Greetings, Responses & Farewells in English | Formal & Informal
Summary
TLDREl vídeo de 'The English Stop Channel' presenta un tutorial sobre saludos, respuestas y despedidas en inglés. Se explica cómo saludar informalmente con frases como 'Hi, how are you?' y sus respuestas, así como alternativas como 'How's the life?' y 'What's up?'. También se discute cómo despedirse de manera casual y formal, con expresiones como 'Bye', 'See you later' y formales como 'It has been a pleasure'. Además, se aborda la importancia de la cortesía y la reciprocidad en las interacciones.
Takeaways
- 😀 En situaciones informales, saludar a alguien comúnmente se hace con 'Hi, how are you?'.
- 🗣️ Las respuestas comunes a 'how are you?' incluyen 'I'm fine', 'I'm great', 'I'm very well' y 'Fantastic!'.
- 🇬🇧 En el Reino Unido, es común responder 'Not too bad' a la pregunta de saludo.
- 😐 'So-so' se utiliza para expresar una respuesta neutral, indicando que el estado de ánimo es neutro.
- 😔 Si no te sientes bien, puedes responder con 'Been better', 'Not so great' o 'Terrible'.
- 🔁 Es cortés devolver la pregunta 'how are you?' al final de tu respuesta.
- 🌟 Otras formas de saludar en situaciones casuales son 'How is it going?', 'How's the life?' y 'How are you doing?'.
- 🕵️♂️ Las preguntas que comienzan con 'what' buscan noticias o información sobre ti, como 'What's up?' o 'What's new?'.
- 🇬🇧 Una forma muy británica de saludar en situaciones informales es preguntar 'Alright?' o 'Are you alright?'.
- 👋 Al despedirse en situaciones informales, se pueden usar expresiones como 'Bye', 'See you later' o 'Take care'.
Q & A
¿Cuál es la forma más popular de saludar en una situación informal en inglés?
-'Hi, how are you?' es una de las formas más populares de saludar en una situación informal en inglés.
¿Qué respuestas comunes se pueden dar a la pregunta 'how are you?' en una conversación informal?
-Algunas respuestas comunes incluyen 'I'm fine', 'I'm great', 'I'm very well', 'Fantastic', 'Not too bad' y 'so-so'.
¿Cómo se puede expresar que no se siente bien en respuesta a 'how are you?' en inglés?
-Si no se siente bien, se puede decir 'Been better', 'Not so great' o 'Terrible'.
¿Es necesario devolver la pregunta 'how are you?' cuando alguien te la hace?
-Sí, es cortés devolver la pregunta, por ejemplo, diciendo 'I'm fine, thanks and you?'.
¿Qué otras preguntas de saludo se pueden utilizar en una situación casual en inglés?
-Algunas preguntas adicionales incluyen 'How is it going?', 'How's the life?', 'How are you doing?' y 'How have you been?'.
¿Qué significa la pregunta 'How have you been?' y cómo debería responderse?
-Esta pregunta busca noticias sobre tu vida reciente y no es apropiado responder simplemente con 'good' o 'great'. Debes dar más detalles, como 'Pretty good, I've been working non-stop lately.'
¿Cuáles son algunas respuestas simples a preguntas que comienzan con 'what' en una conversación informal?
-Puedes responder con 'Nothing', 'Not much', 'Nothing much', o dar más detalles como 'I've just finished work.' o 'I'm going on holiday next week.'.
¿Qué significa la expresión 'What have you been up to today?' y cómo se responde?
-Esta pregunta significa que la persona no te ha visto en un tiempo y quiere saber qué has estado haciendo. Puedes responder con actividades que te han ocupado, como 'I was at work until two o'clock and then I went to the supermarket to pick up some vegetables.'
¿Cómo se saluda de manera informal en una situación muy casual en el Reino Unido?
-Una forma muy británica de saludar en una situación casual es preguntar 'Alright?' o 'Are you alright?'.
¿Cómo se dice adiós en una conversación informal en inglés?
-Se puede decir 'Bye', 'Bye-bye', 'See you later', 'See you soon', 'See you around', o 'Take care'.
¿Cómo deberían ser los saludos en una situación formal en inglés?
-En situaciones formales, es mejor usar saludos tradicionales como 'good morning', 'good afternoon', y 'good evening', y responder con la misma formalidad, por ejemplo, 'Hello Dilyana, how are you?'.
¿Qué expresiones se pueden usar para despedirse de manera formal en inglés?
-En una despedida formal, se pueden usar expresiones como 'It has been a pleasure for me.', 'Thank you for your time.', 'Sorry, I must go now.', 'Have a nice day.', 'Have a nice night.' o 'Have a nice weekend.'.
Outlines
😀 Saludos y Despedidas en Inglés
En este vídeo, Dilyana de The English Stop Channel explora cómo saludar, responder y despedirse en inglés. Se centra en situaciones informales, como saludar amigos y familiares, y proporciona respuestas comunes a la pregunta '¿Cómo estás?'. Además, introduce otras formas de saludar, como '¿Qué tal?', '¿Cómo va?' y '¿Cómo te va la vida?'. También explica la diferencia entre preguntas de saludo que comienzan con 'how' y 'what', y cómo responder a ellas de manera adecuada.
👋 Despedirse en Situaciones Formales e Informales
El segundo párrafo del guion se enfoca en cómo despedirse de manera apropiada en inglés. Explica las diferencias entre despedirse en situaciones informales, como decir 'Adiós' o 'Hasta luego', y formales, donde se recomienda ser más cortés y formal. Muestra cómo saludar a personas de rango superior en el trabajo y cómo responder a preguntas de saludo formales. Además, proporciona frases para mostrar alegría por ver a alguien y cómo cerrar una conversación de manera educada en un entorno formal. Finalmente, invita a los espectadores a dejar comentarios si desean más videos sobre el tema y anima a suscriptores a seguir el canal en redes sociales.
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Keywords
💡Situación informal
💡Respuestas a saludos
💡Despedida
💡Situación formal
💡Preguntas de saludo
💡Respuestas detalladas
💡Preguntas con 'what'
💡Despedidas formales
💡Small talks
💡Saludos británicos
Highlights
Today's topic is Greetings, Responses, and Farewells.
Learn how to start a conversation with someone you don't know.
Discover the proper way to say 'bye' after a conversation.
In informal situations, 'Hi, how are you?' is a popular greeting.
Common responses to 'how are you?' include 'I'm fine', 'I'm great', and 'Fantastic!'.
'Not too bad' is an informal response indicating you're okay.
Use 'so-so' to express a neutral mood.
If you're not feeling great, say 'Been better' or 'Not so great'.
It's polite to return the question 'how are you?' after answering.
Other casual greeting questions include 'How is it going?' and 'How's the life?'.
'How are you doing?' and 'How have you been?' are also used in informal greetings.
For 'How have you been?', provide details about recent life events.
Greeting questions starting with 'what' ask for news or information.
Simple responses to 'what' questions could be 'Nothing' or 'Not much'.
'What have you been up to today?' asks for recent activities.
A very British casual greeting is 'Alright?' or 'Are you alright?'.
In formal situations, use 'good morning', 'good afternoon', and 'good evening'.
For formal greetings, include the person's name and be polite.
Formal responses to 'How do you do?' are to repeat the question or say 'Nice to meet you'.
Show happiness to see someone in formal settings with phrases like 'How nice to see you!'.
Formal farewells include 'It has been a pleasure' and 'Thank you for your time'.
The video offers more examples and expressions upon request in the comments.
Subscribe to The English Stop Channel for more learning materials.
Transcripts
Hi everyone, I'm Dilyana and you are with the English Stop Channel.
Welcome aboard!
Today's topic is going to be
Greetings, Responses and Farewells
Have you ever wondered how to start talking to that person you don't know?
Is it the same way as you greet your friends?
And once you have a conversation with them
how is the proper way to say 'bye'?
Don't worry, you'll see the explanation in this video.
Hi, how are you?
Perfect! So in an informal situation... Wait!
What is an informal situation?
Well, an informal situation is when you
talk to your friends, to your family and in some cases
to your colleagues, when they're at the same level in the company as you.
The most popular way to greet someone in an informal situation is to say:
'Hi, how are you?' and the responses people usually give to this question are
I'm fine I'm great
I'm very well
and if you feel over the moon you can even say
Fantastic!
Another answer to the question 'how are you?'
that is not so popular in the students books
but in fact people in the UK and English language speakers use it all the time
is 'Not too bad'
- How are you? - Not too bad.
It means that you are okay and you don't complain.
Another response I would like to include,
which you may not know is 'so-so'
- How are you? - So-so
It means that you're in the middle of your mood, quite similar to 'Not too bad'.
Of course when somebody asks you 'how are you?'
you may not feel so great or you may feel a bit down
so you can say
'Been better'
'Not so great' or even 'Terrible'.
Don't forget that it is polite to return the question 'how are you?'
to the person who asks you.
So you can say something like
'I'm fine, thanks and you?'
OK. So now that we have covered
the most popular question 'how are you?' let's see other questions
you can use to greet someone in a casual situation.
Some of them are:
How is it going?
How's the life?
You can still stay here 'Pretty good' or 'Great'.
Another one is 'How are you doing?'.
To this one you can answer with
'I'm doing well' or 'Not bad' or 'The usual, how about you?'
The last one of the group of 'how' questions we're going to see is
'How have you been?'
This question is a little bit tricky because it sounds similar to the others but
it doesn't ask you for your mental health.
It asks you for the news about your life recently and you shouldn't answer simply with 'good' or 'great'.
You should give more details, for example:
'Pretty good, I've been working non-stop lately.'
or 'Quite good, I've been studying for many exams recently.' and so on.
So, so far we have seen all those greeting questions,
which start with the word 'how'.
Now let's move on to another group
of greeting questions which start with the word 'what'.
They also ask you about news or information about you.
Some of these questions are: 'What's up?', 'What's new?', 'What's happening?'
and 'What's going on?'.
Some simple responses to these questions,
not going too much into details and making it easier for you could be
'Nothing' 'Not much' or 'Nothing much'
or if you're willing to give more details
you can say something like 'I've just finished work.' or
'I'm going on holiday next week.' and so on.
At the end of this group of questions, I would like to draw your attention to
one particular, which made me so confused when I heard it for the first time.
It took me long time and research to
understand what this question asks for. And this question is
'What have you been up to today?'
This question means 'I haven't seen you for a long time so tell me what have you been doing.'
You can answer anything that kept you busy, for example:
I was at work until two o'clock and then I went to the supermarket to pick up some vegetables.
Another very British way of greeting
someone in a very casual situation is to ask
'Alright?', 'Are you alright?'
This you can use it instead of 'Are you OK?' and you can say something like
'Yes, fine. I'm alright, you?'
Still talking about informal situations
let's see how we say goodbye to someone
and the act of saying goodbye in English is called 'farewell'.
We also call it 'closing'.
When you're talking to a friend and you're about to finish a conversation
it is perfectly fine to say 'Bye', 'Bye-bye'
'See you later', 'See you soon' or 'See you around'
You also can say to the person 'Take care' which means that you are telling them to
look after themselves while you don't see each other.
Another expression you can say is 'I have to go now' or
'It was nice talking to you, bye, see you next time.'
'Hello, good afternoon'
When you talk to someone you don't know or they are superior to you in your job
you should pay attention to the way you speak starting from the beginning.
In this kind of situation it is better to greet the person
with the traditional 'good morning'. 'good afternoon'
and 'good evening' and the answer is to repeat the greeting.
Also, instead of saying 'Hi, how are you?' you should say
'Hello Dilyana, how are you?'
You still can answer with
'I'm fine', 'I'm very well' or 'I'm pretty good'
but don't forget to say 'thank you, how about you?' and try to be extremely polite.
Another popular form of greeting is
'How do you do?' and the correct response is to simply
repeat the question or to say 'Nice to meet you'.
Other questions you can use for a formal situation are:
'How is it going?'. You can say 'Everything is fine',
'How have you been?' the answer to this one could be
'I've been good',
'How are you feeling today? or 'Are you well?'
so you can say 'Very well, thank you'.
Also it is advisable in English to show the person that you're happy to see them.
For this purpose you can say 'How nice to see you!'
and the answer is 'Yes it's been so nice',
'It's good seeing you again', 'It's good seeing you again too'
'Glad to meet you', 'It's a pleasure to meet you' and so on.
Moving on to the closings and saying goodbye in a formal situation.
It's not okay just to say 'See you later'
In a formal situation it's better to say:
'It has been a pleasure for me.' 'Thank you for your time.' or 'Sorry, I must go now.'
You can also wish the person 'Have a nice day.' 'Have a nice night.' or 'Have a nice weekend.'
and the answer will be 'Same to you.'
This is the end of today's video but these are not
all of the greetings and responses you can use in English and there are plenty more.
If you're interested and you would like me to make another video,
please let me know in the comments below.
I can give you more examples and expressions and also
I can talk about using 'small talks' to greet someone in English.
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