Hello and goodbye

Lesson 1

Hello-hi

Title: Hello-hi

/həˈləʊ / 

/haɪ/ informal

interjection, noun

[countable]

Synonyms: welcome, good afternoon, good evening, good morning, greetings

used as a greeting when you see or meet someone:

Hello, John! How are you?

used as a greeting when you see or meet someone:

Good morning

Title: Good morning

/ɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

interjection

formal

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the morning

Morning, Joe.

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the morning

Good afternoon

Title: Good afternoon

/ɡʊd ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/

formal

informal: Afternoon.

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the afternoon, especially someone you do not know

Afternoon, Ella.

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the afternoon, especially someone you do not know

Good evening

Title: Good evening

/ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ/

formal

Informal: Evening.

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the evening, especially someone you do not know

Evening, Tom.

used to say hello when you are greeting someone in the evening, especially someone you do not know

Good night

Title: Good night

/ɡʊdˈnʌɪt/

formal

informal: Night

used to say goodbye when you are leaving someone or they are leaving at night, or before going to sl

Good night. Sleep well. Night night, darling. See you in the morning.

used to say goodbye when you are leaving someone or they are leaving at night, or before going to sl

Thank you-thanks

Title: Thank you-thanks

/ˈθaŋk juː/  /θaŋks/

noun

[countable]

something you say or do in order to thank someone:

This present’s a thank-you for helping me last week.

something you say or do in order to thank someone:

Please

Title: Please

 /pliːz/

Interjection

said when you think what someone has just said or asked is not possible or reasonable:

Oh, please, he’d never do that.

said when you think what someone has just said or asked is not possible or reasonable:

Ok-okay

Title: Ok-okay

/ˌəʊ ˈkeɪ /

 [transitive]

noun

Synonyms:

- all right, agreed, right, very good, very well, yes

used to show that you agree with something or give permission for someone to do something:

‘Can I take the car today?’ ‘Okay.’ Are you OK?

used to show that you agree with something or give permission for someone to do something:

Yes

Title: Yes

/jes/

adverb

noun (plural yeses or yesses)

[countable]

Synonyms: agreed, all right, OK

Antonyms: No

Answer to question/ statement

Do you want apple? -yes, I do.

Answer to question/ statement

No

Title: No

[interjection]

Synonyms:

- never, nay, not at all, no way

[noun]

Antonyms: yes

used to give a negative reply to a question, offer, or request

‘Are you Italian?’ ‘No, I’m Spanish.’

used to give a negative reply to a question, offer, or request

Sorry

Title: Sorry

/ˈsɒri/

adjective]

Synonyms: pitiful, poor, sad

Antonyms: glad

used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be polite

I’m sorry

used to say that you wish you had not done what you have done, especially when you want to be polite

Welcome

Title: Welcome

 /ˈwelkəm/

verb

[transitive]

Synonyms:

- greet,  meet, receive

Antonyms: unwelcome

the way in which you greet someone when they arrive at a place warm/friendly

welcome to LanNest

the way in which you greet someone when they arrive at a place warm/friendly

Goodbye-Bye

Title: Goodbye-Bye

/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/

(informal bye)

Syn: used when someone leaves

  

Goodbye

Goodbye Bill! See you next week

Goodbye