How to say hello like a British English speaker - English In A Minute ⏰

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BBC Learning English


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Hello! I'm Tom and today I'm going to show you
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how we really say hello to our friends in British English.
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If you're with your friends, you can say 'alright'.
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For example: Alright, Elly?
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You could also say 'hello, mate',
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but say it like this:
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Hello, mate!
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Another thing we could say is 'how are you doing'?
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But, we say it like this:
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How you doing?
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My favourite is 'what's happening',
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and you say it like this:
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Hey! What's happening?
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You can use any of these expressions
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when you meet British people and sound super natural.
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Excellent!
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So now you know how to use these new expressions,
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you can come and say hi to us
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on the BBC Learning English social media pages.
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