Different Ways to Say Hello

 Hi there
 Howdy
 Greetings
 Hey, What’s up?
 Morning/afternoon/evening
 What’s going on?
 Hey! There she/he is
 How’s everything?
 How are things?
 Good to see you
 Great to see you
 Nice to see you
 What’s happening
 How’s it going?
 Good evening
 Hey, boo
 How are you?
 Nice to meet you!
 Long time no see
 What’s the good word?
 What’s new?
 Look who it is!
 How have you been?
 Nice to see you again.
 Greetings and salutations!
 How are you doing today?
 What have you been up to?
 How are you feeling today?
 Look what the cat dragged in!
 Good afternoon, sir, how are you today?

Hello Synonyms with Example Sentences

List of greetings with example sentences in English:

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Hi there

 Example: Oh, it’s you David! Hi there!

Howdy

 Example: I can still grind it out and say howdy to people.

Greetings

 Example: He extended his hand as a greeting.

Hey, What’s up?

Example: Hey, what’s up? Why are you so angry.

Morning/afternoon/evening

Example: Morning sir, how can I help you?

What’s going on?

Example: Tom, what’s going on? You looks tired.

Hey! There she/he is

Example: Hey! There she is. She is gorgeous.

How’s everything?

Example: How’s everything going with you?

How are things?

Example: How are things going?

Good to see you

 Example: I’m Tom, it’s good to see you.

Great to see you

 Example: It’s great to see you again, John.

Nice to see you

 Example: It’s nice to see you again, David.

What’s happening

 Example: Hey, what’s happening my son, you look tired.

How’s it going?

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 Example: Hey guys, how’s it going?
Good evening

 Example: Good evening, everyone!

Hey, boo

 Example: Hey, boo, how are you?

How are you?

 Example: How are you, John?

Nice to meet you!

 Example: Hi, nice to meet you! I’m Tom.

Long time no see

 Example: Hey Susan. Long time no see. How have you

been?
What’s the good word?

 Example: What’s the good word for today?

What’s new?

 Example: What’s new?

Look who it is!

 Example: Look who it is!

How have you been?

 Example: How have you been lately?

Nice to see you again.

 Example: Nice to see you again John.

Greetings and salutations!

 Example: Greetings and felicitations! Welcome to our

talent show!
How are you doing today?

 Example: How are you doing today?

What have you been up to?

 Example: Hey mate, what have you been up to?

How are you feeling today?

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 Example: How are you feeling today?
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Look what the cat dragged in!

Example: Look Tom, what the cat dragged in!

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Good afternoon, sir, how are you today?

 Example: Good afternoon, sir, how are you today?

Video link: https://youtu.be/6xa9LUVw48I

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23 Phrases to Use Instead of Nice to
Meet You
 Glad to meet you!
 Good to meet you!
 Great interacting with you!
 Great seeing you!
 Happy to meet you!
 How do you do?
 How wonderful to meet you!
 I had a great meeting!
 I had a great time!
 I’ve enjoyed meeting you!
 It is fun chatting with you!
 It is fun talking to you!
 It was lovely meeting you!
 It was nice meeting you!
 It was nice talking to you!
 It was nice to have met you!
 It’s a pleasure to meet you!
 It’s been a pleasure meeting you!
 It’s lovely to meet you!
 It’s very nice to meet you!
 Lovely to meet you!
 Nice meeting you!
 Pleased to meet you!

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 Alternative Ways to Say
“How are you?”in English

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It’s often said that variety is the spice of life. This is especially true when it comes to
food, drink, free-time activities, travel etc. If you’re always doing the same thing, life
can become boring. Learning English is the same way!

It can make you feel comfortable and confident to use the same language over and
over again, but it also doesn’t give you much of a variety. And over time, if you’re not
careful, you may lose the excitement you once had for learning.

Today we’ll take a look at some different ways to say, “How are you?”, and their
appropriate responses, in English. It’s one of the first things you learn to say, and for
some reason, many don’t ever try other greetings. And the funny thing is, native
speakers don’t actually say “How are you?” all that often. For us, it’s way to formal
and just…well…unnatural.

So, if you want to sound more natural and express yourself more exactly, it might be
time to take a look at some new alternatives. Take a look at our tips for saying hello
below!

1. What’s going on?

This is a great, informal way to say hello to someone you already know. It also helps
spark a conversation, so you aren’t left standing awkward after the initial greeting. It
means hello, but it also means, tell me what’s currently going on in your life.

Typical responses include: Nothing / Not much / Not much man (if you’re talking to
younger males)

Now remember, just because you say not much or nothing, it doesn’t actually mean
not much, or nothing is happening in your life. You probably have a million things
going on in your life. It’s just a light way to start a conversation.

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 2. What’s new (with you) ?
This is another great and informal way to say hi to someone you know. It’s another
variation of What’s going on? And it’s asking for any ‘new’ life updates from your
friend.

Typical responses include: Nothing & Not much. However, you could also include
any new pieces of information.

Example: What’s new?

Response: Not much. I just saw that new Star Wars movie though. Have you seen it
yet?

3. What’s up ?
A relatively recent addition to the How are you? family. What’s up? is very informal
and usually only used with friends and close colleagues. Be careful about using this
in formal situations.

Just as the others, it simply means hi!

Typical responses include: This one, like the others, doesn’t really require much of a
response. Usually a nothing much or not much will do.

Often people will often response with one of the previous responses followed by what
they’re doing immediately in the moment.

Example: What’s up?

Response: Not much! Just hanging out right now and watching some T.V. What are
you up to?

4. How have you been?

This greeting is often used after we haven’t seen someone in a little while. We
wouldn’t use this if we just saw the person in the past couple of days. But if it has
been a week or longer since you have seen them, feel free to try this one out.

Typical responses include: I’m good. I’ve been good. I’ve been alright. Pretty good
and you?

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 5. How is everything?
This is another casual way to say hello to someone you’ve met before. You don’t
really want to know everything that they’re doing, but you want to know how
everything is in general.

Typical response may include: Great. Really good. Not bad, etc.

6. How is it going?
This is a classic in naturally flowing English. Well this is considered a little bit more
formal; you can use this greeting for almost anyone and any situation, except for
maybe the most formal situations.

It is more a question of hello and some new life updates that you’re looking for.

Common responses include: It’s going great. It’s going well. Not bad. Could be
better.

7. You all right?

No, you aren’t asking them about their health. It’s just another casual introduction.
However, this one requires a little bit of work with your intonation. Remember to
make a dip with your intonation and end your voice on a high note to have the
desired effect.

Typical responses may include: Yeah, I’m good. I’m great. Doing fine, what about
you?

8. Hey,hey man.Hi!
This is one of the most informal ways to say How are you? in English. It’s also one of
the most popular. It’s short and to the point. It doesn’t waste any time getting into the
conversation.

This is great for people you know really well.

Note: If you say hey man, make sure you’re saying it to a younger male. It wouldn’t
sound too great if you asked this of your older professor or boss.

Typical responses include: Hey, how’s it going? Hey, what’s up? Hey, what’s new?

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 9. How’s your day going?
This one can be used in both informal and formal settings. It doesn’t require a long
response but it’s a nice way to ask someone whether their entire day has been good
or bad up to this point.

Typical responses include: It’s going well. Great. Couldn’t be better!

10. Long time no see!

This is a classic way to greet someone. And as you can already tell, it’s after you
haven’t seen them for a while.

Here you’re not only looking for life updates, but it will usually be followed by one of
the other greetings we studied previously. This helps make it sound more natural and
to become more precise as to what you’re asking.

Some more alternative ways to answer.

The classic response for many learners when they're asked how they are doing is:
“I’m fine, thanks. And you?” To make it worse, it can often sound very robotic and
insincere. To sound more natural and bring a little bit more liveliness to your
conversation starters, try the following responses.

 I’m good
 Pretty good
 I’m well
To sound positive, make sure the intonation at the end of your statement goes up. If
you aren’t feeling that up-beat, but you don’t want to be a total downer, try some of
these alternatives to so-so

 I’m OK.
 Not too bad.
 Same old, same old.
 Yeah, all right.
 I’m alive!*
*The last one is a sort of joke, but it gets across the point that you are surviving life
and everything is ok.

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Sometimes things aren’t that great, but you don’t want to come across as whiny or
downbeat. Try these alternatives instead.

 I’ve been better

 Better now that you’re here.
 I can’t complain too much.
There you have it!

You’re now armed with some new weapons in the game of How are you? Feel free to
experiment and see what kind of responses you get. This will help you know when
the most appropriate times are to use which phrase.

10 other ways to say "How are you?"

10 other (informal) ways to say "How are you?"

1. How are you doing?

2. How have you been?
3. How's everything?
4. How's it going?
5. How are things going?
6. What's going on?
7. What's new?
8. What's up?
9. Whassup?
10. What are you up to?

Link to this page:

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/10-other-ways-to-say-how-
are-you

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