤āĨ¤
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ …
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
  • āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‹āĻŖ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§â€Ļ
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ¨āĻ‡.

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§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ

āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ­ā§āĻ˛ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡:

  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻƒāĻ–āĻŋāĻ¤.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›āĻŋ.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨āĻŋâ€Ļ
  • āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻš āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨.
  • āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ 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°āĻžāĻ–āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻžāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ• āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡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§āĻ° āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ

āĻ‡āĻ‚āĻ°ā§‡āĻœāĻŋ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ­āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻœāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡:

Please and Thank You

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

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻš āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ

“āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ” āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ­āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻœā§āĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯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 “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.

āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¨

“āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‹” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž” āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§€āĻ¤āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§‹ āĻĻā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

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.”

āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§‚āĻĒ, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ “āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡?” āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ 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§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻĨāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°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 / 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