Greetings
Hello
/həˈləʊ/
Neutral, any time of day.
Hi
/haɪ/
Informal, with friends.
Good morning
/ɡʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/
Before 12:00 noon.
Good afternoon
/ɡʊd ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/
From 12:00 to 17:00.
Good evening
/ɡʊd ˈiːv.nɪŋ/
After 17:00 (when arriving).
Good night
/ɡʊd naɪt/
When leaving / going to bed.
Goodbyes
Goodbye
/ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
Bye / Bye-bye
/baɪ/
See you
/siː juː/
See you later
/siː juː ˈleɪ.tər/
See you tomorrow
/siː juː təˈmɒr.əʊ/
Take care
/teɪk keər/
Introductions
What's your name?
/wɒts jɔː neɪm/
→ My name is Ana. / I'm Ana.
How are you?
/haʊ ɑː juː/
→ Fine, thanks. / Not bad.
Where are you from?
/weər ɑː juː frɒm/
→ I'm from Spain.
How old are you?
/haʊ əʊld ɑː juː/
→ I'm 25 years old.
Nice to meet you
/naɪs tə miːt juː/
→ Nice to meet you too.
Polite words
Please
/pliːz/
Thank you
/ˈθæŋk juː/
→ You're welcome.
Sorry
/ˈsɒr.i/
Excuse me
/ɪkˈskjuːz miː/
Yes / No
/jes/ /nəʊ/
OK / Okay
/ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
Exercise — What do you say?
1. You arrive at work at 9:00 am. You say:
2. Someone says "Thank you." You reply:
3. You want to know someone's name. You ask:
4. You are leaving at 11pm. You say: