Greeting / Saying "Hello". Словник

Every day we meet lots of people. And if we always say just “Hi” and “Hello”, life can get pretty boring, and those people might think that you’re a boring person. 

Look at this list of greetings and choose how to say hi to your friends or colleagues next time!

• Hey! = hi
• How are you? – Як справи?
• How do you do? (The answer is also “How do you do”) 
• How’s everything? 
• How are things? – Як справи? 
• It's been a while. – Довго не бачились. 
• Good to see you! = Nice to see you! – Приємна зустріч.
• Glad to meet you! – Радий знайомству.
• Good morning! – Добрий ранок! 
• Good afternoon! – Добрий день! 
• Good evening! – Добрий вечір.
•  Pleased to meet you. – Радий з вами познайомитися. 
• How have you been? – Як у вас справи? 
• It’s nice to see you again. – Радий вас бачити. 
• What have you been up to? – Чим займався? 
• What's new? – Що нового? 
• Good day, Sir. (ma'am) – very formal 

And here are some less formal greetings (you wouldn’t say them to your boss): 

• Hey, man! 
• Mornin’! – Short for “good morning”. 
• Good morning, everybody! – Всім доброго ранку!
• How’s it going? – Як справи? 
• Howdy – how do you do 
•  How’s life? 
• Long time no see. – Довгий час не бачилися! 
• Yo! = hi 
• Alright, mate? – Норм, чувак? 
• G'day! = Good day 
• Hiya! – short of “how are you” 
• Whazzup? = Wazzup? = What's up? – Як справи? 
• How are you doing today? – Як у вас справи сьогодні?   

And in this video you will find different situations in which you need to say “Hello” to someone. 

Can you find any new phrases here?