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🤗 English Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi English learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in English?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn English, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings (writing)[edit | edit source]
| English | English |
|---|---|
| formal greeting | Hello |
| informal greeting | Hi |
| morning greeting (until noon) | Good morning |
| afternoon greeting | Good afternoon |
| formal evening greeting | Good evening |
| formal daytime greeting | Good day |
| how are you? | How are you? |
| reply to how are you | Fine |
| reply to how are you | Fine, how are you? |
| reply to how are you | Fine, and how are you? |
| reply to how are you (spoken language only) | Fine, how're you? |
| reply to how are you | Fine, and you? |
| formal reply to how are you | I'm fine, thank you, and you? |
| how are you? informal | How's it going? |
| how are you? informal (spoken language only) | How's it goin'? |
| how are you? informal | What's new? |
| formal greeting spoken to a person who is arriving | Welcome |
| greeting spoken to a person arriving from a long trip | Did you have a safe trip? |
| greeting spoken to a person arriving from a long trip | Did you have a good trip? |
| general greeting used in some parts of Australia [eng-aus] | G'day |
| informal greeting used in parts of Australia and UK (spoken language only) [eng-aus] | Hiya |
| how are you? used in some parts of Australia [eng-aus] | How are you going? |
| informal greeting used in some parts of Australia (spoken language only) [eng-aus] | How ya goin' |
| informal greeting used in some parts of Australia (spoken language only) [eng-aus] | Hay gaan |
| informal greeting used in some parts of Australia (spoken language only) [eng-aus] | Hezza gaan |
| how are you? in the Geordie dialect spoken in North East England [eng-geo] | Hoo ya gannin? |
| how are you? in the Geordie dialect spoken in North East England [eng-geo] | Hoo's ya fettle? |
| how are you? in the Geordie dialect spoken in North East England [eng-geo] | Aal reet? |
| informal greeting in the Yorkshire dialect of England [eng-noy] | Hey up |
| informal greeting in the East Midlands and Yorkshire dialects of England [eng-noy] | Ay up |
| informal greeting in the East Midlands dialect of England [eng-noy] | Ey up |
| informal greeting in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Worrow |
| how are you? in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Am yow awight? |
| how are you? in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Oyamwa? |
| morning greeting in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Mornin' |
| afternoon greeting in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Afternoon |
| evening greeting in the West Midlands dialect of England [eng-bir] | Evenin' |
| how are you? in the Cumberland dialect of England, 19th century [eng-cum] | How goes it? |
| how are you? in the Cumberland dialect of England, 19th century [eng-cum] | How are ye the day? |
| reply to How are ye the day in the Cumberland dialect, 19th century [eng-cum] | Gyly |
| how are you? spoken in the Ulster dialect [eng-noh] | Whit wey are ye? |
| how are you? in the Ulster dialect [eng-noh] | What about ye? |
| how are you? in the Bristol dialect of England (spoken language only) | How bist? |
| how are you? in the Bristol dialect of England (spoken language only) | How bist yow? |
| how are you? in the south Worcestershire dialect of England (spoken language only) | How bist yer? |
| how are you? in the Montgomeryshire dialect of England (spoken language only) | How bist ye? |
| how are you? in the Northamptonshire dialect of England (spoken language only) | How bist 'e? |
| how are you? in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Shropshire, Wolverhampton dialects of England | Ow bist? |
| reply to Ow bist | Bay too ba |
| informal greeting used in Texas, United States of America | Howdy |
| informal greeting used in New Orleans, United States (spoken language only) | Where ya'at? |
| informal greeting spoken to a group of people in southern United States | Hi y'all |
| how are you? used in South Africa and Namibia | Howzit? |
| how are you? used in Namibia | Feeling somehow? |
| morning greeting used in Namibia | How is the morning? |
| general greeting used in the 16th century | How now |
| general greeting used in the 16th century | Well met |
| general greeting used in the 16th century | Good den |
| formal greeting used in the 16th century | Give you a good day |
| informal greeting used in the 16th century | Give thee a good day |
| morning greeting used in the 16th century | Good morrow |
| formal morning greeting used in the 16th century | Give you good morrow |
| informal morning greeting used in the 16th century | Give thee good morrow |
| evening greeting used in the 16th century | Good even |
| evening greeting used in the 16th century | Good e'en |
| formal evening greeting used in the 16th century | Give you good e'en |
| informal evening greeting used in the 16th century | Give thee good e'en |