You know perfectly well that you can say hello in English using phrases Hi and Hello ... How about making your speech richer and broader vocabulary? The British and Americans themselves also try to use different ways say "Hello! How are you?"
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To greet friends and loved ones (both in speech and by SMS, email, etc.) in spoken English, the phrase is used: "Hey there!" .
To greet a person in the morning and not too formally, you can use the phrase: "Morning!"
Phrases: "Good to see you!" , "Great to see you!" , "Nice to see you!" use to greet friends and family. By the way, when communicating with colleagues and business partners, such a greeting is also possible. This phrase is especially relevant if you have not seen this person for a while.
Haven't seen a friend, relative, acquaintance or colleague for a long time? Greet like this:
"What" s new?
"What have you been up to all these years?"
"Long time no see."
"Where have you been hiding?"
"It" s been ages since I "ve seen you. How have you been?"
Word "Hey" only use people you know well to greet.
First time meeting someone? Use the phrase: "Hello! It" s nice to meet you. " or "It" s a pleasure to meet you. "
There are situations when we meet a person on the street, but we are not going to stop even for a short conversation. However, we want to greet him as we pass by. In such a situation, the phrase "How" s it going. " ... The phrase sounds like a question, but the answer is not intended. This is just a greeting.
There are great phrases for greeting close friends, buddies, and relatives. For instance: "Hey! What" s up? " or "What" s going on?
"Well hello!" a suitable phrase when you have not seen a person for a long time and are very surprised by a chance meeting with him.
Ask your friends / acquaintances how life is, using the phrases: "How" s everything? , "How are things?" , "How" s it going? " , "How you feel?" , "How do you do?" , "How are you?" .
If you meet someone in the morning, the most appropriate phrase is: "Good morning!" ... Day and night use "Good afternoon!" and "Good evening!" respectively. Remember that phrases are official, that is, they are used in a conversation with customers, guests of an organization (for example, a hotel), senior management, etc.
Another expression suitable to greet a colleague, client, boss and at the same time ask about the interlocutor's affairs: "How are you doing today?" .
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Use the following phrases if you meet someone you haven't seen for a long time:
"It has been a long time."
"It" s been too long. "
"It" s always a pleasure to see you. "
"It" s good to see you. "
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The simplest and shortest form of greeting, both in Russian and English language, this is the word "hello". "Hi" in English is "Hi" [hi]. It is most often used in conversation, especially with those people whom you already know, and not the first time you see. A similar translation for English greetings"Hello" [hello] - "Hello", "Hello". What is the difference between them?
"Hi" is more suitable for informal communication, and the second option, "Hello" - is considered more formal. Therefore, it is recommended to greet complete strangers in the second way. But in practice, most likely, you will come across the fact that strangers greet each other and you with "Hi", complementing it with a sincere and friendly smile. And this is completely normal.
How else can you say "hello" in English: "Hey" [hey] - colloquial, informal. Young people often greet this way. Therefore, it is NOT recommended to use this word in order to greet an elderly person or a complete stranger.
What can be added
Sometimes they add “there” [za] to the above words, and then the greetings look like this: “Hi there!”, “Hello there!”, “Hey there!”. The essence of the greeting does not change from this addition, the translation into Russian remains the same, because the word "there" does not carry any additional meaning in this case.
How to say hello in English besides the usual "hello"? You can add to this the question "how are you?" And then the greeting will sound like this: "Hi, how are you?" [hey, how a yu] - "Hello, how are you?" For informal communication option will do: "What's up?" [vots up] - "How are you?" 
If you are glad to see your interlocutor, you can not hide it and add the phrase "I’m glad to see you!" [aim glad tu si yu] - "I'm glad to see you!" It is worth noting that in English the phrase "you" is applicable to a person of any age. There is no division, as in Russian, into "you" and "you". Those. if you are respectful of a person or he is unfamiliar to you, and in your native language you would say: “I’m glad to see you!”, then in English it will still be “I’m glad to see you”.
Also, if you would like to say the familiar "Hello" on English man is older than you, then “Hello” and “Hi” also apply.
How to say hello to a group of people
How do you say hello to everyone in English if you are addressing several people at once? Both options below will work:
Hello, everyone! [hallow, eurywan!]
Hello, everybody! [hallow euribadi!]
You can also use one more phrase, it is usually used more often in writing (in chats, groups) than in colloquial speech:
Hi, all! [hey ol!]
Other popular and accepted greetings
A formal greeting written in English will be different from a spoken one. If you need to write a request for technical support, for example, or ask a question to the consultant of an online store, then it is better to start it like this: "Dear Sir" (when referring to a man, "respected sir") or "Dear Madam" (when referring to a woman, "Dear madam"). If you are writing an appeal to the support service, and you do not know what gender you are contacting, you can write it like this: "Dear Support Team" (which means "respected support team"). Or you can write after "Dear" the name of the organization to which you are sending your letter.
Don't forget about the time-of-day greetings. Translated from Russian " Good morning"In English will look like this:" Good morning "[good monin]. "Good afternoon" - "Good afternoon" [Good Aftenun]. " good evening"-" Good evening "[good evening].
If you have just been introduced to a person and you are sincerely glad to meet him, you can add: "Nice to meet you" - "" / "Glad to meet you."
In learning any language, the most important thing is to master colloquial speech... This is necessary in order to be able to start any conversation on foreign language, and also not to get confused in various conversational situations. And here English polite phrases and words will help us. After all, our treatment of the interlocutor should be kind in order to make a favorable impression on him. Expressing courtesy and respect in English
Expressing courtesy, courtesy and respect in English is very important. Certain phrases will help us start a conversation, say hello, express refusal or consent, regret or joy, ask for help, apologize, say goodbye, wish good luck in English.
Polite greetings and goodbyes
Expressions of courtesy in English, like in any other language, are usually used when meeting and saying goodbye, when starting telephone conversation and at its end. It is necessary to be attentive and distinguish between communication with a peer and with a person older than you, with a friend and with a stranger, since you cannot say to an elderly person “ Hey! Hi, Hello!", but " Hello! How do you do, Good day!". Also, when we say goodbye to an elderly person, we do not say “ Bye, bye. Bye", but " Goodbye. Good bye».
So, here are the basic expressions for polite greetings and goodbyes in English. These expressions will help you say hello, start a conversation, and at the end of it, say goodbye to your interlocutor:
- Good morning! - Good morning!
- Good day / evening! - Good afternoon / evening!
- Nice to meet you! - Glad to meet you
- Hello! Hi! - Hey!
- How are you today? - How are you today? How are you?
- Glad to see you! - Glad to see you (you)!
- Welcome! - Welcome!
- Good bye! - Goodbye!
- Good night! - Good night!
- Have a nice day! - Wish you have a good day!
- See you! - See you!
- See you soon! - See you soon!
- See you later! - See you later!
- Bye-bye! - Till!
Expressions that will help when acquaintance
These English courtesy phrases are meant to help you introduce yourself, give your name, introduce your friend, colleague, etc.
- What is your name? - What is your name? My name is ... - My name is ...
- Nice to meet you! - Glad to see you!
- Nice to meet you, too. - I'm glad to see you too
- Let me introduce my friend, my colleague ... - Let me introduce my friend, colleague ...
- This is my friend ... - This is my friend ...
How to politely thank and respond to gratitude?
Gratitude is also an expression of respect in any language of the world. As you can see, these expressions of courtesy express gratitude, as well as what to answer if you are thanked:
- Thank you! - Thank you. Thank you
- Thank you very much! - Many thanks
- Thank you ever so much! - Thanks a lot
- Thanks a lot! - Many thanks
- Be welcome. - You are welcome. Please contact again
- You are welcome. - You are welcome
- It's my pleasure. - With pleasure
- Not at all. - My pleasure.
Here you should pay attention to the word " Please". This word in English is not an answer to gratitude, although it is translated as "Please". It is used when you want to make a request.
For instance:
- Please, help me! - Please help me!
- Please, give me your pencil. - Please give me your pencil.
How to ask for forgiveness in English?
These expressions of courtesy can help you apologize and apologize or express regret in a given situation:
- Pardon! - I'm sorry, I'm sorry
- Sorry! - Sorry
- I am sorry! - I'm really sorry.
But the expression “ Sorry!" and " Excuse me!". The phrase "Excuse me!" used when you want to ask about something, clarify something, etc.
For instance:
- Sorry, I can't come to you. - Excuse me, I can come to you.
- Excuse me, where is the post office. - Excuse me, where is the post office?
English speech constructs for courtesy If you need to ask or ask for help
- Can I ask you? - May I ask you?
- Could you help me? - Could you please help me?
- May I ask you for a help? - May I ask you for help?
- Can I help you? - Can I help you?
- Could you do me a favor? - Would you do me a favor?
- Please! - You are welcome!
- What can I do for you? - What can I do for you?
What's happened?!
Courtesies to help us ask a question about what happened. They reflect our emotions of surprise, bewilderment, surprise about the situation that has happened:
- What’s the matter? - What's happened?
- What’s up / going on? - What's the matter / What's going on?
- What’s the trouble / happening? - What's the problem / What's going on?
Polite phrases of comfort and encouragement
Such phrases and speech constructions are useful for expressing politeness, if you want to cheer someone up, reassure, calm down, etc.
- Don’t take it to heart. - Take it easy
- Take it easy - Don't worry, take it easy
- Never mind - Do not worry
- Forget it - Forget it, don't pay attention.
Good wishes phrases
Such expressions of courtesy serve to wish you a good day, a pleasant stay, a good weekend, etc. And you can also compliment your interlocutor for one reason or another:
- Have a nice day! - Have a good day!
- Have a good vacation! - Have a good vacation (holidays) to you!
- Have a nice holiday! - Happy holiday!
- Good luck! - Good luck!
- I wish you a good week! - I wish you a good week!
- You are very beautiful today! - You are very beautiful today!
- You look great! - You look wonderful!
- This dress fits you very well! - This dress suits you very much!
There are still a lot of similar polite phrases in the English language. We have covered the most basic and most versatile designs that are used everywhere. It is very important to pronounce these phrases kindly, with a smile, and an affable voice. And then the interlocutor will definitely respond to your request or question. We wish you good luck!