📖 Everyday Greetings · Beginner · Lesson 01

Everyday Greetings Every Beginner Must Know

Roz ke greetings — shuruaat yahin se
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Beginner
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"Hello", "How are you", "Nice to meet you" — the first words every learner, including children, needs before anything else.

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Greetings by Time of Day

English changes its greeting depending on the clock, not the situation. Tap each card to see when to use it and hear it spoken.

🌅 Good morning
Used any time before noon.

Subah, dopahar se pehle tak

☀️ Good afternoon
Noon until roughly 5 PM.

Dopahar se shaam 5 baje tak

🌇 Good evening
After 5 PM, when you arrive somewhere.

Shaam ke baad, jab kahin pahunchte hain

🌙 Good night
Only when leaving or going to sleep — never as a hello.

Sirf jaate waqt ya sone se pehle — “hello” ki tarah nahi

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The mixup almost everyone makes

“Good night” is a goodbye, not a greeting — never say it when you arrive somewhere, only when you leave. “Good evening” is what you say on arrival after 5 PM.

Formal vs. Casual — Same Meeting, Different Words

Both of these are completely correct English — the choice depends on who you’re talking to, not which one is “proper.”

🤝FORMAL
Good morning. How are you today?
Use with your boss, a client, someone you’re meeting for the first time, or in any professional setting.

👋CASUAL
Hey! How’s it going?
Use with friends, close colleagues, or anyone your own age you already know well.

What if you’re not sure which one to use?

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Start formal. It’s always safe to move from formal to casual once someone signals it’s okay (they use casual language with you first) — but going the other way, from too casual to someone who expected formal, is much harder to recover from.
Agar confusion ho, formal se shuru karo — casual mein jaana aasan hai, ulta karna mushkil.

Try the Conversation Yourself

Tap “Reveal” on each line, one at a time, and read it aloud before moving to the next — like you’re actually having the conversation.

🅰️ “Good morning! I don’t think we’ve met — I’m Aditya.”
This opens a first meeting: greeting + name, in one line.

🅱️ “Good morning, Aditya. I’m Claire — nice to meet you.”
Reply pattern: greeting + your own name + “nice to meet you.”

🅰️ “Nice to meet you too, Claire. How are you finding the conference?”
“Nice to meet you too” is the standard reply — then move the conversation forward with a question.

Saying Goodbye — Not Just “Bye”

Tap each word to hear it and see when to use it.

Goodbye
Formal, or when you won’t see them for a while
tap to reveal use
Bye
Casual, everyday — the default with anyone you know
tap to reveal use
See you later
You expect to meet again soon
tap to reveal use
Take care
Warm, slightly more personal than “bye”
tap to reveal use
Have a good one
Casual, common in shops and quick interactions
tap to reveal use
Catch you later
Very casual — close friends only
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The mistake almost every beginner makes

Answering “How are you?” with real details

In most everyday greetings, “How are you?” isn’t a real question — it’s part of the greeting itself. The expected reply is short and positive: “I’m good, thanks — you?” Save the honest, detailed answer for people who actually know you well and have time to listen.

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Hindi Transcript

Is lesson mein humne seekha — greeting subah, dopahar, shaam aur raat ke hisaab se badalti hai, aur “good night” hamesha jaate waqt bola jaata hai, milte waqt nahi. Formal aur casual greetings dono sahi hain — sirf sahi mauka pehchanna zaroori hai. Agar confusion ho to formal se shuru karo. “How are you?” ka jawab short aur positive hota hai, jaise “I’m good, thanks” — is mein poori detail batane ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Alvida kehne ke liye bhi “bye” ke alawa “see you later”, “take care” jaise options hote hain, jo situation ke hisaab se badalte hain.

Quick Check

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1. You just arrived at a friend’s house at 7 PM. What do you say?


2. Meeting your new manager for the first time, what’s the safer opening?


3. Someone asks “How are you?” in a quick hallway greeting. What’s the expected reply?


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