Spoken English : Meeting ,Greeting and Farewell

 

Meeting and Greeting

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To greet people at any time of the day and night, follow these steps:-

 

Condition:

When you meet someone in morning/ 12.01 am to 11.59 am/ early sunrise to mid-day.

 

Good morning sir/madam/teacher/Mr Baxi/ Miss Tania or any Title.

 

Condition:

When you meet someone at midday/ 12.00 Noon/ exact 12 in day time.

 

Good noon sir/madam/teacher/Mr Baxi/ Miss Tania or any Title.

 

 

Condition:

When you meet someone in afternoon/ 12.01 pm-6 pm/ Mid-day to Sunset..

 

Good afternoon sir/madam/teacher/Mr Baxi/ Miss Tania or any Title.

 

Condition:

When you meet someone in evening/ 6 pm to 11.49 pm/ Sunset to mid night.

 

Good evening sir/madam/teacher/Mr Baxi/ Miss Tania or any Title.

 

Greeting and reply of greeting

Greet	Reply
Hello	Hello
Hi/ Hello	Hi/Hello
Good morning/ evening/ afternoon	Very good morning/ evening/ afternoon
Good morning sir/ madam/ teacher	Good morning sir/ madam/ teacher.

 

 

To Farewell and Reply of farewell

 

Farewell	Reply of farewell
In day time Have a good day Good day to you sir/ madam/ teacher	Good day to you too. Have a nice day sir. Have a successful day.
At night Good night. Good night sir/ madam/ teacher	Night. Have sweet dreams. Have a beautiful night. Good night to you too. Have a romantic night.
Casual leaving Bye. Bye- Bye. See you again. See you soon.	Bye. Bye/ bye-bye. Hope so. Ta – ta.
Permanent or long time leaving Good bye	Good luck. Best of luck. Wish you best of luck.

 

 

Manners (Etiquette)

Words	Purpose	Example
Please	To make request	Please, help me. Don’t leave me alone, please. Please, try to understand.
Thanks	To show gratitude	Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. Thank you for your kindness. No, thanks. No,  thank you very much.
Sorry	To express regret To refuse	Sorry. I am sorry. I am very sorry. Sorry sir. I am extremely sorry.
Welcome	To greet people	Welcome, sir. Welcome to Victoria memorial. You are welcome. You are most welcome.
No mention	To respond thank	No mention, please. Mention not.
Excuse me	To ask forgiveness	Excuse me please.
Pardon For god shake	To ask for repetition of word	I beg your pardon. Pardon me please. Pardon.
After you	To allow someone at first	After you, please. After you.
With great pleasure	To express complete approve	By all means. With great pleasure. Certainly. Of course.
Kindly	To request someone	Kindly take your seat. Kindly help him.
Congratulation	To express pleasure for good fortune	Congratulation. Congratulation for your great success.
Well done	To express happiness for achievement. Praise.	Well done my boy. Well done.
Mind blowing Awesome Outstanding	To express surprise. Praise. Fully agree.	Mind blowing performance. You are mind blowing.