{"id":6038,"date":"2012-12-10T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2012-12-16T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T15:26:12","slug":"11-dynamic-ways-to-say-hello-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/ingles\/2012\/12\/10\/11-dynamic-ways-to-say-hello-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Dynamic Ways to Say Hello (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everybody, what\u2019s goin\u2019 down? How ya\u2019 doin\u2019 today? \u00a0Did you know that people decide whether you are fluent or not within five seconds of meeting you?\u00a0 How many different ways to say \u201chello\u201d do you know and use, and did you know how important it is to give a fluent first impression<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Although you probably have learned the standard \u201chello\/ hi\/ how are you?\u201d the great majority of English books and schools don\u2019t teach you the entire spectrum of greetings, nor the dynamic aspects of even a simple question like \u201chow are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

How you introduce, present yourself, and connect with people in your target language is one of the most important, yet underestimated, aspects of proficient and confident communication.<\/p>\n

Think about it. You start every interaction with a greeting to connect with the person, and how you do this will either be a source of confidence or insecurity. Fortunately, greetings are not a difficult thing to learn.<\/p>\n

With the help of this guide, your ability to say a simple \u201chello\u201d in many different ways will be a huge source of confidence, inspiration, and it will give you a great chance to practice your pronunciation. This article will also help you identify them in the music you listen to, in the TV you watch, and all across English speaking pop-culture.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A. Greetings You Probably Know (a complete explanation)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a01. HEY\u2014An informal greeting often used by itself (\u201cHey!\u201d) with enthusiasm to express surprise (or when you don\u2019t know\/ remember somebody\u2019s name). You can use it with just the name of the person you are greeting, like \u201cHey Chad!\u201d\u00a0 \u201cHey\u201d is also used to get somebody\u2019s attention: \u201cHey John, can you give me a hand?\u201d<\/p>\n

2. HI\/ HELLO\u2014These formal\/ informal greetings are simple and easy to use. They are generally combined with another greet: \u201cHi, how are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

3. HOW ARE YOU?\/ HOW YA\u2019 DOIN\u2019?\u2014 \u201cHow are you doing?\u201d often loses the \u201care\u201d and pronounces \u201cyou\u201d as \u201cya\u201d to form \u201cHow ya\u2019 doin\u2019?\u201d as a colloquial alternative (similar to Joey Tribianni from \u201cFriends\u201d \u2013 see clip).\u00a0 Also note that \u201cdoing,\u201d like many \u201cing\u201d words in the present continuous, doesn\u2019t pronounce the \u201cg.\u201d<\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/43wkqM27z2E<\/a><\/p>\n

The proper response is \u201cI\u2019m doing well\u201d (well is an adverb) but a lot of native speakers commonly make the colloquial mistake, \u201cI\u2019m doing good.\u201d Good is a noun, and the literal meaning of this \u201cI\u2019m doing good\u201d is the opposite of \u201cI\u2019m doing evil.\u201d \u00a0But don\u2019t stress it because Natives make this mistake all the time.<\/p>\n

4. (GOOD) MORNING\/ AFTERNOON\/ EVENING\u2014Good Morning is both formal and informal. \u201cGood afternoon\u201d and \u201cGood Evening\u201d are generally more formal. It\u2019s very common to take the \u201cGood\u201d off to just say \u201cmorning\u201d\/ \u201cafternoon\u201d\/ \u201cevening\u201d (note: \u201cgood night\u201d is a goodbye.)<\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019ve expanded your understanding of greetings you probably already know, part 2 of this article will cover a whole new list of dynamic expressions, including:<\/p>\n

5. How\u2019s it goin\u2019\/ How (are) you goin\u2019?<\/em>
\n6. What\u2019s goin\u2019 on?\/ What\u2019s goin\u2019 down?<\/em>
\n7. How\u2019ve you been?<\/em>
\n8. What are you up to?\/ What\u2019ve you been up to?<\/em>
\n9. Long time no see<\/em>
\n10. Yo!<\/em>
\n11. What(\u2018s) up?\/ What up?\/ Wazzup?<\/em><\/p>\n

If you wanna learn more about \u201cdynamic English skills,\u201d be sure to read Part 2, and I invite you to download a free copy of the popular Real Life English e-book, \u201c101 Word You\u2019ll Never Learn in School<\/a>.\u201d We\u2019ve also written a great article on greetings called \u201c23 Ways to Greet Somebody in English<\/a>.\u201d See you guys next time!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Justin Murray was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, but he currently lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He is the founder of the hot new ESL blog, <\/em>Real Life English<\/em><\/a>. Real Life English also has a <\/em>free international language learning community<\/em><\/a> on Facebook, with nearly 4,000 members from more than 50 countries.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hey everybody, what\u2019s goin\u2019 down? How ya\u2019 doin\u2019 today? \u00a0Did you know that people decide whether you are fluent or not within five seconds of meeting you?\u00a0 How many different ways to say \u201chello\u201d do you know and use, and did you know how important it is to give a fluent first impression? Although you…<\/p>\n

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