say hello Flashcards
Hi!
most common
Good morning!
in the morning though a little formal
Morning!
This is a more casal version of : Good morning!
Good afternoon! / Good Evening !
More formal than Good morning! You might say to a customer,, or on stage when giving a speach or lecture.
Hey!
Use with people that you know well. It’s not exactly rude to use with stangers, but it might be confusing.
What’s up!
This sounds casual and cool. Even though it looks like a question,, it doesn’t need to be answered.
Sup?
Slang version of what’s up Use it if you are a teenager or want to pretend that ou are.
How’s it going?
looks like a question,, buut somtimes it’s not. You can say this to someone instead of Hello even if you are only passing them and don’t intend to wait to hear their answer.
Howdy!
This is a Southern way to say ‘Hello!” You might sound like you are ppretending to be a cowboy if you use it.
Well hello!
Say ‘hi’ this way when you are surprised to see someone, or if you haven’t see them in a long time. It makes you seem excited.
Why hello there!
A man might say this to a beautiful woman, including his own girlfriend or wife if she’s wearing somethimg sexy. When you say this with the correct intonation, it makes yo soud attracted to the person you are talking to.
Yo!
This is a hip-hop slang from 1980’s and 1990’s. When you say this, you sound either tough and cool, or silly. It all depends on your personality.
Greetings!
This is an extremely formal greeting. Robots on TV and movies say “hello!” this way. You can use it to be funny.
Look who it is!
You can use this when you usee someone that you haven’t seen in a long time. It sounds really excited.
Look What the cat dragged in!
This is an energetic teasing way to say “hello!” to someone that you haven’t seen in a while. It is a kind of joke. You are saying that the person looks like a dead mouseor some piece of trash that a cat has found and carried inside. Of couurse it is not serious. You only say this to tease the person. bt not every one thinks this jokke is fnny.
