English Greetings

5. These casual greetings are used with friends, co-workers or family members that you haven’t seen in a while.
6. Just don’t say this one to someone you’ve met three times before!
8. a casual way of saying good morning
9. These greetings are abbreviations of “what’s up?”
12. a very old fashioned and formal greeting
13. when you just meet someone, you will say this
15. These casual greetings are used when you haven’t seen someone in a long time, particularly if you meet that person unexpectedly.
16. This casual way of asking both “hello” and “how are you” is common in Britain.
17. a very simple greetings
19. If greeting someone during the evening, use this option.

1. This is a slightly less formal way to say hello, but still more appropriate than using “hey.”
2. If greeting someone later in the day, this is a great option.
3. This greeting question is only asked by people who have already met.
4. life These can be used to casually greet someone and ask how the person is doing, but most often these sentences are used to greet someone you already know.
7. This is a very informal abbreviation of “how do you do?” that is common in certain parts of Canada and the U.S.
10. When you see someone at 7 am.
11. when you want to say goodbye at 9pm.
14. simple and informal greeting
18. This greeting, short for “how are you?”