GREETINGS

adalah sebuah ungkapan yang biasanya kita gunakan untuk menyapa orang lain entah itu kepada orang yang kita kenal maupun belum dikenal. 

Greeting Expressions	Responses
-   Good Morning -   Good Afternoon -   Good Evening / Night -   How are you? -   How’s life? -  How’s your day? - How's everything? - How do you do? (baru pertama bertemu)	A.  Kondisi Baik: - I’m fine, thank you - We are fine, thank you - I’m very well, thank you - I’m good, thank you - Not to bad, how about you? B.  Kondisi Tidak Baik: -   I’m sick -   I’m not in good condition C.  Baru Pertama Bertemu: - How do you do? - Nice to meet you - I’m glad to meet you - I’m Happy to meet you - I’m pleased to meet you

Examples:

A.  Conversation between the teacher and the students.

Teacher : “Good morning students”

Students : “Good morning sir”

Teacher : “How are you today?”

Students : “We are fine. And you?”

Teacher : “Fine, too.

B.  Rianti meet her teacher, Mr. Bakri in the post office.

            Ranti               : Good afternoon, Sir.

            Mr. Bakri        : Good afternoon. You are ....?

            Ranti               : Ranti, Sir. My name is Ranti. How are you?

            Mr. Bakri        : I am fine, thank you. And how about you?

            Ranti               : I am fine, too.

            Mr. Bakri        : Well, Ranti. I have to go now. Nice to meet you.

            Ranti               : Nice to meet you, too, Sir.

            C.  Dialogue between father and Dodi in their house.

Dodi    : Good afternoon, dad!

Father  : Oh, good afternoon, Dodi.

Dodi    : How are you today?.

Father  : I am fine, thank you, and you?

Dodi    : I’m fine too dad, thanks.

D.  Dialogue between Dino and his coleage.

Dino: Hi, guys. How is life?.

Andi and Budi: Hi, Dino, we are fine, thanks, and how about you?

Dino: I’m fine too, guys.

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