greetings in english with illustrations formal and informal

English greetings
Formal greetings
o 1. How do you do?
o 2. Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you
o 3. How have you been?
o 4. Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening
o Formal greetings for letters and emails
 5. Dear Sir or Madam
 6. To Whom It May Concern
 7. To the Hiring Manager
 8. Dear Mr X / Mrs X / Ms X / Miss X / Prof X / Dr X
 Informal greetings
 9. Hello / Hi / Hey
 10. Morning / Afternoon / Evening
 11. How are you doing? / How’s it going?
 12. Nice to see you / It’s great to see you / Good to see you
 13. Long-time no see / It’s been a while
 Slang greetings
 14. Yo!
 15. What’s up?
 16. Sup
 17. Heyyy
 British greetings
 18. Lovely to meet you / Lovely to see you
 19. Are you OK?
 20. Alright, mate? / Alright?
 21. Hiya!
 22. What’s the craic?
 Funny Greetings
 23. Ahoy!
 24. Hello stranger!
 25. ‘Ello, gov’nor!
 26. Goodmorrow!
 27. What’s crackin’?
 28. What’s up buttercup?
 29. Howdy!
 A brief afterword

Hello, Bonjour, Hola, Salaam, Guten tag, Hello, Здравстуйте!
It’s the first word you learn in any new language, the basic sign of welcome that shows your intent to talk to someone. Most likely, you learned the basic English greetings before you even started investing time in your language skills. But if you want to make the most of your first impression, there are a ton of more colourful ways to say “hello”.
Do you want to know the most professional way to greet colleagues on a video call? Some slang terms to begin a text to your little cousin? Or a specifically British-English “hello” to amuse the bus driver on your next trip to London? This ultimate list will guide you through the words and phrases to greet anyone in English with confidence.
Formal greetings
Sometimes you need to use more formal or business language to keep a professional tone. Here are the most common situations when such greetings are necessary:
• job interview
• business meeting
• communicating with top management or CEO
• chatting with a new colleague
• having a conversation with clients
• showing respect to an older person
• speaking with someone you barely know

Use the following salutations to start a formal conversation in any of these situations.
1. How do you do?
If you are looking for a VERY formal phrase for someone you meet for the first time, or business English vocabulary for a professional situation, this one will be the most suitable. While this salutation is quite uncommon today, you can still hear it from older people.
“Hello. How do you do?” is perfect for a business dinner or a formal event, such as a conference. As per professional speech in every language, the most appropriate response is neutral or positive “I’m doing well thank you / Fine, thank you” to keep some distance, even if you are actually having a very bad day!
If used as a formal greeting, sometimes “How do you do” is, strangely, used as a statement rather than a question. This most often happens when shaking hands with someone for the fir

1. English Greetings This presentation will cover common English greeting words and provide examples of their usage.

2. Greetings Hey Hello Hi

3. Formal Greetings Good morning Good afternoon Good evening

4. Informal Greetings Yo What's up Howdy

5. Nice to meet you Pleased to meet you Polite Greetings

6. Casual Greetings What's happening How's it going

7. Friendly Greetings Long time no see What have you been up to

8. Professional Greetings Nice working with you Good to see you

9. Warm Greetings Welcome Glad to see you

10. Cordial Greetings Hope you're well How are you doing

11. Cheerful Greetings Happy to see you Great to meet you

12. Thank you for your time and attention 🙂