Expressions of Greeting and Parting

Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (easy to talk) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other.

Formal Greetings Good morning Good day/noon           Good afternoon          Good evening	Responses Good morning Good day/noon Good afternoon Good evening
Informal Greetings Hi Hello How are you? How is life? How do you do? How is everything with you? How are you doing	Responses Hi Hello I’m fine Not bad, thanks How do you do? Pretty well. Thanks I am very well thanks

Formal Partings Good night Nice to see you Nice to meet you Good bye	Responses Good night Nice to see you, too Nice to meet you, too Good bye
Informal Partings Bye Bye-bye See you later See you tomorrow Good luck Take care	Responses Bye Bye-bye See you See you Thank you You too

Example:

Dialogue

Heru is a new neighbor.

Ary                  : Hello. I’am Ary.

Heru                : Hello. I’am Heru

Ary                  : You are the neighbour, right?

Heru                : Yes, I am. I just moved from padang.

Ary                  : Well, nice to meet you, Heru.

Heru                : Nice to meet you too.

  

Exercise

Make a dialogue about greeting and parting by using the expressions above and practice in pair !