Example Dialog for Meeting, Greeting and Leave Takings

Greeting is what we say when we meet our friends and people who are close to us. The usual formal greeting is a “How do you do?” and a firm handshake, but with a lighter touch between men and women. ‘How do you do?’ is a greeting not a question and the correct response is to repeat ‘How do you do?' You say this when shaking hands with someone.

First person : "How do you do?"
Second person : " How do you do?"

'How are you?' is a question and the most common and polite response is "I am fine thank you and you?"

First person : "How are you?"
Second person : "I am fine thank you and you?"

Nice to meet you – Nice to meet you too. (Often said whilst shaking hands)
Delighted to meet you– Delighted to meet you too.
Pleased to meet you – Pleased to meet you too. .
Glad to meet you - Glad to meet you too
Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening

For informal greeting people usually use “Hi” or “hello”, Morning / Afternoon / Evening ( We drop the word 'Good' in informal situations). Or

First person : How are you?
Second person : Fine, thanks. You?


The other expressions are:

Expressions	Response
1.      Greetings -        Good afternoon. -        How nice to see you! -        What a surprise! -        Hi, Angel. -        How are you doing? -        Long time no see	-        Good afternoon. -        Nice to see you, too. -        Yeah, it’s been a quite a long time. -        Hi, Glenn. -        Pretty good. OK. -        Yeah
2.      Pre-closing -        Well, I’m afraid I’ve got to go now. -        I really must go now. -        Well. It’s getting late. -        I know you’re busy. -        Maybe we could get together some times. -        Nice to see you. -        Great to see you. -        Got to go now.	-        Thank you for coming. -        Maybe we can talk again some times -        Sounds good. -        Same here. -        Great to see you. -        See you
3.      Closing/ partings -        Good night. -        See you next time. -        Good bye. -        See you later.	-        Good night. -        Goodbye. -        Bye -        So long/ take care of yourself.

Example:

Dialog 1
Jeny : Hello, I’m Jeny.
Miss Eli : Pleased to meet you, Jeny. Call me Miss Eli. I am an English teacher.
Jeny : Really? I like in English, but I’m not very good in it.
Miss Eli : Don’t worry. You just talk without being afraid of making mistakes.
Jenny : Thanks for your advice, Miss. I’ll try.

Dialog 2
Selly : Hi, I am Sellly.
Joana : Hi, I am Joana. Are you from Jakarta?
Selly : I was born here, but I grew up in Bandung. What class are you in? I am in 1A.
Joana : Oh great, me too.