GREETING, ASKING CONDITION AND PARTING
( Menyapa,Menanyakan Kondisi dan Perpisahan )
A. GREETING ( Menyapa )
There are many ways of greeting people such as expression formal and expression
informal. Both often used into conversation every day. The speaker’s task is to choose the
appropriate one for the situation. It’s also useful to know lots of different ones so as to not
repeat yourself when you meet a number of people at the same time.
Expression Informal is generally informal no have rule into to talk but there are
limited so that no free speak. Whereas expression formal is generally have rule into to talk
and usually more polite.
As meet with other people not yet recognized better using expression formal because
make first an impression more good compared with expression informal.
To follow this expression formal and expression informal :
1. Formal Way
Ø Good Morning
Ø Good Day
Ø Good Afternoon
Ø Good Evening
Ø Good Night
Ø Hello, Good Morning Miss Indah
Ø Hello, Good Night.
2. Informal Way
Ø Hi, Guys
Ø Hi, Indah , Morning
Ø Afternoon Lathifa
Ø Hello, Morning
Ø Hello, Day.
B. ASKING CONDITION ( Menanyakan Kondisi )
So also with asking condition using two way is formal way and Informal way. At Greeting
done explained what is formal and informal that different in asking condition only using.
To follow this formal way and expression way :
3. Formal Way
Ø How are you ?
Ø How are you today?
Ø How do you do ? ( Used at first meet with people )
Ø How is Miss Ana Health now ?
Ø Would you tell me about Miss Indah is business now ?
Responds :
Ø I’m Fine. Thanks you.
Ø I’m all right. Thanks you.
Ø I’m very well. Thanks you.
Ø Miss Ana is getting better now.
Ø It’s hard to say. I think Miss Indah business more forward than last ago.
4. Informal Way
Ø How’s life?
Ø What’s Up?
Ø How are you doing ?
Ø Are you doing okay?
Ø How is it going ?
Ø Is everything all right/fine/ok?
Ø Have you been all right?
Ø How is everything?
Ø How are things?
Responds :
Ø Fine, thanks.
Ø Very well, thanks.
Ø Not too bad.
Ø Not too well.
Ø So, so.
Ø All right.
Ø Wonderful.
Ø Great/okay.
Ø Could not better.
Ø It cloud be bad.
C. PARTING ( Perpisahan )
Into every day parting occurred sure wherever, at any time and anybody.
5. Formal Way
Ø It was nice talking with you. Good bye.
Ø Well, it was nice to meet you. Good bye.
Ø I really have to go. Good bye.
Ø Thanks you for your time. Good bye.
6. Informal Way
Ø I’m gone.
Ø I’m leaving, bye now.
Ø It’s time to go, see you.
Ø I must be off, chow.
Contoh Greetings 1 (formal) Contoh Greetings 2 (informal)
A: Hi, how are you doing? A: How's it going?
B: I'm fine. How about yourself? B: I'm doing well. How about you?
A: I'm pretty good. Thanks for asking. A: Never better, thanks.
B: No problem. So how have you been? B: So how have you been lately?
A: I've been great. What about you? A: I've actually been pretty good. You?
B: I've been good. I'm in school right now. B: I'm actually in school right now.
A: What school do you go to? A: Which school do you attend?
B: I go to PCC. B: I'm attending PCC right now.
A: Do you like it there? A: Are you enjoying it there?
B: It's okay. It's a really big campus. B: It's not bad. There are a lot of people
there.
A: Good luck with school.
A: Good luck with that.
B: Thank you very much.
B: Thanks.
Exercise 7. your / ? / What's / name
What's your name?________________
1. Hi, I'm Jane.
a. Bye, Jane.
8. is / Jones / This / . / Mr
b. See you later.
__________________________________
c. Helllo. My name's Ron. _
2. This is my friend, Sara. 9. how / today / , / are / Hi / ? / you
a. That's right. __________________________________
b. What's her name? _
c. Hello, Sara.
10. from / comes / Lee / . / Korea / Mrs /
3. This is Jason Smith. __________________________________
__
a. Nice to meet you.
b. I don't know.
11. ? / and / fine / you / , / thanks / I'm
c. Can I see it?
__________________________________
___
4. Hi, Josh. How are you?
a. Yes, I am. 12. see / next / bye / week / , / I'll / . / you
b. That's good. __________________________________
c. Fine, thanks. ___
5. Say hello to Kate for me.
a. Yes, I will.
b. Yes, I do.
c. Yes, I am.
6. See you on Monday, Jack.
a. Yes, bye.
b. How do you do?
c. Hi, you're late
1. Good morning, Jane. 6. Where , Kate? – I'm from Australia.
How are you? – Fine, thank you. a) are you from
b) have you been
How ______________________? c) is your family
a) are you d) you were born
b) is yourself
c) you
d) you doing 7. Merry Christmas! –
_______________________ !
a) Happy New Year
2. It's nice to meet you. – b) Thanks. Nice holiday
a) I'm glad c) The same to you
b) It's good to see you too d) You too
c) Nice to meet you too
d) The same to you
8. Have a nice weekend. – .
a) It sure is
3. Hello, Dr. Williams. – Hello, . b) Me too
a) Mrs c) Yes, I'll have
b) Mrs. Anita d) You too
c) Mrs. Anita Smith
d) Mrs. Smith
9. Well, I've got to go now.
It_______________________you.
4. Tina, this is my coworker, Alfred
Moore. – Hello,__________________ Bye! – Good-bye, Andy.
a) Mr a) is nice to meet
b) Fred b) is nice to see
c) Mr. Alfred c) is nice to talk to
d) Mr. Moore d) was nice seeing
5. Excuse me, what is your first name 10. Good-bye. See you on Monday. –
again? ___________________________ _______________________________ .
a) Brown a) Keep in touch
b) Isabel b) See you
c) Isabel J. Brown c) Thank you
d) Miss d) The same to you
