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Meeting Someone New
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Are you a … ? (student)
A question to ask what someone does by giving a suggestion.
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Are you new here?
A question to see if the person has only just arrived.
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Big family
A family with many children (over 4 or 5) and relatives.
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Bye-bye (Bye)
An informal word for when leaving.
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Christian name
The name chosen by parents for their child. Used by friends and informally. Also called first name or given name.
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Do
Referring to a person’s job, e.g. what do you do?
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Excuse me
A phrase to use when interrupting someone who I already speaking or when asking for help.
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Family name
The name that all members of a family share, often comes from the father, someone’s last name. Also called surname name.
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First name
The name chosen by parents for their child. Used by friends and informally. Also called christian name or given name.
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Formal greeting
A greeting to use when meeting someone important or you are being polite, e.g. hello, how do you do.
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From
A place where a person was born or live, e.g. where are you from?
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Good afternoon (afternoon)
A formal greeting to use after midday but before 5pm. Can be shortened to be ‘afternoon’ and informal.
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Good evening (evening)
A formal greeting to use after 5pm. Can be shortened to be ‘evening’ and informal.
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Good morning (morning)
A formal greeting to use before midday. Can be shortened to be ‘morning’ and informal.
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Goodbye
A formal word for when leaving.
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Goodnight (night)
A formal way of saying goodbye in the evening or at night. Can be shortened to be ‘night’ and informal.
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Greet
To say hello when first meeting someone.
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Greeting
The word used to greet someone, e.g. hello.
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Handshake
Holding right hands and moving them up and down when first meeting someone.
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Hello
A formal greeting.
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Hi
An informal greeting.
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Home sick
To miss your home.
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How are you?
To ask is someone is ok.
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How do you do?
A formal greeting. The correct reply is also ‘how do you do?’
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How’s it going?
An informal greeting.
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Hug
To hold someone with arms wrapped around them.
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I have to go now.
Phrase to explain that the conversation needs to end.
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Informal greeting
A greeting use with friends, e.g. hi, how’s it going.
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Introduce
To tell someone your name or another person’s name.
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Kiss
To place the lips of two people together.
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Know
To be aware of someone.
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Meet
To see and speak to someone.
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Name
The word or words used to refer to a person.
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New person
Someone that has not been met before.
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Nice to meet you.
A greeting to use after someone I introduced to you.
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Nice to see you.
A greeting for when meeting someone.
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Pardon me
A phrase to use when you did not hear what was said.
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Partner
Someone’s girlfriend, boyfriend, husband or wife.
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Polite
To treat someone with respect.
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See you.
An informal phrase for when leaving.
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Siblings
A group or brothers and sisters.
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Small family
A family with just a few children (1 or 2) and not many relatives.
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Study
To go to school, university or be in education.
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Surname
The name that all members of a family share, often comes from the father, someone’s last name. Also called family name.
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Tell us about yourself?
A question to ask to get a lot of information about a person. When answering include your name, job, where you come from and possibly your age as well as family information.
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Wave
To lift up a hand and arm to greet someone.
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What about you?
A question to ask for the same information from someone as they asked from you.
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