GREETING AND FAREWELLS

Relating to other people is very important, so an indispensable step in learning is to know greetings and goodbyes in English, as this will provide us with tools to have a better interaction with others in this language and is the way to establish a starting or ending point of any conversation.

In this article you will learn about greetings and farewells normally used.

Informal Greetings

This type of greeting is what we use with friends, family or those closest to us.

Hi! -¡Hola!

Hey! - ¡Hey!

What’s up? - ¿Qué hay?

How’s it going? - ¿Cómo vas?

What’s new? - ¿Qué hay de nuevo?

What have you been up to? - ¿En qué has estado?

How are ya? - ¿Cómo estás?

Formal Greetings

We ude this type of greeting whit people we do not know very well or whit older people who deserve respect

Hello - Hola

Hello Sara! - ¡Hola Sara!

How are you doing? - ¿Qué tal?

How are you? - ¿Cómo está/s?How have you been? - ¿Cómo ha/s estado?

Good Morning! - ¡Buenos días!

Good Afternoon! - ¡Buenas tardes!

Good Evening! - ¡Buenas noches!.

Formal farewells

Good-Bye - Adios

I look forward to seeing you again - Espero verte otra vez

Have a nice day! - ¡Tenga un buen dia!

It was nice seeing you again - Fue bueno verte de nuevo

Good night! - ¡Buenas noches!

Take care - Cuidese

Informal Farewells

Bye / Bye-Bye - Chao

See you later! / See you soon! - ¡Te veo luego! / ¡Te veo pronto!

I’m off - Me voy

Talk to you later - Luego hablamos

Check you later - Hablamos más tarde

I’ve got to run - Tengo prisa, me tengo que ir

I’ve gotta take off - Tengo que irme

See ya - Nos vemos

My learning

With the information gathered before in the article I have learned the different ways of greeting and saying goodbye depending on the context in which I find myself. 

If you want to complement the information given above click below↓

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqruI5_aiLQ

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