Morning! How are you? Fine? And what about you? Im fine too. Jim! Good to see you again! Its good to see you. How very nice to see you again! Afternoon!/Evening! Hello! Greetings

Goodbye! Goodbye then! Ill look forward to seeing you next week, etc. Goodbye for now. Saying Goodbye

Hello, my names … Hello!/Good morning/afternoon/evening. This is … speaking (speaking on the telephone). Hello! /Good afternoon/morning/evening. My name is… (speaking on the telephone). This is … Oh, (Mary,) Id like you to meet … Have you ever met Michael Smith? By the way, do you know each other? Peter Underwood – Peter White. Introducing

Im very pleased to meet you. Pleased/Glad to meet you. Nice to meet you. Ive been looking forward to meeting you. Answering an Introduction

All the best! Every success in your… Every success with… All the best in/ with… A Merry Christmas! Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Have a merry Christmas and a Happy 2001! Have a happy Easter/birthday! Give my best wishes to… Please give Carry Watson my best wishes. Please remember me to… Wishing

Thank you. And the same to you. Thank you. And a happy Easter to you too! Responding to Good Wishes

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for… Many thanks for … Thank you very much indeed. Thanking

Not at all. You are welcome. Thank you. Its a pleasure. My pleasure. Dont mention it. Its no trouble at all. Responding to Thanks

Congratulations on... Congratulating

Thank you. Its very nice of you to say so. Thank you very much for saying so. Oh, it/they is/ are nothing special actually. Oh, I have a lot to learn yet. Responding to Congratulations or Compliments

Oh. Im very sorry! Im really terribly/awfully sorry for/about… Im sorry, that was (entirely) my fault. Excuse me. Excuse me for… Pardon me. Pardon me for… Apologizing

Thank you. Its very nice of you to say so. Thank you very much for saying so. Oh, it/they is/ are nothing special actually. Oh, I have a lot to learn yet. Responding to Congratulations or Compliments

Thats quite all right. Not at all. Please dont worry. It really doesnt matter at all. Please think nothing of it. Accepting an Apology

Excuse me! Sorry, but… Sorry to trouble you, but… Attracting Somebody's Attention

Thank you. Its very nice of you to say so. Thank you very much for saying so. Oh, it/they is/ are nothing special actually. Oh, I have a lot to learn yet. Responding to Congratulations or Compliments

Thats quite all right. Not at all. Please dont worry. It really doesnt matter at all. Please think nothing of it. Accepting an Apology

Excuse me! Sorry, but… Sorry to trouble you, but… Attracting Somebody's Attention

Excuse me,…? Excuse me, but …? Excuse me asking, but …? Lovely/Nice weather, isnt it? Terrible/Horrible weather, isnt it? Starting a Conversation with a Stranger

Pardon? Im sorry I didnt catch the last word. The…? Sorry? The Romans? Im sorry, I didnt hear… Im sorry, what did you say? Would/Could you repeat what you said/the last sentence, etc, please? Im sorry, who/what/when/where did you say? Im sorry, I couldnt/didnt hear what you said. Asking to Say Something Again