Thursday, May 5, 2022

How to say Goodbye

 

  1. Bye-bye / Buh-bye (If you are trying to be more cute or friendly)
  2. See you later/ See ya (If you already have plans to see someone again in that same day)
  3. See you soon ( If you don't have plans to see each other in that same day)
  4. See ya (more casual)
  5. I'm heading off , see you soon or I'm off, see you. (If you want to leave an event that you don't want to be at anymore).
  6. Right, I'm going to make a move (British) or Right, I'm going to make tracks (American).
  7. I've got to get going.
  8. I must be going or I must be off (British)/ I gotta take off (American)
  9. Have a good day or Have a good one.
  10. Talk to you later.
  11. Have a lovely day (British) / Have a great day (American).
  12. Take care.
  13. It was nice to see you.
  14. Farewell / Ta-ra /Ta-ta (old-fashioned one)

Sunday, May 1, 2022

9 Ways to ask "How are you?"

Formal

These are appropriate to use with people that you don't know well, and people in your office and people whom you meet when you are working.
  1. How are you?/Hi, How're ye?
  2. How's it going?/How's it goin'  (= How's it your life?)
  3. How (are) you doing?

Informal 

These are appropriate to use with close friends/people who are the same ages with you. They are almost like Slang. You hear them all the time in the daily life if you speak with native speaker regularly.
  1. What's up? / 's up?
  2. What's good?
  3. What's going on? / What's goin' on?

Real Questions (not just greetings)

These are used when you actually want to know about somebody.
  1. How are things? How's thing? (How is everything in your life? Give me information.
  2. How have you been? How've you been? Tell me about the whole things since the last time I saw you.
  3. What have you been up to? (You really asking what have you been doing since the last time I saw you? This one is a lot more informal. It is not appropriate to use with the people much older than you.



How to say Goodbye

  Bye-bye / Buh-bye (If you are trying to be more cute or friendly) See you later/ See ya (If you already have plans to see someone again in...