You would think it would be simple. Hello and goodbye. But what people actually say is much more varied.
Greeting
Hi. (Informal. To friends. Smiling strangers. Not your new boss wearing a business suit. Not unless he is wearing shorts.)
Hello.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening. (FFormal greeting from a waiter or restaurant owner as you walk in or sit down.)
Pleased to meet you. (Americanism which has crept into the English language.)
Farewell Phrases
Goodbye.
Bye-bye
Good night (After ten pm, after dark, when people are leaving an event to go home.)
So long.
See you /
Cheerio
Ciaou (Italian)
Adios (Spanish)
Hope to see you again / see you soon.
Have a lovely day.
Very informal (slang), rarer, old-fashioned
Ta-ra (more common in northern England)
Toodle-oo
tootle-pip
tooraloo (Irish)
In Singapore I have been asked the difference between good evening and good night. You would use the word evening earlier and at the start of an event. You would use good night later at the end of an event. You usually go out for the evening and sleep at night.
How about other languages?
Shalom. Hebrew - meaning peace, works for hello and goodbye. I think Arabic Salaam, is the same and both derive from Aramaic which would have been spoken by Jesus. In English Goodbye was originally God be with you.
Useful Websites
dictionary.com
phrasefinder.com
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/toodle-oo.html
About The Author
Angela Lansbury, the author (mainly practical books, not to be confused with the actress, the other writer of fiction, nor 12 other people on LindedIn) travel writer and photographer, blogger, public speaker, tutor for A and A level English to over 18s, trainer and workshop leader in English and business English for colleges and businesses and companies. Member of four Toastmasters International clubs. Frequent language evaluator at meetings (attending an average of 7 a week, lunctime and evenings, speaking contest judge, and for 2018-9 Presdient of Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Club in Singapore as well as Area Director helping six clubs achieve their goals of educating members and visitors.
Greeting
Hi. (Informal. To friends. Smiling strangers. Not your new boss wearing a business suit. Not unless he is wearing shorts.)
Hello.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening. (FFormal greeting from a waiter or restaurant owner as you walk in or sit down.)
Pleased to meet you. (Americanism which has crept into the English language.)
Farewell Phrases
Goodbye.
Bye-bye
Good night (After ten pm, after dark, when people are leaving an event to go home.)
So long.
See you /
Cheerio
Ciaou (Italian)
Adios (Spanish)
Hope to see you again / see you soon.
Have a lovely day.
Very informal (slang), rarer, old-fashioned
Ta-ra (more common in northern England)
Toodle-oo
tootle-pip
tooraloo (Irish)
In Singapore I have been asked the difference between good evening and good night. You would use the word evening earlier and at the start of an event. You would use good night later at the end of an event. You usually go out for the evening and sleep at night.
How about other languages?
Shalom. Hebrew - meaning peace, works for hello and goodbye. I think Arabic Salaam, is the same and both derive from Aramaic which would have been spoken by Jesus. In English Goodbye was originally God be with you.
Useful Websites
dictionary.com
phrasefinder.com
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/toodle-oo.html
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/toodle-oo
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toodle-oo
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toodle-oo
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/toodle-oo
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toodle-oo
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toodle-oo
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/toodle-oo
About The Author
Angela Lansbury, the author (mainly practical books, not to be confused with the actress, the other writer of fiction, nor 12 other people on LindedIn) travel writer and photographer, blogger, public speaker, tutor for A and A level English to over 18s, trainer and workshop leader in English and business English for colleges and businesses and companies. Member of four Toastmasters International clubs. Frequent language evaluator at meetings (attending an average of 7 a week, lunctime and evenings, speaking contest judge, and for 2018-9 Presdient of Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Club in Singapore as well as Area Director helping six clubs achieve their goals of educating members and visitors.
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