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Basic Greetings & Responses

Basic Greetings & Responses

Total: 21 words

Hey!

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an informal way of saying `hi` or `hello`

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How are you?

phrase

a polite way of greeting someone and asking how they are doing

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How's it going?

phrase

a less formal way of saying `how are you`

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How are things going?

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asked, either in a casual or professional situation, when you're curious to know if your coworker is doing fine or if they have any work updates to share

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What's up?

phrase

a casual way of asking what's happening or what's going on

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It's a pleasure to meet you.

phrase

a very formal way of greeting someone you meet for the first time

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Nice to meet you.

phrase

a pleasant and polite greeting said to someone you meet for the first time

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Glad to finally meet you.

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used when meeting someone for the first time but implies that you have heard stories about the person through acquaintances

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I'm glad to see you.

phrase

a greeting that is used to express pleasure in meeting someone

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Long time no see!

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a greeting to someone that you haven't seen in a long time

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I haven't seen you in...

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followed by a specific or general duration such as years, months, days, etc. and used to greet someone you haven't met in a while

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It's been a while.

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said when greeting someone you haven't met for quite some time

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It's a surprise to see you here.

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a greeting used when you meet someone unexpectedly

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Fancy meeting you here!

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a colloquial way of expressing surprise in meeting someone

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Speak of the devil!

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when used as a greeting, implies that you were previously talking about that person

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Welcome back!

phrase

a greeting for someone who has returned from another place

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I'm fine, thank you.

phrase

common response to `how are you` or `are you okay/alright`

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I'm good. And you?

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a response to `how are you` which returns the question to the other person

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Not much.

phrase

a typical response to greetings such as `what's up` and `what's new,` indicating there's nothing interesting happening in your life

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No complaints.

phrase

a response to `how are you,` meaning that everything is going well

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Couldn't be better.

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a way to express that you are in a good mood and in very high spirits

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