Greetings phrases
Greetings phrases
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Please call me.
Meaning: Please call me.
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Nice to meet you
Meaning: Nice to meet you
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Good morning.
Meaning: This phrase is used as a standard greeting for English speakers in the morning. Further, this phrase is only used until 12 p.m. (noon). If you try to use it in the afternoon, you might get a few funny looks.
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Good afternoon.
Meaning: Good afternoon is the phrase you should use, and though the line between afternoon and evening is a little blurry, you can use this phrase until 5 p.m.
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Good evening.
Meaning: Evening generally takes place between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., some say evening goes right until the moment you fall asleep.
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Hello / Hi / Hey.
Meaning: Don’t want to be confused about what time of day it is? You can use these phrases.
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How are you? / How is it going?
Meaning: This question normally comes after the greetings above, and it is used to ask someone how they are feeling.
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Certainly!
Meaning: Certainly!
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Good Luck.
Meaning: Good Luck.
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Great.
Meaning: Great.
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Happy Birthday.
Meaning: Happy Birthday.
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Have a good trip.
Meaning: Have a good trip.