Conversation: tips
Different ways to greet someone
Normal
Hello / hi
good day
good morning
Formal
good afternoon
good evening
how are you?
How do you do (very old)
Informal but friendly
how's it going?/ how ya going?
How's it doing? /how ya doing?
what's up?
what's happening?
What's going on?
Very casual (trying to be cool)
Yo! / Hey! / howdy
waddup? / wat crackin?
wats poppin? / Wazzup?
Other types
How goes you? (older)
How's it hanging? (a joke)
G'day (Australia)
Different ways to reply to a greeting
formal replies
I'm fine tnankyou / very well thankyou.
I'm fine thank you and you (very old)
Casual replies
I'm good / I'm ok / fine / great / wonderful / alright / happy / tired etc
pretty good thanks / not bad thanks (do not need thanks but it's friendly)
nothing much / Nothing / not much (answer to whats up?)
Very casual replies
Just chillin / just hanging
as always / the usual
sitting pretty / hanging around
Other replies
A little under the weather (dont feel so well)
could be better (not good)
couldn't be better (on top of the world) (best)
I've seen better days / I've been better. (a bad day)
don't ask!
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