21. Other ways of asking . . .
If you say hey man, make sure you’re saying it to
a younger male. It wouldn’t sound too great if
you asked this of your older professor or boss.
22. Other ways of asking . . .
Hey, how’s it going?
Hey, what’s up?
Hey, what’s new?
This greeting is often used after we haven’t seen someone in a little while. We wouldn’t use this if we just saw the person in the past couple of days. But if it has been a week or longer since you have seen them, feel free to try this one out.
This is a great, informal way to say hello to someone you already know. It also helps spark a conversation, so you aren’t left standing awkward after the initial greeting. It means hello, but it also means, tell me what’s currently going on in your life.
Now remember, just because you say not much or nothing, it doesn’t actually mean not much, or nothing is happening in your life. You probably have a million things going on in your life. It’s just a light way to start a conversation.
This is another great and informal way to say hi to someone you know. It’s another variation of What’s going on? And it’s asking for any ‘new’ life updates from your friend.
Often people will often response with one of the previous responses followed by what they’re doing immediately in the moment.
This greeting is often used after we haven’t seen someone in a little while. We wouldn’t use this if we just saw the person in the past couple of days. But if it has been a week or longer since you have seen them, feel free to try this one out.
You don’t really want to know everything that they’re doing, but you want to know how everything is in general.
However, this one requires a little bit of work with your intonation. Remember to make a dip with your intonation and end your voice on a high note to have the desired effect.
This is great for people you know really well.
This one can be used in both informal and formal settings. It doesn’t require a long response but it’s a nice way to ask someone whether their entire day has been good or bad up to this point.
It’s going well. Great. Couldn’t be better!
10. Long time no see!
This is a classic way to greet someone. And as you can already tell, it’s after you haven’t seen them for a while.