PHRASES FOR GREERINGS IN ENGLISH

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Informal greetings
1. Hi!
2. Hey, Heya or Hey there!
3. Morning!
A more casual way of saying “Good morning”
4. How are things?
5. What’s new?
6. It’s good to see you!
As you may have assumed, this one is used when you haven’t seen someone in
a while.
7. G’day!
This is short for “Good day,” typically used in Australia.
8. Howdy!
This is commonly used in the southern regions of the United States.
9. What’s up?
This can also be shortened to “‘Sup?”
10. How’s it going?
11. What’s happening?
12. What’s the story?
This one is popular in Ireland.
13. Yo!
Although some of these greetings look like questions, no answers are expected
or a standard “good, thank you” or “nothing much” will suffice. These greetings are
typically used amongst friends or in more casual situations.

Formal greetings
14. Hello!
15. Hi there
16. Good morning
17. Good afternoon
18. Good evening
19. It’s nice to meet you
20. It’s a pleasure to meet you
As you may have assumed, these last two only work when you are meeting
someone for the first time.

Other phrases/expressions can be available at:

17 Useful English Greetings for English Learners
</www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-greetings-expressions/>
29 words and phrases to say “hello” in style
< https://preply.com/en/blog/22-useful-english-greetings-for-every-day/>