Greetings and Etiquette

To greet someone

To say hello to somebody or to welcome them:

• He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived.

• She greeted us with a smile. • The winning team was greeted by cheering

crowds.

Etiquette

The formal rules of correct or polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession:

• advice on etiquette

• medical / legal / professional etiquette

How to greet someone english etiquette

British people are quite reserved when greeting one another.

Greeting can be a bright 'Hello' 'Hi' or 'Good morning', when you arrive at work

or at school.

The Kiss

• Do not greet people with a kiss:

• We only kiss people who are close friends and relatives.

• It is only when you meet friends, whom you haven't seen for a long time, that you would kiss the cheek of the opposite sex.

• In Britain one kiss is generally enough.

Formal greetings

The Handshake

• A handshake is the most common form of greeting among the English and British people

• and is customary when you are introduced to somebody new.

• The usual formal greeting is a 'How do you do?' and a firm handshake, but with a lighter touch between men and women.

• How do you do?

is a greeting not a question and the correct response is to repeat ‘How do you do?'

You say this when shaking hands with someone.

Greetings

Hi! Hello!

Good morning/  

Good afternoon/  

Good evening.

Greetings

How are you?

How do you do ?

How are you doing?

Greetings

Fine. How about you?

OK.

Okay. Thanks.

(I'm) great. Thank you./Thanks.

(just) fine.

Not bad.

Formal Greetings

I have the pleasure to make your acquaitance.

How do you do?

Introducing yourself / Introducing Others

• Hi. My name is . . . 

• I'm Jackie.  (Use first name in informal situations)

•  I'm Jackie O'Neill.   (Use full name in business and formal situations)

• (It's) nice to meet you.

•  (It's) nice meeting you.

• Nice to meet you too.

Introducing yourself / Introducing Others

• A: Have you two met each other?

• B: No, we haven't.

• A: Ben, this is Carol. Carol this is Ben.

(B and C smile and shake hands.)

• B: Nice to meet you Carol.

• C: Nice to meet you too, Ben.

Thank you / thanks / cheers

• We sometime say 'cheers' instead of thank you.

You may hear 'cheers' said instead of 'good bye', what we are really saying is 'thanks and bye'.

Exchanging personal informationChecking and confirming information

• What's your name?I'm . . . ./My name is . . . .

• What's your phone number?    It's . . . .

• What's your last name again? It's . . . .

• How do you spell . . . ?Is that . . . ?Yes, that's right./No, it's . . . .

• Are you . . . ? No, I'm not./Yes, I am.