Conversation Lesson 2
 
 
 
 
Lesson 2 - Informal Greetings and Farewells

Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language.
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Informal Greetings and Farewells

Dick: Hi! How are you?

Helen: Fine, thanks—and you?

Dick: Just fine. Where are you going?

Helen: To the library.

Dick: O.K. I’ll see you later. So long.

Helen: So long.
Conversation Notes
  • Hi
  • An informal equivalent of hello. For the intonation of How are you? see Lesson 1.
  • Fine, thanks—and you
  • See Dialog 1. Notice the rising intonation on and you?
  • Where are you going
  • Notice that the normal reply is simply To the library—not I’m going to the library. It is unnatural and unusual to repeat the information already supplied by the question.
  • O.K.
  • A less formal equivalent of all right.
  • see you later
  • The common saying I’ll see you later is often shortened to this (with the I’ll understood).
  • So long
  • An informal equivalent of good­bye.
Source: U.S. State Department
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