Formal greetings
1.How do you do?
2.Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you
• A: Good morning. I’m Alex White from [Company].
• B: Nice to meet you, Mr. White.
3. How have you been?
• A: How have you been?
• B: I’ve been busy working a lot. How about you?
4. Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening
- It was nice to meet you. Goodnight!
- Goodnight! See you tomorrow.
5. Dear Sir or Madam
- When you are reaching out to a department you would like to work with
- When you are emailing a company
6. To Whom It May Concern
- When you are emailing a whole department that you are unfamiliar with
- When you are sending a complaint to a company
- When sending a reference letter for someone you used to manage
7. To the Hiring Manager
8. Dear Mr X / Mrs X / Ms X / Miss X / Prof X / Dr X
Informal greetings
Hello / Hi / Hey
Morning / Afternoon / Evening
How are you doing? / How’s it going
- A: Hello, Amanda! How are you doing?
- B: Fine, thanks. And you?
Nice to see you / It’s great to see you / Good to see you
- Hello, Veronica. Nice to see you there
Long-time no see / It’s been a while
- A: Hey, John! Long-time no see. How are you?
- B: I’m fine, thanks! What’s new?
- A: Hi, Taya. How’s it going?
- B: Good thanks.
- A: I haven’t seen you for ages.
- B: Yes, it’s been a while
Slang greetings
Yo!
What’s up?
Sup
Heyyy
British greetings
Lovely to meet you / Lovely to see you
Are you OK?
Alright, mate? / Alright?
Hiya!
What’s the craic?
Funny Greetings
Ahoy!
Hello stranger!
Ello, gov’nor!
Goodmorrow!
What’s crackin’?
What’s up buttercup?
Howdy!
