การทักทาย ถือว่าเป็นการเริ่มต้นการสนทนาที่สำคัญ ซึ่งการทักทายในภาษาอังกฤษนอกจาก hello / hi แล้ว ยังมีการทักทายอื่นๆอีกมากมาย ซึ่งในวันนี้เราจะมาเรียนรู้ไปพร้อมๆกันครับ ถ้าพร้อมแล้วไปดูกันเลย
1 การทักทายแบบเป็นกันเอง
Hi! <“Hi! How are you?” – “I am fine, thanks. How are you doing?”>
Hello! <“Hello, Jane!” – “Good morning, Bob”>
Hi there! < – “Wow, you’re already back!”>
Greetings.<“Greetings, my friend. How’s everything?” – “Hello! Everything is fine.”>
2 การทักทายแบบสุภาพ
How are you? <“Hi, how are you?” – “I’m fine, thank you. How are things with you?”>
How is everything? <“Hello! How is everything?” – “Fine. What about you? Have you been keeping out of trouble?”>
How’s it going? <“Hi, how’s it going?” – “It’s going OK. How about you? Have you been keeping busy?”>
How has it been? <“Hi, how has it been?” – “Alright. Have you been OK?”>
How have you been? <“Hello, Bill. How have you been?” – “I’ve been OK, thank you. How are you?”>
(Chiefly formal or British) How do you do? <“How do you do, Mr. Johnson?” – “How do you do, Molly?”>
3 การทักทายตามช่วงเวลาของวัน
Good morning. <“Good morning. Nice to see you.” – “Morning. You sure get up early!”>
How are you this morning? < – “I’m well. And you?”>
Good afternoon. <“Good afternoon. How’s everything?” – “Hello. Everything is alright, thank you.”>
Afternoon! < – “Hi! How are you today?”>
Good evening. <“Good evening. How are you?” – “I’m fine. How was your day?”>
Evening! <“Evening, neighbor! How have you been?” – “Good evening, my friend. I’m OK. How about you?”>
4 การทักทายเมื่อไม่ได้พบกันเป็นเวลานาน
I haven’t seen you in a long time! <“Hello! Do you still remember me, old friend?”– “Oh, sure. I haven’t seen you in a long time! How have you been?” – “I’ve been alright. I’m so glad to see you!”>
I haven’t seen you in years! < – “It’s so nice to meet you here!”>
I haven’t seen you in ages! < – “I’ve been busy. How are things with you?”>
Long time no see! “A long time has passed since we saw each other.” < – “Wow, Bob! Is that you? How has it been?”>
It’s good to see you again! < – “Nice to see you, too! I’m so glad we met again!”>
Where have you been hiding yourself? “I have not seen you for a long time.” < – “I’ve moved out of town. I’m visiting here.”>
Where have you been keeping yourself? < – “I got married and moved in with my husband. We live across the river.”>
I don’t see you much around here anymore. < – “I got a job with another company.”>
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