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Greeting - Basic
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There are many ways to greet someone. We'll learn about the most common way to greet someone in this lesson. I'll give a variety of example sentences.
Greeting someone you never met:
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Hi, my name is Steve. It's nice to meet you.
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You can respond to this by saying,
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It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Jack.
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Another common question to ask is
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What do you do for a living?
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You can respond to this by saying,
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I work at a restaurant.
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I work at a bank.
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I work in a software company.
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I'm a dentist.
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Usually, you will not need to ask for a name. It is implied that each person should say their name. But in case they don't, you can ask,
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What is your name?
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Many times, I don't hear the name. If you would like for them to repeat their name, you can say,
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What was that again?
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Excuse me?
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Pardon me?
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