2 Greet people (formal)

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Hello, I am Jakie Dalton.This programme is about greetings and the languages u might use if u are greeting people in quite formal situations when u want to sound polite.I like u to start by listening to this greeting. Try to guess what the situation might be. Good morning,Sir. Using "Sir" in a greeting sounds very formal.It gives extra status or importance to the person u are talking to. And there are several situations where u might hear it. One of the most common situations is in the service industry. It could be the hotel receptionist talking to a guest,a waiter talking to a customer in a

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Now here is the recount of languages in this programme: Good morning, Good afternoon Sir,good evening Madam,how are u, how are things with u? i am very well thank u. it is lovely to see u again,It has been a long time ,hasnt it？

it is a slightly lazier way of greeting someone if u like."Hello" is also a bit more formal than "Hi". "I am very well, thank u" also sounds more formal than "fine ,thanks" or "Good thanks". Again, mainly because it takes longer to say. It doesnt mean u should never say "hi" in formal situations, it is just if u want to sound more polite, using more complete word and phrases will help.Listen again to the two strangers and listen out for those differences.First the less formal one :repeat Now ,the more formal one: repeat So the words that were longer tend to sound more formal and polite.

restaurant, well could be in a shop, anywhere people dealing with customers and clients. If u are speaking to a woman, u wouldnt say "Sir", u would say "Madam"."Good morning, Madam." It is nearly always the people offering service who could use this kind of language. If a waiter says "Good evening Sir", u would just reply with "Good evening", u wouldnt say "Good evening Sir" back.This is because in this particular situation, u are the one being given the most importance. So u dont need to show the extra sign of respect.Likewise if u are walking to a hotel and the receptionist says" Good

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Madelyn says "It has been a long time ,hasnt it?,another nice thing u can say in that situation. She finishes it with "How are things with u", another way of saying "how are u?".Listen again.

Well shorter and abbreviated words are more likely to sound informal and friendly.Now lets look at some of the handy phrases u could use in greetings. We are about to hear another clip. Madelyn and Angus are both at the same dinner party.They met a couple of times before but havent seen each other for a while. Listen to their conversation: -Hello, it is lovely to see u again. How are u?- Hello Angus ,i am very well thank u. It has been a long time ,hasnt it? How are things with u? "Lovely to see u again" is a nice expression often to use when u havent seen someone for a while.