Greetings in EnglishHow you start a conversation can be important to set the right tone. Let’s discover how to greet people in English in the following situations: Formal, Informal, Slang, Emails, How to respond to different greetings, and also how to say goodbye in English.Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good EveningGood Morning, Good afternoon and good evening are very common greetings in English. They can be used in any situation, formal or informal, and are a good way of opening a conversation with someone. It is a very friendly greeting and people will probably respond with the same phrase. When to say good morning/good afternoon/good evening  Good morning 6 am-12 pmGood afternoon 12 pm- 5 pmGood evening 5 pm-10 pmname it can be a good greeting to use in the workplace or if you don’t know someone.Good morning Mr. JohnsonGood afternoon Miss JacksonIn reality, this is very formal and most people will just use “good morning”Formal GreetingsFormal greetings are becoming less common in English and the workplace is becoming more casual. These greetings below can be used when talking to your boss when you first meet him/her and then a more casual relationship will usually begin.Nice to meet you or Pleased to meet youNice to meet you is a great expression to use when someone introduces you at a formal meeting or a wedding. You can also use “Pleased to meet you” but I prefer “Nice to meet you”How do you do?How do you do is very very formal and is not common anymore. I personally would never use this because it is too formal. It is more common in British English than in my home country Ireland.  How have you been?This is similar to asking someone “How are you?” The conversation is normally like this:Example:How have you been?Great! I have been going to the gym a lot and I am feeling good.Informal/Slang GreetingsHelloHi HeyHow are you?How is it going?How you going?(Australia)How are you doing?Nice to see you!Long time no seeVery informal/SlangWhat’s going on?What’s happening?What’s the story?Story?Whatsup?Sup?Yo/YoyoWhat’s the craic? (Ireland)You alright fella/lad? (UK)(for men only)Hiya!Howya?G’day Mate (Australia)