2. • Hello
• Hi
• Hey (informal)
• Hi there
• Howdy (informal)
• Bye
• Bye- Bye
• See ya later (informal)
• Take care
• Have a good time/ day
/ night / weekend
4. • How are you?
• How’s it going?
• How are things ?
• How ya doin?
• How’s life?
• How have you been?
• How’s your family?
• What’s up?
• What’s new?
• What have you been up
to lately?
6. • I’m fine , thanks. How
about you?
• Pretty good
• Not bad
• Great
• Couldn’t be better
• Can’t complain
• I’ve been busy
• Same as always
• Not so great.
• Could be better.
8. • Thanks.
• Thanks a lot.
• Thank you so much.
• Thanks a million.
• Thanks for your help.
• Thanks for helping me.
• I really appreciate it.
• I am really grateful.
• That’s so kind of you.
• I can’t thank you
enough.
• I owe you one.
10. • You’re welcome.
• No problem.
• No worries.
• Don’t mention it.
• My pleasure.
• Anytime.
• It was the least I could
do.
• Glad to help.
• Sure!
• Thank you.
12. • I am sorry that……… (I was so rude yesterday )
• It’s my fault . (Taking the responsibility for the problem)
• Oops, sorry. (small problems)
• I should have …….( called you and told you not to come)
• I apologize for …. (being late)
• Pardon me.
13. Excuse Me vs. Sorry
• Excuse me , can you move.
(Get out of my way.)
• Excuse me , do you know
where the bank is?
• For permission. You want
to talk in the meeting.
• To sympathy ,some one’s
death
• Deny an invitation.
• To apologize