Greetings and Basic Introductions
Asking for Personal Information
Responding to introductions
Politeness & Social Etiquette
Small Talk & Conversation Starters
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This is a common way to say 'hello' when meeting someone for the first time.


Nice to meet you

 Pleased to meet you

100

If you want to know someone's age, you ask this question.


 "How old are you?"

100

How to inform someone about your original country?


"I'm from Switzerland"

100

When you want to ask someone’s name politely, you say this.


"May I ask your name?"

100

This is a common question people ask about their hobbies to start a conversation.

 What do you like to do for fun

200

How can you reply to "How are you doing?"

I'm fine, thank you

200

You ask this question to find out where someone comes from.


 "Where are you from?"

Where do you come from

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If someone says, "Nice to meet you," you can say this in return.


 "Nice to meet you, too"

200

A phrase you can use when you want to stay in contact with someone.

Let’s keep in touch

I'll call you later

200

A simple question to ask about the weather.

"How’s the weather today?"

300

This phrase is used when you need to leave but want to say goodbye in a friendly way.


See you later

see you soon

300

If you want to know what someone does for a living, you ask this.


"What is your job?"

300

If someone asks, "What do you do?" and you're a teacher, you say this.


 "I'm a teacher"

300

If someone asks, "How are you?" but you're not feeling well, you might say this.


I'm not feeling great today

300

A polite way to ask about someone's weekend plans.

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

400

When you introduce yourself, you usually start with this phrase.


My name is...

400

To ask someone what they like to do in their free time, you say this.


 "What are your hobbies?"

400

If someone asks, "What language do you speak?" and you speak English and Thai, you answer like this.


"I speak English and Thai"

400

If someone says, "Thank you!" the polite response is this.

You're welcome

No problem

Be my pleasure

400

When meeting someone new, you can ask this question to ask what their job is. 

What do you do for work?

500

What is  the answer to - "I'm from around here." 

"Where are you from?"

Where do you stay?

500

How can you politely ask someone what language they speak? 

What is "What language do you speak?"

500

If someone asks, "What do you do in your free time?" and you enjoy reading and hiking, you say this.


"I like reading and hiking"

500

A formal way to introduce someone else in a business setting is this phrase.

I'd like to introduce you to...

Here He/She is ....

They are my friend... sibling ...

500

A friendly way to ask someone how they’ve been recently.

What have you been up to lately