This is Bob.
That is Mr Henry.
Ross is a writer.
Carl is a barber.
Chris is an artist.
He is a photographer.
She is a secretary.
He’s a dentist.
She’s a doctor.
I am a computer programmer.
I’m a businessman.
I’m a businesswoman.
I’m not a mechanic.
We are writers.
They are engineers.
You are a student.
You are students.
This is an apple.
This is a banana.
That is an orange.
That is not a tomato.
It is a telephone.
It’s a horse.
It’s not an airplane.
Hi.
Hello.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
How are you?
How are you doing?
How ya doing? (Informal)
Fine. How about you?
Okay. Thanks.
Hello
Hello Jack!
How are you?
How are you doing?
How have you been?
Good Morning!
Good Afternoon!
Good Evening!
Informal Greetings
Hi!
Hey!
What’s up?
How’s it going?
What’s new?
What have you been up to?
How are ya?
General greetings (Formal)
Hello
Good morning/ Good afternoon/ Good evening
How are you?
How are you doing?
Nice to meet you
It’s nice to meet you
I’m pleased to meet you.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
I’m glad to see you.
How do you do?
General greetings (Informal)
Hi
Hey
What’s up?
How’s it going?
How have you been?
What’s new?
What’s going on?
How are things?
How’s your day?
How’s your day going?
Good to see you.
Greeting someone you haven’t seen for a long time
Long time no see.
It’s been a while.
It’s been a long time.
It’s been such a long time.
It’s been too long.
I’m so happy to see you again.
Wow, it’s so good to see you again!
What have you been up to?
Useful responses when greeting people
I’m doing very well, thank you. And you?
I’m fine, thank you.
Great, thanks. How are you?
Not bad. You?
Couldn’t be better? How about you?
Wonderful, thank you.
How’s life?
What’s up? (What are you doing now?)
What’s happening?
How’s it going? (This means “How are you?” not “Where are you going?”)
Can I talk to you for a minute?
How’s everything?
What’s new? (What interesting has happened since I last saw you?)
Do you have a minute?
Got a minute?
Guess what? (I want to tell you something. Ask me about it.)
