GREETING

       Definition : The sentences that write or say to open a conversation before we share past experience to others from us. However, we can also use greeting to open conversation and use leave-taking for closing.

       Informal greeting :

·              Hi, Intan..

·              Morning, Ma’am..

·              Hello everybody..

       Formal greeting :

·              Good morning

·              Good afternoon

·              Good evening

       Closing/leave taking :

·              Goodbye (formal-informal)

·              Bye-bye, bye, bye now, see you, take care..

·              See you later … fine

·              See you soon … OK

·              Good night

      Responding to initial greeting :

·              Oh, pretty good

·              Excellent

·              Fine, thanks

·              Not too bad, thanks

·              I’m good/okay/alright

       Pre-closing :

·              OK, then

·              I’ve got to go now

·              So, I’ll see you next week

·              I thing, I’d better be going now

·              Well, it’s time for me to leave

·              I must be going home

      Example :

Chika : Hi, Ika !! How are you ?

Ika     :  Hi, Chika !! I’m very well now, what about you ?

Chika : I’m pretty good,.. By the way, where are you going now ?

Ika     :  I will visit my aunt, I’ve got to go now. See you, bye ..!!

Chika : OK, see you next time. Bye-bye… !!!