Learn the basic English greetings and phrases for meeting people, used in formal and informal situations.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to greet people in English in different situations – formal and informal. You will master basic phrases such as "Good morning", "Nice to meet you", "How do you do" and the replies to them. You will practise the correct pronunciation and intonation when meeting someone. You will also get to know the ways of saying goodbye in English.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
Use the greetings Good morning, Good afternoon and Good evening correctly according to the time of day
Introduce yourself and meet new people in English
Recognise and use formal and informal greetings
Answer the question How are you? with suitable expressions
Say goodbye in English with Goodbye, Bye and See you
Lesson vocabulary
Good morningGood morning! My name is Jason Smith.
Good afternoonGood afternoon, students!
Good eveningGood evening, ladies and gentlemen!
HelloHello, Tom! How are you?
HiHi, Peter!
How do you do?Nice to meet you, Mr Smith! How do you do?
How are you?How are you today?
Fine, thanks.Fine, thanks. And you?
Fine, thank you.Fine, thank you. Meet my friend Paul!
Nice to meet youNice to meet you, Mr Smith!
Glad to meet youHi, Paul, glad to meet you!
Meet my friendMeet my friend Paul!
Ladies and gentlemenGood evening, ladies and gentlemen!
GoodbyeGoodbye, Jane, see you on Monday!
See you on MondayGoodbye, Jane, see you on Monday!