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Monday, November 3, 2008

Lesson-0001: How to greeting someone you know?

Hey Hisbu, how have you been?
Hi John, how are you?
Hi Hisbu, what have you been up to?
John, it’s been a long time, how are you man?

If you meet someone unexpectedly, you can say,
Hey, it’s good to see you. What are you doing here? Or
What a surprise. I haven’t seen you in a long time. How have you been?

If you see the person at a restaurant, you can say,
Do you come to this restaurant often?
Or at the movie theatre,
What movie did you come to see?

Appropriate responses:

Hi Hakeem, my name is John. It is nice to meet you as well.

I heard a lot about you from Mohammed. He had a lot of good things to say.

Wow…How long has it been? It seems like more than a year. I’m doing pretty well. How about you?

A typical response to this type of greeting is simple,

"Not too bad."

If asked what you have been up to, you can respond with, "The same as usual."

Here are some other example responses.

I’m pretty busy at work these days, but otherwise, everything is great.
I’m doing very well.
I finally have some free time. I just finished taking a big examination, and I’m so relieved that I’m done with it.

Restaurant Responses

I’ve been here a couple of times, but I don’t come on a regular basis.
I come pretty often. This is my favorite restaurant.
I can’t believe we haven’t seen each other before. I come here at least twice a week.

Movie Response

I came here to see Matrix Revolution. How about you?


Thank you for reading and I wish you Good Luck with your English