4 Great Ways to Say "Hi" and "Hello" in English
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Hi Bob the Canadian here.
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I'm going to imagine you already know how
to greet someone with the simple greetings
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of, "Hi" and "Hello"
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But there are four greetings I want to go
over with you that you would use when someone
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you know well returns from a trip.
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So let's imagine a good friend of yours has
just gotten back from a one month vacation.
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The first time you run into them, you could
say:
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"Hey Dave, long time no see."
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"Long time no see."
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This is a North American phrase or greeting
that basically means, "Hey it's been a long
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time, and during that time I did not see you."
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The second thing that you could say to them
is, "It has been a while."
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"Hey Dave.
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It has been a while."
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And the faster version of that would be:
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"It's been a while."
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"Hey Dave.
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It's been a while."
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"Hey Dave.
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It's been a while."
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The third thing you could say to them, especially
if you are greeting someone you know extremely
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well like a family member is, "It is good
to see you."
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"Hey Dave.
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It is good see you."
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As well you could say, "Hey Dave.
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It's good to see you."
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And the last thing that you could say of the
four is, "Hey Dave, How have you been?"
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"Hey Dave.
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How was your trip, and how have you been?"
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Now those are four ways that you can greet
someone that you know quite well after not
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having seen them for a while.
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You can also combine them, so you could say:
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"Hey Dave.
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Long time no see.
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It is good to see you."
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"Hey Dave.
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It has been a while.
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How have you been?"
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You can use them almost interchangeably.
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I wouldn't put all four together though.
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Because that would get a little bit long.
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Bob the Canadian here.
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