INDEX:
1. ways to say hello
2. ways to say hello to someone when you first meet them
3. ways to ask someone to say hello to someone else for you
4. to say hello to someone
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ GOODBYE
see also
↑ MEET
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1. ways to say hello
▷ hello /həˈləʊ, he-/:
▪ Hello, Sally. How are you doing today?
▪ Hello. Could I speak to someone in customer service?
▪ ‘Hello, Mr Decker.’ ‘Hello, John. I didn’t expect to see you here.’
▷ hi informal /hiya informal /hey American informal /haɪ, ˈhaɪjə, heɪ/
say this when you are greeting someone, especially a friend or relative. Hiya and hey are more informal than hi, and you say them to people you know very well :
▪ Hi, Gwen - did you have a nice weekend?
▪ Hi. I’m just calling to see if you’d like to come over for dinner tonight.
▪ Hiya, Jake. How’s it going?
▪ Hey, Scott. What’s up, buddy?
▷ hi there informal hey there American informal /ˈhaɪ ðeəʳ, ˈheɪ ðeəʳ/
say this when you are greeting someone, especially someone you did not expect to see :
▪ Hi there, Mark! Did you have trouble getting here?
▪ Hey there, stranger. We haven’t seen you around here for a long time.
▷ how are you?/how are you doing? /how’s it going? informal /haʊ ˈɑːʳ juː, ˌhaʊ əʳ juː ˈduːɪŋ, ˌhaʊz ɪt ˈgəʊɪŋ/
say this when you are greeting someone and starting a conversation :
▪ How’s it going, Tom? I haven’t seen you for a long time.
▪ Morning, Bob. How are you today?
▪ Hi, Val. How are you doing? Did you get the job?
▷ morning/afternoon/evening /ˈmɔːʳnɪŋ, ˌɑːftəʳˈnuːn ǁˌæf-, ˈiːvnɪŋ/
say this as a quick greeting at a particular time of day, especially when you work with the person you are greeting and see them regularly :
▪ Morning, everyone. Sorry I’m late.
▪ Afternoon, Sheila - got time for a quick cup of coffee?
▪ Evening, all! Can I buy anyone a drink?
▷ good morning/afternoon/evening /gʊd ˈmɔːʳnɪŋ, ˌɑːftəʳˈnuːnǁ-ˌæf-, ˈiːvnɪŋ/ formal
say this to greet someone at a particular time of the day :
▪ Good afternoon. I have a three o'clock appointment with Ms. Davis.
▪ Good morning, class! To start with I have a couple of announcements.
▪ Good evening, Ray. Let me introduce David Bruce.
2. ways to say hello to someone when you first meet them
▷ hello /həˈləʊ, he-/:
▪ ‘Dad, this is Kevin.’ ‘Hello, Kevin. Andrea’s told me a lot about you.’
hello, I’m.../hello, my name’s...
▪ Hello, I’m Alan Simmons. I work in the production team.
▷ pleased/good/nice to meet you /ˌpliːzd, ˌgʊd, ˌnaɪs tə ˈmiːt juː/
say this when you meet someone for the first time and have just been told their name :
▪ ‘Richard, this is my brother Ronnie.’ ‘Nice to meet you, Ronnie.’
▪ Mrs. Parrish, it’s good to meet you after hearing Lynn talk so much about you.
▪ ‘My name is Lena Curtis.’ ‘Pleased to meet you, I’m David Bennet.’
▷ how do you do /ˌhaʊ djə ˈduː/ formal
say this when you are meeting someone for the first time, especially when you have just been told their name :
▪ How do you do, sir. My name is Greg Dunbar.
▪ ‘Sue, this is Mr. Vance.’ ‘Oh, how do you do.’
3. ways to ask someone to say hello to someone else for you
▷ say hello/say hi (for somebody) /ˌseɪ həˈləʊ, ˌseɪ ˈhaɪ (fəʳ somebody )/ [verb phrase]
▪ By the way, Dad says hi!
say hello/say hi (for sb) to
▪ I’d better go now. Say hello to Shelley for me, will you?
▷ send your love /ˌsend jɔːʳ ˈlʌv/ [verb phrase]
to ask someone to give your loving greetings to someone else when they see them, write to them etc :
▪ Nick’s sorry he couldn’t be here, but he sends his love.
send your love to
▪ Aunt Mary sends her love to you and the children.
▷ send your regards /ˌsend jɔːʳ rɪˈgɑːʳdz/ [verb phrase]
to ask someone to give your greetings to someone else when they see them, write to them etc :
▪ I talked to Steven on the phone the other day and he sends his regards.
▷ give my love/regards to also give somebody my love/regards /ˌgɪv maɪ ˈlʌv, rɪˈgɑːʳdz tə somebody, ˌgɪv somebody maɪ ˈlʌv, rɪˈgɑːʳdz/ [verb phrase]
use this to ask someone to give your greetings to someone else when they see them, write to them etc - use give my love to somebody especially about family or close friends :
▪ Give my love to your mother when you see her.
▪ Have a wonderful evening and give Tim my regards.
4. to say hello to someone
▷ say hello /ˌseɪ həˈləʊ/ [verb phrase]
▪ The two men said hello and shook hands.
▪ I saw Mrs Trevors in the village, and she didn’t even say hello!
▪ I just wanted to call and say hello and find out how you’re doing.
▷ greet /griːt/ [transitive verb]
to say hello to someone when they arrive, showing that you are pleased to see them :
▪ She greeted each of the guests as they came through the door.
▪ Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me and offer me a chair.
▷ greeting /ˈgriːtɪŋ/ [plural noun]
the words you use to say hello to someone when they arrive and show that you are pleased to see them :
▪ Michelle shouted out a greeting from across the room.
▪ Siegfried bustled in, muttered a greeting, and began to pour his coffee.
exchange greetings
greet someone and be greeted by them
▪ Jim paused next to the fence to exchange greetings with his neighbor on the other side.
▷ welcome /ˈwelkəm/ [transitive verb]
to greet someone who has arrived for the first time in your town, home, office etc, and show that you are glad they have come :
▪ The visitors were welcomed at reception and shown where to go.
▪ Texans tend to welcome newcomers and go out of their way to be friendly.
welcome [singular noun]
give somebody a warm welcome
welcome someone in a very friendly way
▪ Their guests were given a very warm welcome on arrival.