Practical English Coversation

GREETING AND SAYING GOOD BYE

(TEGUR SAPA DAN UCAPAN SELAMAT TINGGAL)

1.       GREETING

Formal Greeting

·         Good morning

·         Good afternoon

·         Good evening

Informal Greeting

·         Hi!

·         Hello!

·         Good day!

·         Hi there!

·         Hello there!

·         Hey!

Keterangan:

Salam biasanya disusul dengan pertanyaan mengenai kabar seseorang yang diberi salam.

 Untuk menanyakan kabar seseorang bisa menggunakan beberapa kalimat seperti:

·         How are you?

·         How are you doing?

·         How are you getting on?

·         How’s everything?

·         How’s life?

·         How’s it going?

Beberapa contoh “Greeting” dalam percakapan:

Formal :

A : good morning Mr. Azka, how are you?

B: oh, good morning Mr. faris, I’m very well, thanks. And you?

A: I’m well too, thanks.

Informal:

A: hello hawa

B : hi, Nuril, how’s everything?

A: fine, thanks. And you?

B: not bad, but my sister isn’t well today.

A: what’s wrong with her?

B: she is getting stomachache

A: oh, I’m sorry to hear that.

2.       SAYING GOOD BYE

When you have to separate with your friend you may say:

·         Bye!

·         Bye-bye!

·         Bye now!

·         Good bye!

·         Good night!

·         Cheerio!

·         See you!

·         See you later!

·         See you tomorrow

·         See you on Sunday

·         See you next times

·         See you soon!

·         So long!

·         Bee seeing you!

·         I have to go now!

·         I must say good bye!

·         Say hello to…

·         Remember me to….

·         Give my love to….