Learn English: Nice to See You

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Hi, this is Bill. And right now I'm  
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just going to talk to you about a speaking problem 
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that I've seen many of my  students make many times. 
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Okay. Now, two phrases here. 
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Now, the first one is “Nice to meet you.” That's an easy phrase that  
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many Korean people know. But I just want to remind you, 
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we use “Nice to meet you” when you  meet a new person for the first time. 
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Okay? Something like, “Hello, my name is John.” 
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“Hello, my name is Tom.” “Nice to meet you.” 
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“Nice to meet you, too.” You tell someone your name. 
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They tell you their name. “Nice to meet you.” 
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Because you learned each other's names. That's when you say “Nice to meet you.” 
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Now, you need to remember that  you only say “Nice to meet you” 
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the first time you meet that person/ Okay? 
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If you see them again two days later, don't say, “Hi, nice to meet you.” 
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because it's not your first meeting anymore. Okay? 
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Some of my students I've been teaching  them for over a month right now, 
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but I still walk into the classroom and they're like “Bill, nice to meet you.” 
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And I just think to myself “You see me every day  and we've we met each other a long time ago.” 
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Now, if it's not the first  time you're meeting someone, 
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if it's someone you're seeing again, “Nice to see you.” 
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Okay? It's not “Nice to meet you.” 
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You don't say “Nice to meet you” to  your friends who you see many times. 
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Alright? But if you see your friends on the weekend, 
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“Nice to see you” because “Nice to meet you.” You only get to do that once. 
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That's the first time you meet a new person. For your friends, and other people,  
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always “Nice to see you.” Okay I hope you can remember the difference. 
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I hope this is helpful and I hope you  don't say “Nice to meet you” to people  
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you met a long time ago. See you next video.
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