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Meeting Someone New
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Are you a … ? (student)
A question to ask what someone does by giving a
suggestion.

Are you new here?
A question to see if the person has only just arrived.

Big family
A family with many
children (over 4 or 5) and
relatives.

Bye-bye (Bye)
An informal word for when leaving.
(interjection)

Christian name
The name chosen by parents for their child. Used by
friends and informally. Also called first name or given
name.
(noun)

Do
Referring to a person’s job, e.g. what do you do?
(verb)

Excuse me
A phrase to use when interrupting someone who is
already speaking or when asking for help.
(interjection)

Family name
The name that all members of a family share, often
comes from the father, someone’s last name. Also
called surname.
(noun)

First name
The name chosen by parents for their child. Used by
friends and informally. Also called christian name or
given name.
(noun)

Formal greeting
A greeting to use when meeting someone important or
if you are being polite, e.g. hello, how do you do.
(noun)

From
A place where a person was born or lives, e.g. where
are you from?
(preposition)

Good afternoon (afternoon)
A formal greeting to use after midday but before 5pm.
Can be shortened to the informal ‘afternoon’.
(noun)

Good evening (evening)
A formal greeting to use after 5pm. Can be shortened
to the informal ‘evening’.
(noun)

Good morning (morning)
A formal greeting to use before midday. Can be
shortened to the informal ‘morning’.
(noun)

Goodbye
A formal word for when leaving.
(noun)

Goodnight (night)
A formal way of saying goodbye in the evening or at
night. Can be shortened to the informal ‘night’.
(noun)

Greet
To say hello when first meeting someone.
(verb)

Greeting
The word used to greet someone, e.g. hello.
(noun)

Handshake
Holding right hands and
moving them up and down
when first meeting
someone.
(noun)

Hello
A formal greeting.
(interjection)

Hi
An informal greeting.
(interjection)

Home sick
To miss your home.
(adjective)

How are you?
To ask if someone is ok.

How do you do?
A formal greeting. The correct reply is also ‘how do you
do?’

How’s it going?
An informal greeting.

Hug
To hold someone with
arms wrapped around
them.
(noun)

I have to go now.
A phrase to explain that the conversation needs to end.

Informal greeting
A greeting use with friends, e.g. hi, how’s it going.

Introduce
To tell someone your name or another person’s name.
(verb)

Kiss
To place the lips of two
people together.
(verb)

Know
To be aware of someone.
(verb)

Meet
To see and speak to someone.
(verb)

Name
The word or words used to refer to a person.
(noun)

New person
Someone that has not been met before.
(noun)

Nice to meet you.
A greeting to use after someone is introduced to you.

Nice to see you.
A greeting for when meeting someone.

Pardon me
A phrase to use when you did not hear what was said.
(interjection)

Partner
Someone’s girlfriend, boyfriend, husband or wife.
(noun)

Polite
To treat someone with respect.
(adjective)

See you.
An informal phrase for when leaving.

Siblings
A group of brothers and
sisters.
(noun)

Small family
A family with just a few
children (1 or 2) and not
many relatives.

Study
To go to school, university
or be in education.
(verb)

Surname
The name that all members of a family share, often
comes from the father, someone’s last name. Also
called family name.
(noun)

Tell us about yourself?
A question to ask to get a lot of information about a
person. When answering include your name, job,
where you come from and possibly your age as well as
family information.

Wave
To lift up a hand and arm
to greet someone.
(verb)

What about you?
A question to ask for the same information from
someone as they asked from you.

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