WaystoSayCommonEnglishPhrases
GreetingsandFarewells
Hello:Heythere!/Hi!/What'sup?/Goodmorning!(Ifsaidbeforenoon)/Goodafternoon!(Ifsaidbetweennoonand6pm)/Goodevening!(Ifsaidafter6pm)
Goodbye:Seeyoulater!/Bye!/Takecare!/Catchyoulater!/Haveagoodone!
RequestingandOffering
MayI...?:CouldI...?/CanI...?/WoulditbeokayifI...?/DoyoumindifI...?
Canyou...?:Wouldyoumind...?/Couldyou...?/Iwaswonderingifyoucould...
Offering:Wouldyoulike...?/Howabout...?/CanIgetyou...?/WoulditbeokayifI...?
AgreeingandDisagreeing
Agreeing:That'strue!/Icompletelyagreewithyou!/You'reright!/Absolutely!/Definitely!
Disagreeing:I'mnotsosureaboutthat./Iseewhereyou'recomingfrom,but.../Ihavetodisagree./I'mafraidIcan'tdothat./That'snotentirelyaccurate.
Indifferentsituations,therearemultiplewaystoconveythesamemessage.Thesedifferentphrasescanbeusedtofitdifferentscenariosoraddvarietytodailycommunication.Keepinmindculturalandregionaldifferencesinlanguageuse,andusephrasesthatfeelcomfortableandappropriatetoyou.