This document discusses various ways to say goodbye in English for different situations. It provides over 15 phrases that can be used casually with friends, formally in business, or when parting for a long time. The phrases range from informal ones like "bye", "later", and "peace out" to more formal options like "farewell" and "have a nice day". The document also gives examples of appropriate contexts to use different goodbyes and emphasizes choosing phrases based on regional customs, situation, and audience to ensure successful communication.

1. Saying Goodbye in English

2. Words or phrases used for
saying goodbye

3. "Bye/ Bye- bye/Goodbye/ Ta-ta/ Ta- ra/ Cheerio/
Toodle Loo / So Long/ Later/See you later/ See
you around / Have a good one/ I’ve Got to Split/
Peace out/ Take it easy/ I’ve got to go now"
The phrases above are used in casual conversation and
with close people. The audience may vary from person
to person.

4. "Adios"
Used in Latin America in casual interaction.
Originated from Spanish word ‘adios’ meaning
goodbye.

5. "Catch you later"
Casual and mostly used over phone call.

6. "Good bye"
Can be used in both formal and informal
situation.

7. "Take Care"
Can be used in both formal and informal situation.

8. Good bye until later
It means that the speaker would not see the hearer
for a little while but hopes to see.

9. Have a Nice day
Mostly used in a formal situation and very common
to be used to unknown people e.g. in reception,
customer care, etc.

10. Farewell
Used in a formal situation to bid adieu someone
going on a long journey.

11. "Goodbye for now"
To bid adieu someone going on a long journey and
will return soon.

12. Real Life Demonstration

13. Context 1 (Conversation between 2
friends)
A: …….so, it was a nice talk but I’m in a
hurry now.
B: Okay then. See you later.
A: Later.

14. Context 2 (Conversation between 2
friends staying distant)
A: Hei John! Where are you going?
B: Hei......I’m going to the station. My train is leaving…..
A: Oh! Peace out!
B: Peace.

15. Context 3 (Conversation between 2
classmates over phone)
……………………………….
A: Give me words that you will bring the book next day.
B: Sure.
A: And…..
B: Mama is calling me. Catch you later.
A: Bye.

16. Context 4 (Conversation between
customer and shopkeeper)
.................................................
Customer: Here goes the payment.
Shopkeeper: Have a nice day, sir.
Customer: Thank you.

17. Context 5 (Newscaster on Television)
Thanks for staying with us. Keep your eyes on
BTV to enjoy News Bulletin at 10.

18. Making People Sensitize About
the Use

19. • “I had always thought we used language to describe the world – now I was
seeing that is not the case. To the contrary, it is through language that we
create the world.”—Joseph Jaworski1
• Language serves many purposes. The foremost purpose of language is to
have a successful communication. There is a diverse way of saying
goodbye or biding adieu in English. These genres of biding adieu vary from
class to class, region to region and many other parties related to it. Some of
the phrases are used with very close people while the situation is an
informal one. On the other hand, some of the phrases are suitable for a
formal interaction. Again, many of the phrases may serve both the
purposes: formal and informal.
• The use of language may differ in one English- speaking region than the
other. For instance, a teen in England may bid adieu to his friend saying
"See you soon", but a teen in Latin America may say "Cheerio" for the same
purpose. Therefore, differences come based on regional variety.
• Many things influence our pattern and choice of language at any given
moment2. In order to have a proper and successful communication, we
must be careful about contextual situation, regional variety and right party
the message we are delivering to.
• Finally, different ways of saying goodbye are not supposed to be used
everywhere. It should be used according to the suitability of using for the
sake of easy comprehension and fruitful communication.

20. Have a Nice Day!!