greeting
DESCRIPTION
A description of some speech acts that include: greetings, thanking, apolgizing and requestingTRANSCRIPT
GREETING
When we meet someone we know, we usually greet him/her whatever formal/informal.
The informal greeting are: Hi, Hello, etc The formal greeting are: good morning/evening/…. Etc After we greet someone, we usually ask someone’s
condition, we use: How are you, how is life, how is getting on, how is everything, how are thing, etc
To end up the conversation, we usually leave taking, we use: see you, see you later, bye, etc
Example: Rina : Hi, Rina, long time no see. How is everything?Rani : hi, girl,… good, everything are so good for me. Yeah,… long time no see you. But so sorry, my mother is waiting for me at home. I have to go now.Rina : it doesn’t matter, Rani. Nice to meet youRani : nice to meet you too. bye
INTRODUCING To introduce someone to others, w can use the
following expression:1. Greeting by saying: Good..... Hi…2. Asking condition and activity: where are you, how
is everything, etc3. Introducing other:
May I introduce…Could/Can I introduce… I’d like to introduce let me introduce…etc
4. Mention her/his name: she/he is….., her/his name is…
5. Shaking hands each other and say: how are you, how do you do, etc
6. saying ; nice to meet you, glad to meet you
THANKING If someone give something/help doing something, we
should say thanking by saying:Thanks Thank youIt was very nice of you to help meHow can I ever thank you?Thank you for…I’m very gratefulThat was very kind of you
The response are:You are welcome it’s pleasureOK not trouble at allDon’t mention it forget it
APOLOGIZING If we make something wrong, we should ask apologizing
with:I’m sorry Sorry about thatI beg your pardon I apologizeI am sorry that I couldn’t….. Please forgive me
Response Are you really sorry?I don’t believe you’re sorryYou’re not really sorryDon’t say you’re sorry I don’t accept your apologies.I’m tired of hearing you say that you’re sorry
GREETING When we meet someone we know, we usually greet
him/her whatever formal/informal. The informal greeting are: Hi, Hello, etc The formal greeting are: good morning/evening/…. Etc After we greet someone, we usually ask someone’s
condition, we use: How are you, how is life, how is getting on, how is everything, how are thing, etc
To end up the conversation, we usually leave taking, we use: see you, see you later, bye, etc
Example: Rina : Hi, Rina, long time no see. How is everything?Rani : hi, girl,… good, everything are so good for me. Yeah,… long time no see you. But so sorry, my mother is waiting for me at home. I have to go now.Rina : it doesn’t matter, Rani. Nice to meet youRani : nice to meet you too. bye
INTRODUCING To introduce someone to others, w can use the
following expression:1. Greeting by saying: Good..... Hi…2. Asking condition and activity: where are you, how is
everything, etc3. Introducing other:
May I introduce…Could/Can I introduce… I’d like to introduce let me introduce…etc
4. Mention her/his name: she/he is….., her/his name is…
5. Shaking hands each other and say: how are you, how do you do, etc
6. saying ; nice to meet you, glad to meet you
THANKING If someone give something/help doing something, we
should say thanking by saying:Thanks Thank youIt was very nice of you to help meHow can I ever thank you?Thank you for…I’m very gratefulThat was very kind of you
The response are:You are welcome it’s pleasureOK not trouble at allDon’t mention it forget it
APOLOGIZING If we make something wrong, we should ask apologizing
with:I’m sorry Sorry about thatI beg your pardon I apologizeI am sorry that I couldn’t….. Please forgive me
Response Are you really sorry?I don’t believe you’re sorryYou’re not really sorryDon’t say you’re sorry I don’t accept your apologies.I’m tired of hearing you say that you’re sorry