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¿How to greet and introduce yourself in English?

Engineering Faculty Civil Engineering Basic office automation

Presented by: Angely Valeria Casanova HidalgoJuan Camilo Enriquez OsorioSebastian Alejandro Unigarro

Presented to: M.g Sandra Milena Chañag Checa

Greetings

Informal greetings

• Good morning (Buenos días), hasta las 12 del mediodía, aproximadamente.

• Good afternoon (Buenas tardes), que se emplea más o menos hasta las 16-17 h.

• Good evening (Buenas noches), si es después de las 17-18 h.

Informal greetings

• Hello

• Hi Morning (a menudo sin decir antes “Good”)

• Hi there (coloquial)

• Hiya (coloquial)

When you meet someone?

The first time you talk to someone it is common to indicate your name. If it's an in-person meeting, you can say something like this:

• Hello, I’m Valeria. Nice to meet you. (Hola, soy Valeria. Encantada de conocerte).

Formal

Informal

“It’s a pleasure to meet you” (“Es un placer conocerte / conocerle”) o, simplemente, “It’s a pleasure” (“Es un placer”).

“Nice to meet you” o “Pleased to meet you” (“Encantado/a de conocerte / conocerle”)

Other informal greetings

• Hey! (¡Eh!)

• Hey there! (¡Oye!)

• How’s it going? (¿Cómo te va?)

• Alright? (¿Qué tal?)

• What’s up? (¿Qué hay?)

• What’s happening? (¿Qué tal? / ¿Qué es de tu vida?)

How to introduce yourself in english?

In the case of a formal presentation use:

• Good morning / afternoon / evening, my name is Sebastian Unigarro

Buenos días / tardes / noches, mi nombre es Sebastian Unigarro

For more informal situations, greetings in English are:

• Hello, my name is Camilo Enriquez

Hola, me llamo Camilo Enriquez

• Hi, I am Camilo

Hola, soy Camilo

If the atmosphere is relaxed and trusting, the conversation flows. Use expressions like:

• What’s up?:

¿Qué contás de nuevo?

• How’s it going?:

¿Cómo va?

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