This document provides an introduction to greetings in Thailand and English-speaking countries. In Thailand, people commonly greet each other with "Swasdee ka" or "Swasdee krab" accompanied by a wai gesture to show respect. Formal and informal greetings are listed for Thailand and English-speaking countries along with example conversations of people greeting each other, asking about one another's well-being and work, introducing themselves, and ending a conversation.

1. Unit 1
Greetings and Introductions
Introduction
When meeting, people say or/and do
something. In Thailand we say “(Swasdee
ka)” or “(Swasdee krab.)” This greeting
phrase is usually accompanied with a “wai”
or a smile. Customarily, the junior will initiate
the “wai” to the senior as the gesture of
showing respect. In English spoken
countries, some greeting phrases are used
for one specific time of the day while some
can be used at any time.

2. Content
1. Formal greetings
2. Informal greetings
3. Asking and Responding about work and healt
4. Asking and replying for more information.
5. Introducing yourself and other people
6. Responding to an introduction
7. Ending the conversation
8. Conversation Practice
9. Exercise

3. Formal greetings Formal
Responses
- Good morning. + - Good morning. +
(Name) (Name)
- Good afternoon. + - Good afternoon. +
(Name) (Name)
- Good evening. + - Good evening. +
(Name) (Name)
- Good day. + (Name) - Good day. + (Name)
- How do you - How do you do?
do?

4. Informal greetings Informal Responses
- Hi. + (Name) - Hi. + (Name)
-Hello. + (Name) -Hello. + (Name)
- Yo! + (Name) - Yo! + (Name)
- Hey! + (Name) - Hey! + (Name)
-What’s up? + (Name) -What’s up? + (Name)
- What gives? (slang)
- How’s it going?

5. Asking and Responding about work and
health
- Things are busy at
- How are things? work. are ok.
- Things
- I’m very well. Thank
- I’m
you. fine. Thank you.
- Fine. Thanks.
- Very well. Thanks.
- Great.
- How are you? - Pretty good. Etc.
- Not (too) bad.
- I am not (very well. I have
a cold.
- Oh, I am tried. Etc.

6. Asking and Responding about work and
healthEverything is okay.
-
-How’s everything? - Everything is so
good.
- Everything is so busy.
- Everything is so bad.
Etc. been just fine.
- I’ve
- I’ve been t fine.
-How have you been? - I have been so bad.
- I couldn’t be better. Etc.
- It’s going pretty well. /
All right. / so so.
-How are you doing? / - I’m doing
-What do you do? fine/wonderful/great.
- I couldn’t be better.

7. Asking and replying for more information.
Asking Replying
1. Cold /bad weather/ It certainly is.
beautiful/ nice day, isn’t it? I don’t think so.
2. What’s new? Nothing much.
3. What do you do for a I’m an engineer.
living?
4. Where are you from? I’m from England.

8. Formal greeting. May I introduce myself?/ Can I
introduce myself? My name’s (name).
Formal greeting. I would like to introduce myself.
I’m (name).
Structure
Formal greeting. Allow me introduce myself to
you. I’m (name).
Formal greeting. Let’s me introduce myself. My
name’s (name).

9. - Informal Introducing yourself
A: Informal greeting, + My name’s
Informal (name).
B: Informal greeting, + I’m (name).
Example:
A: Hello, My name’s Wanida.
B: Hello, I’m Johnson.
A: Informal greeting, + My name’s
Very
Informal (name).
B: Informal greeting, + I’m (name).
Example:
A: Hi, My name’s Wanida.
B: Hi, I’m Johnson.

10. - Informal Introducing yourself
Informal greeting. My name’s (name).
Informal greeting. I’m (name).
Structure
Informal greeting. (name) is my
name.
Informal greeting. You can called me
(name).

11. Introducing other people
Formal greeting. May I introduce you to
(name).
Formal greeting. Let’s me introduce you
to my friend (name).
Structure
Formal greeting. This is my friend. Her
name is (name).
Formal greeting. Please meet (name).

12. Responding to an introduction
Useful expression
Responding (A) Responding(B)
1. Nice to meet you + (Name). 1. Nice to meet you too.
2. Please to meet you + (Name). 2. Please to meet you too.
3. Glad to meet you + (Name). 3. Glad to meet you too.
3. It’s a great pleasure to meet you + 3. It’s a great pleasure to meet you
(Name). too.
4. I’m pleased to meet you + (Name). 4. I’m pleased to meet you too.
5. It’s an honor to meet you + (Name). 5. It’s an honor to meet you too.
6.It’s privilege to meet you + (Name). 6.It’s privilege to meet you too.

13. Ending the conversation
Useful expression
-It’s good/nice meeting/talking/seeing you.
-- I’ve gotta run/go.
-See you.
-- Have fun.
- Have a good day.

14. Terry : Good morning, Professor Wilson.
Andrew : Good morning, Cooper.
How are you this morning?
Terry : Very well, thank you. And you,
sir?
Andrew : Good. How was your weekend?
Did you get the exercise done?
Terry : It was great and I got my
English
Andrew : Can you hand it to me now.
homework done.
Terry : Of course, sir. Here it is.
Andrew : Okay, I’ll take a look and see
you
in the class.

15. speak travelling studying learning exciting
strangers interpreter friendly conversation hometown
My name is Robert. I am a student at Brigham Young
University in Provo, Utah, in the U.S. At the university I’m
(a) __________ languages. I can (b) ________
English, German, and French. I’ve been (c) ____ ___to
some different countries. I’m very interested in (d) _________
more about their languages. So I try to speak as much as
possible. Some people say I have an outgoing personality
because I’m not afraid to have a (e) ____________with (f)
_______ _. I’ve just been to Israel and am now in Thailand
where I will stay for three months. Then I’m going to South
America. All the people I have met are very
(g) _________. All these places are very far from my small (h)
__________ where everyone speaks only English. I like my

16. mother grandmother younger Family father
grandfatherimportant oldestname business children
My (a) _______ is John Smith, and I am from the
United States. There are three (b) _________ in my (c)
_________. I am the (d) ______. My (e) _______ is a (f)
________man and commutes to work every day. When he is
home on weekends, he helps my (g) _________ around the
house. My mother does not work for salary, but she works at
home, taking care of my (h) ________ brother and sister. I
like to help my mother with all of her responsibilities.
Sometimes I take care of my little brother. He’s only two years
old. My (i) ______________ and (j) _________
are very old and live with us. So I get to help them. I read to
them in my spare time. My family is very (k) ____________ to
me. We do many things together.

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