LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S2 #4
Basic English Greetings

CONTENTS
2 British English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
3 Cultural Insight

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 BRITISH ENGLISH

1. Hello

2. Goodbye.

3. Bye.

4. Bye-bye.

5. Good morning.

6. Good afternoon.

7. Good evening.

8. Good night.

VOCABULARY

V oc abular y English C lass

hello used to greet somebody interjection

goodbye said when parting expression

bye short way of saying goodbye expression

good morning greeting said in the morning phrase

said usually as a parting at

goodnight night expression

said when it gets dark

good evening outside expression

said after 12:00 until around

good afternoon 16:00 expression

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Hello again. I said hello when I saw him.

Goodbye, I'll see you soon. Bye for now.

Good morning everyone. I'm going to bed, goodnight.

He greeted me with a hearty, "Good Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.

evening!"

GRAMMAR

In this lesson we'll cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of day. As there are quite a
few to cover, let's jump right in.

In English we can say "hello" during any time of the day. You've probably heard this before,
and it may be similar to the "hello" in your language. When parting, you would say
"goodbye", "bye-bye", or just "bye". "Goodbye" is formal, while "bye" and "bye-bye" are more
casual.

In the morning, you would naturally say "good morning". Let's break it down by syllable:
good mor-ning. Many times, the expression is shortened to only "morning".

Any time past noon, we say "good afternoon". Let's break it down by syllable: good aft-er-
noon.

Finally, we have two evening greetings in English: "good evening" and "good night". Good
"evening" is usually used as a greeting, while "good night" is used as a parting.

Just like with "good morning", the "good" in "good evening" and "good night" can be
dropped. Some people may mumble it, and it may not be audible, but others may just not
bother to say it. An example of the contracted form would be "g'night".

CULTURAL INSIGHT

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Quick t ip 1

'Good afternoon' and 'good evening' are used in formal situations; therefore, it's not too
common to greet friends in this way. Staff at hotels or people in business situations may use
it as a greeting. Otherwise a simple 'hello' will do.

Quick t ip 2

A simple hey or hi will also be enough as a greeting in many casual situations. Don't be
surprised to hear these, even in business situations once you are acquainted with
colleagues.

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