๐Ÿ‘‹ English Greetings

In this lesson you will learn common English greetings, how to greet people politely, and useful expressions for starting and ending everyday conversations. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

๐ŸŸข Basic Greetings

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hello

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Hola
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Bonjour
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Hallo
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Ciao
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Olรก
โ˜€๏ธ Good morning

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Buenos dรญas
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Bonjour
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Guten Morgen
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Buongiorno
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Bom dia
๐ŸŒค๏ธ Good afternoon

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Buenas tardes
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Bon aprรจs-midi
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Guten Tag
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Buon pomeriggio
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Boa tarde
๐ŸŒ™ Good evening / Good night

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: Buenas noches
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Guten Abend / Gute Nacht
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Buonasera / Buonanotte
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Boa noite
๐Ÿ˜Š How are you?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟCรณmo estรกs?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Comment allez-vous ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Come stai?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Como estรก?
๐Ÿค How are you doing?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish: ยฟCรณmo te va?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French: Comment รงa va ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German: Wie geht's?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian: Come va?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese: Como vai?

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Formal vs. Casual English

๐Ÿ‘‹ Casual English

Casual greetings are used with friends, classmates, coworkers, and people you know well.

Hi! How are you?
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยกHola! ยฟCรณmo estรกs?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Salut ! Comment รงa va ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Hi! Wie geht's?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ciao! Come stai?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Oi! Como vocรช estรก?
๐Ÿค Formal English

Formal greetings are common when meeting someone for the first time, speaking with customers, teachers, or in professional situations.

Good morning. How are you?
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Buenos dรญas. ยฟCรณmo estรก?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bonjour. Comment allez-vous ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Guten Morgen. Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Buongiorno. Come sta?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Bom dia. Como estรก?

Beginner Tip: English doesn't have separate words like Spanish tรบ and usted. Instead, English speakers usually sound more formal by choosing different greetings, using polite expressions like please and thank you, and speaking in a respectful tone.

๐ŸŸก Meeting & Greeting People

๐Ÿค Nice to meet you.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Mucho gusto.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Enchantรฉ(e).
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Piacere di conoscerti.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Prazer em conhecรช-lo(a).
๐Ÿ˜Š Pleased to meet you.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Encantado / Encantada.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Ravi(e) de vous rencontrer.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Lieto di conoscerla.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Muito prazer.
๐Ÿ˜Ž How's everything going?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยฟCรณmo va todo?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Comment รงa se passe ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Wie lรคuft alles?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Come va tutto?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Como vai tudo?
๐Ÿ’ฌ What's going on?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยฟQuรฉ pasa?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Qu'est-ce qui se passe ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Was ist los?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Che succede?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น O que estรก acontecendo?
๐ŸŽ‰ Long time no see!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยกCuรกnto tiempo!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร‡a fait longtemps !
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lange nicht gesehen!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น รˆ da tanto che non ci vediamo!
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Hรก quanto tempo!
๐Ÿ˜Š It's great to see you!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยกQuรฉ gusto verte!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท C'est un plaisir de te voir !
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schรถn, dich zu sehen!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Che bello vederti!
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Que bom ver vocรช!

๐Ÿ”ต Common Responses

๐Ÿ˜Š I'm doing well.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Estoy bien.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Je vais bien.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Mir geht es gut.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sto bene.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Estou bem.
๐Ÿ˜„ Very well, thank you.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Muy bien, gracias.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Trรจs bien, merci.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Sehr gut, danke.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Molto bene, grazie.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Muito bem, obrigado(a).
๐Ÿ‘ Everything's good, thanks.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Todo bien, gracias.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Tout va bien, merci.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Alles gut, danke.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Va tutto bene, grazie.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Estรก tudo bem, obrigado(a).
๐Ÿ’ฌ And you?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยฟY tรบ?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Et vous ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Und Ihnen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น E tu?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น E vocรช?
๐Ÿ˜Š I'm fine, thanks.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Estoy bien, gracias.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Je vais bien, merci.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Mir geht's gut, danke.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Sto bene, grazie.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Estou bem, obrigado(a).
๐Ÿ˜ Not bad!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ No estรก mal.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Pas mal !
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nicht schlecht!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Non c'รจ male!
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Nada mal!

๐Ÿ‘‹ Common Farewells

๐Ÿ‘‹ Goodbye

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Adiรณs
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Au revoir
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Auf Wiedersehen
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Arrivederci
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Adeus
๐Ÿค See you later.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hasta luego.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร€ plus tard.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bis spรคter.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A piรน tardi.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Atรฉ mais tarde.
๐Ÿ“… See you tomorrow.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hasta maรฑana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร€ demain.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bis morgen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A domani.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Atรฉ amanhรฃ.
๐Ÿ˜Š See you soon.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hasta pronto.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร€ bientรดt.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bis bald.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A presto.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Atรฉ breve.
โค๏ธ Take care.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Cuรญdate.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Prends soin de toi.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Pass gut auf dich auf.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Abbi cura di te.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Cuide-se.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Everyday Conversations

Meeting a Friend

A: Hi, how are you?
B: I'm very well, thank you. And you?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ A: Hola, ยฟcรณmo estรกs?
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ B: Muy bien, gracias. ยฟY tรบ?

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A: Salut, comment รงa va ?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท B: Trรจs bien, merci. Et toi ?

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A: Hallo, wie geht's?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช B: Sehr gut, danke. Und dir?

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A: Ciao, come stai?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น B: Molto bene, grazie. E tu?

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A: Olรก, como vocรช estรก?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น B: Muito bem, obrigado. E vocรช?
Meeting Someone for the First Time

A: Hello, nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you too.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ A: Hola, mucho gusto.
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ B: Igualmente.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A: Bonjour, enchantรฉ.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท B: Enchantรฉ รฉgalement.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A: Hallo, freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช B: Mich ebenfalls.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A: Ciao, piacere.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น B: Piacere mio.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A: Olรก, prazer em conhecรช-lo.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น B: O prazer รฉ meu.
Saying Goodbye

A: See you soon.
B: See you! Take care!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ A: Hasta pronto.
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ B: Nos vemos. ยกCuรญdate!

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท A: ร€ bientรดt.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท B: ร€ plus. Prends soin de toi !

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช A: Bis bald.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช B: Bis dann! Pass auf dich auf!

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A: A presto.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น B: Ci vediamo! Abbi cura di te!

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น A: Atรฉ breve.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น B: Atรฉ logo! Cuide-se!

๐ŸŒŽ English Greeting Culture

Greeting customs vary across English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

In casual situations, people often say Hi, Hello, or simply smile and wave. A handshake is common when meeting someone for the first time in business or formal situations. Friends may greet each other with a hug, depending on the relationship and local customs.

When you're unsure, a friendly smile, eye contact, and a simple "Hello" are always a safe choice.

๐Ÿ“ Example Sentences

๐Ÿ˜Š Hello, it's great to see you!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hola, ยกquรฉ gusto verte!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bonjour, je suis ravi de te voir !
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Hallo, schรถn dich zu sehen!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ciao, che bello vederti!
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Olรก, que bom ver vocรช!
โ˜€๏ธ Good morning. How are you?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Buenos dรญas. ยฟCรณmo estรก?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Bonjour. Comment allez-vous ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Guten Morgen. Wie geht es Ihnen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Buongiorno. Come sta?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Bom dia. Como estรก?
๐Ÿค Nice to meet you. My name is Anna.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Mucho gusto. Me llamo Ana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Enchantรฉ. Je m'appelle Anna.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Freut mich. Ich heiรŸe Anna.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Piacere. Mi chiamo Anna.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Prazer. Meu nome รฉ Anna.
๐Ÿ˜„ Everything's good, thanks. And you?

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Todo bien, gracias. ยฟY tรบ?
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Tout va bien, merci. Et vous ?
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Alles gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Va tutto bene, grazie. E tu?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Estรก tudo bem, obrigado. E vocรช?
๐Ÿ‘‹ See you soon. Take care!

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Hasta pronto. ยกCuรญdate!
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร€ bientรดt. Prends soin de toi !
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bis bald. Pass gut auf dich auf!
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น A presto. Abbi cura di te!
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Atรฉ breve. Cuide-se!
๐Ÿ“… See you tomorrow.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Nos vemos maรฑana.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร€ demain.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bis morgen.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Ci vediamo domani.
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Atรฉ amanhรฃ.

๐Ÿ† Final Practice

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • Hello.
  • Good morning.
  • Nice to meet you.
  • I'm very well, thank you. And you?
  • How's everything going?
  • See you later.
  • See you tomorrow.
  • Take care!

This article was updated on Jul 31, 2026