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Greetings and other useful phrases
Every day good morning good afternoon good evening
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CA bad, thanks.
When we leave someone we usually both say Goodbye and perhaps, See you soon! See you
soon is quite informal.
When someone goes to bed, we usually say Goodnight. We sometimes also say Sleep well.
Don’t say Goodnight when you arrive somewhere, only when you leave.
If you ask for something you usually say Please.
If someone does something nice for you, you say Thank you.
Special days
When it is someone’s birthday we say Happy Birthday [Not Congratulations].
On (or near to) the 25th December (Christmas Day) we say Happy or Merry Christmas.
On (or near to) the 1st January (New Year’s Day) we say Happy New Year.
If someone is going to do something difficult (for example, take an exam or have an
interview for a job) we say Good luck!
If someone has done something special (for example, done well in an exam, got a new job,
had a baby) we say Congratulations! or Well done!
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