GREETING

Greeting

1.      The Definition of Greeting:

Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings (as well as other animals) intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. While greeting customs are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures.

1.       Example to Greeting

1	Hello.	Halo.
2	Good morning.	Selamat pagi.
3	I’m John Smith.	Saya bernama John Smith.
4	Are you Bill Jones?	Apakah kamu bernama Bill Jones?
5	Yes I am.	Ya, saya bernama Bill Jones.
6	How are you?	Bagaimana kabar anda?
7	Fine, thanks.	Baik-baik saja.
8	How is Helen?	Bagaimana kabar Helen?
9	She’s very well, thank you.	Dia sehat-sehat walafiat, terima kasih.
10	Good afternoon Mr. Green.	Selamat sore, Tuan Green.
11	Good evening Mrs. Brown.	Selamat malam, Nyonya Brown.
12	How are you this evening?	Apa kabar kamu malam ini?
13	Good night, John.	Selamat tidur, John.
14	Good-bye, Bill.	Selamat jalan, Bill.
15	See you tomorrow.	Sampai ketemu besok.

Leave-Taking

  See you/See you later.

  Goodbye/bye – bye/ bye.

  Goodnight (it is used at night).

  See you next time.

  Till we meet again!

  Good luck!

  Bon-voyage!

  I’ll be seeing you!

  I’ll be waiting!

  Sorry, I have to go now.

  Excuse me, I must be going.

  Have a nice day. ====> Thanks, you too.

Examples of Dialog that Using Greetings

Read the following dialogs
Jane meets her friend, Joshua on Friday evening in the park.

1)     Jane           : Good evening, Joshua.

 2)     Joshua      : Good evening, Jane. I remember you. How are you?

3)     Jane           : I’m fine, thank you. How about you, Josh?

4)     Joshua      : I’m fine too. Well, I have to go now. Good night, Jane.

5)     Jane           : Good night, Josh. See you.

6)     Joshua      : See you too.