4/9/19 Greetings
When meeting people (formal):
  • Good morning/ afternoon/ evening.
When meeting people (informal):
  • Hello.            
  • Hi. (very informal)
When leaving people:
  • Good morning/ afternoon/ evening / night. (formal)
  • Goodbye. (less formal) / Bye. (informal)
  • Bye-bye. (often used to and by children) / Cheerio.
  • See you. (informal) See you later/ tomorrow/ next week/ etc. (informal)
  • Cheers. (informal – British only) / Take care. (informal)
  • It was nice to meet you.
*Note that Goodnight is used only when leaving people, not when meeting them.