Spoken English Guide: Meeting, Greeting, and Farewell Phrases
The importance of Speaking English is being increased day by day all over the world. Specially due to globalisation it has became one of the common language for all purpose. Hence the article "Spoken English Guide: Meeting, Greeting, and Farewell Phrases" will help you to enhance your speaking ability with practical ideas.
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. |
