1. Greeting
Greeting is something friendly or polite that you say or do when you meet
or welcome someone. Greet people upon a first introduction by saying “Nice to
meet you” or “It’s good to see you”. In a more formal setting such as a
bussiness meeting, mention the other person’s name in your greeting. When
greeting someone, offer to shake hands. If you are welcoming people into your
home, greet them at the front door and use the expression “Welcome to our home”
as you stand aside to invite them in. You can also use “So glad you could come”
if you recognize and are close to your guest.
a. General greetings
b. Greeting a person you haven’t seen for a long time
c. To ask about someone condition
2. Leave Taking
Leave-taking is an act of saying goodbye to someone.
Pay attention to some expressions below!
3. Thanking
When you want to thank
other people, you can use the expression of showing gratitude. It is an
expression we show or say to express grateful feeling to other people. Please
say “thank you” when people give you something and give you compliment, etc. In
other words, gratitude is used to sasy “thanks” to someone.
In general, people thank
someone:
– For gift (an expression
of thanks, a compliment on the gift, a question related to the gift)
– For favours (doing
something for another person that the does has no obligation to do)
– For an offer of help
– For a compliment and a
wish of success
– When being asked about
their health
– For an invitation
– When leaving a party or
social gathering
– For services, such as
to a waiter in a store
Look at the expression and the responses
below!
4. Apologizing
Apology is an expression used to apologize or say
sorry for something to someone.
Here are some expressions of apology:
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