Casual Conversational English (Phrases and Sentences in Different Scenarios – Top 600+ Terms)/
Basic Greetings & Responses
Basic Greetings & Responses
Total: 21 words
Hey!
phrase
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?
phrase
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.
phrase
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!
phrase
a greeting to someone that you haven't seen in a long time
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I haven't seen you in...
phrase
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.
phrase
said when greeting someone you haven't met for quite some time
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It's a surprise to see you here.
phrase
a greeting used when you meet someone unexpectedly
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Fancy meeting you here!
phrase
a colloquial way of expressing surprise in meeting someone
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Speak of the devil!
phrase
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?
phrase
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.
phrase
a way to express that you are in a good mood and in very high spirits
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