Acquaintance and greeting are almost always the first topic of any. In fact, this topic is represented by a number of popular phrases, which are then worked out in dialogues and exercises. Let's list all the basic greeting and introduction phrases in English.

Greetings

Continuation of the conversation

• How are you?- How are you?
• How are you doing?- How are you?
• Hi! What's up?- Hi! What's up? (American slang)
• What's the news?- What's New?
• I'm fine / great. Thanks! - Good. Thank you!
• so-so. - So-so.
• Nothing good.- Nothing good.
• I'm OK. And you?- Good. And you have?
• Very well, thank you. / I am all right, thank you. — Thanks, very good.

Acquaintance

Questions when meeting

Parting

Now, after learning the basic formulations of greetings, dating farewell in English, you can simulate any greeting dialogues. Let's look at some examples of English dialogue.

Dialogue 1.

Hi, my name's Andrew. What's your name?
Hi, my name's John. Nice to meet you, Andrew.
— Nice to meet you, too. John, how are you?
— I'm fine, thank you. How are you?
— I'm fine, too. OK, I must be going now. It's been nice talking to you.
— Yeah. It's been nice talking to you. see you.
See you. Bye.

Dialogue 2.

Hello.
- Hello.
- What is your name?
- My name is Dima. What is your name?
- My name is Liza. I'm from Russia. Where are you from?
- I'm from England. What do you do, Dima?
- I am a teacher. And you?
- I am a doctor.
- I was very glad to meet you, but I am in a hurry. Here is my number, call me 84956351405. Goodbye.
- OK. Thanks, see you soon.

Karen: Hello, Richard.
Richard: Hi Karen.
Karen: How have you been?
Richard: Not too good.
Karen: Why?
Richard: I'm sick.
Karen: Sorry to hear that.
Richard: It's OK, It's not serious.
Karen: That's good. How's your wife?
Richard: She is good.
Karen: Is she in America now?
Richard: No, she is not here yet.
Karen: Where is she?
Richard: She's in Canada with our kids.
Karen: I see, I have to go now. Please tell your wife I sad hi.
Richard: OK, I'll talk to you later.
Karen: I hope you feel better.
Richard: Thanks.

The text of the dialogue with translation into Russian

— Hello Richard. — Hi, Richard.
— Hi Karen. — Hello Karen.
— How have you been? — How are you doing?
— Not too good. — Not very good.
— Why? — Why?
— I'm sick. — I'm sick.
— Sorry to hear that. — Sorry to hear that.
— It's OK, It's not serious. — It's okay, it's not serious.
— That's good. How's your wife? — This is good. How is your wife?
— She is good. — She is alright.
— Is she in America now? — Is she in America now?
— No, she is not here yet. — No, she's not here yet.
— Where is she? — Where's she?
— She's in Canada with our kids. — She is in Canada with our children.
— I see, I have to go now. Please tell your wife I sad hi. — Okay, I have to go. Please say hi to your wife.
— OK, I'll talk to you later. — Okay, I'll talk to you later.
— I hope you feel better. — Get well soon.
— thanks. — Thank you.

In the next video, the dialogue is repeated twice: the first time you just listen and do not see the text, the second time you need to repeat after the speaker, while you will see the text of the dialogue on the screen.

To compose a dialogue on your own English language, you should first of all imagine its structure, draw some analogy with your everyday dialogue in your native language.

1) Any dialogue begins with a greeting. What it will be depends on who you are talking to. If this is an official or official (your boss, teacher, mayor of the city, just a stranger to you), then it is better to use a construction similar to the Russian “ Good afternoon / evening” - “ Good afternoon / evening” or neutral “ Hello" . If you are talking to a friend or other person close to you, you can use free and emotionally colored greetings, such as: “Hi!”, “How do you do?”, “Hey, What’s up?”.
(Note: in informal dialogues, the greeting phrase often includes questions such as: “what's new, how are you?” It will sound something like this: - Hi, what's going on? - Not much (or Thanks, I'm ok ).

2) The response replica is built in a similar way. We respond to a strict greeting with a polite and dry phrase “Hello, pleased to meet you.” (Hello, nice to see you)
(Note: if you already know the person, then add a title:
Mister + name (to a man) Missis (to a married woman)
Miss - (to a young girl)) We answer a friendly greeting in an unobtrusive way so that the dialogue looks as natural and relaxed as possible.

3) Now we define the purpose of our conversation. Let's look at examples:

A) invitation
- for friends: - How about the cinema? (How about a movie?) - What are your plans on Monday? Do you want to go to the cinema? (What are your plans for Monday? Do you want to go to the movies?) Pretty generic questions. The answer is also easy. –Sounds nice, let's go. (Sounds tempting, let's go) or Sorry, I'm busy on Monday. We will do it next time. (Sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Let's do it another time)
(Note: before questions or requests, you can add introductory sentence, for example: I know you like to watch movies. I'm sure (a), now something interesting is being shown in the cinema - I know, you like watching films. I'm sure there is something really interesting that is being shown in the cinema now)
- official
Would you like to + verb (Would you like to + verb)?
Would you mind … (Do you mind)?

B) Request
(Note: We actively use the word “please” ( please) and “sorry” ( excuse me, i'm sorry), regardless of the type of dialogue, this is a sign of your good upbringing).
-friendly: Can you bring this book for me, please? (Can you bring this book for me?)
-official: Could you help me, please? (Could you help me?)
Would you mind (verb +ing ) opening the window ? (Could you please open the window?)
Could I bother you to find me a book? (Sorry to bother you, could I ask you to find me a book?)

B) Request for information
-with friends:
Tell me about ... (tell me)
What do you thing about …? (what do you think about…)
-with officials
Could you tell me (could you tell)
What is your opinion on the problem of…? (What is your opinion on the problem?)

Question words for writing sentences in order to find out information about the object of interest: Where (where?) When (when?) How (how?) How long (how long) How many (how many (for countable)) How much (how much for uncountable, e.g. money , time ) Which (which from) What (what).

Do not forget to thank the interlocutor for the information received.
Thank you a lot (Thank you very much)
My gratitude (My gratitude)

If necessary, you can express your personal opinion using the phrases:
Pesonally, I believe (I believe)
From my standpoint (from my standpoint)
As for me (as for me)

4) Farewell

• Goodbye (goodbye, universal for both types of dialogue)
• It was great to meet you (it was great to meet you)
• All the best (all the best)

Friendly farewell:

• See you (see you)
• Bye (for now)
• So long (for now)
• Hope to hear from you soon (I hope to hear from you soon)

— Can I help you?
Yes, I need to go to Pushkinskaya Street.
— You have to go straight on Tverskaya Street to the monument to Pushkin.
Thank you.

- I can help you?
- Yes, I need to go to Pushkinskaya Street.
- You need to go straight along Tverskaya Street to the monument to Pushkin.
- Thanks.

It's always interesting to talk to a good friend. Especially about food.

• Hello Mike. What have you been up to? (Hi Mike. What have you been up to?)
• Hello brian. Nothing much and what about you? (Hi Brian. Nothing, how about you?)
• I just returned from the shop. I have bought 3 kilos of salmon, 2 loafs of bread, a turkey, 5 kilos of oranges and cereals
• very good. And by the way what is your favorite food? (Very good. And by the way, what do you like to eat?)
• Oh, you know, I like to eat, in general everything. But i really like potato salad, ice-cream and lasagna. And what about you? What do you like to eat? (Oh, you know, I like to eat everything. But my favorites are potato salad, ice cream, and lasagna. What about you? What do you like to eat?)
• Me? I love sausages and corndogs. And also pineapples and apples are my favorite fruits, definitely. (Me? I really like sausages and hot dogs. Also pineapples and apples are my favorite fruits.)
• And what are you going to cook on Thanksgiving? (What are you going to cook this Thanksgiving?)
• I am going to cook a turkey, as always. I will make a crab salad, salad with olives and mushrooms and mashed potatoes. (I'm going to cook the turkey as I usually do. I'll also make crab salad, olive and mushroom salad, and mashed potatoes.)
• Can I come? (Can I come over?)
• Of course (Of course).

You come to a restaurant and a waiter comes to you.

• Good day to you, sir. May I take your order? (Good afternoon sir. May I take your order?)
• Certainly. But at first I would like to hear today's special meals. (Of course, just to start, I would like to hear what special dishes you have)
• By all means. Today we have a tomato soup, spaghetti bolognaise and truffles. We also have a very exquisite wine of 1934th. (Of course. Today we serve tomato soup, spaghetti with cheese and a very fine 1934 wine)
• Oh, it sounds fantastic. I would have all of that and also a bloody beef. (Oh, that's great. I'll order all that and some more beef and blood)
• What an excellent choice, sir! I will bring you the order in 10 minutes
• What would you like to have for desert, sir. Apart from truffles. We have a great apple pie and chocolate cake. (And what would you like for dessert besides truffle. We have wonderful apple pie and chocolate cake)
• I would have a chocolate cake, please. And so you have a latte? (I'll probably order a chocolate cake, please. Do you have a latte?)
• Of course sir, but would you like a tea? We have an excellent jasmine tea with strawberry flavor
• I will take a tea. (Of course I'll order better tea)

Knowing English is very good. But it is not enough to know individual words, in order to compose phrases with them, you need to connect your speech in such a way that a high-quality dialogue can be obtained from it. Agree, every day we compose dialogues, whether we like it or not. In the store, at work, in transport, on the street ... Communication is needed everywhere. And it will be strange if people communicate chaotically, that is, answer questions with words that they know, and not that are appropriate in this situation. If you are a beginner and just starting to learn English, then we bring to your attention English dialogues for beginners that will help you easily communicate with people even with a minimum vocabulary.

On a note! We don't want you to learn dialogue automatically. The student studying the material must understand what he is teaching. Therefore, we have included a translation for each dialogue to make your learning process easy.

Popular English Dialogues for Beginners

Dialogues in English may be different. The higher your level of English, the more colorful and meaningful the dialogue. But, if you are just starting out, we recommend that you learn the basic basics of communication, which will serve as a foundation for building a more extensive conversation in the future. So, let's start with those that you can easily learn with a little vocabulary. But how to learn the dialogue in English so that it does not fly out of your head the very next day? First you need to pay attention to the most common topics. The most popular: about the weather, in a store (grocery, with clothes), in a cafe / restaurant, about plans for a vacation or weekend, etc. Let's start with these. When you are fluent in the above topics, you can begin to conquer new heights.

Where do we start? From dating! It would be ridiculous if you see a person for the first time and do not know how to start a conversation with him. Therefore, we offer a simple dialogue so that the first impression of a person about you is positive =>

• Hello! How are you?
• Hi! I am fine, thanks! And how are you?
• Fine! I am Yulia. What is your name?
• I am Lily, nice to meet you.
• Nice to meet you too.
• Are you from Barcelona?
• No, I am from London. And you?
• I am from Russia. Nice to meet you in Spain!

• Hello! How are you?
• Hello! Well thank you! And how are you?
• Excellent! I am Yulia. And what is your name?
• My name is Lily, nice to meet you.
• I am also pleased to meet you.
• Are you from Barcelona?
• No, I'm from London. And you?
• I'm from Russia. Nice to meet you in Spain!

The first step is done - you met a person. What's next? If you do not know the interlocutor at all, then how to continue the conversation? The ideal way out of the situation - talk about the weather. This topic is always relevant and has not let anyone down yet. Consider a dialogue that will help you in further communication =>

• Hello Maria! you look great today!
• Hey Jane! thank you! It's very warm today, isn't it? So I have decided to put on my new dress.
• Yes, the weather is lovely, as well as your new dress. But have you heard about the rain this afternoon?
• Yes, I've heard about that. But that is okay. I have an umbrella.
• Oh, you are lucky, but I have no umbrella. I need to go back home to take it.
• Yes, be quick. look, the sky is already full of clouds.
• I run. Bye, see you later.

• Hello, Maria! You look very good today!
• Hi Jane! Thank you! It's warm today, isn't it? So I decided to wear my new dress.
• Yes, the weather is great, as is your new dress. But did you hear about the rain this afternoon?
• Yes, I heard about it. But all is well. I have an umbrella.
• Oh, you're lucky and I don't have an umbrella. I need to go home and get it.
• Yes, come on quickly. Look, the sky is already overcast.
• I'm runing. Bye, see you later.
• Bye!

Next, we suggest learning English dialogue, dedicated to cafes and restaurants. At lunch, we hold business meetings (and English ones too), communicate with friends and colleagues, many drink morning coffee in public places, and in general, we spend a lot of time in cafes and restaurants. On weekends, on vacation, after work, before an important meeting… We go to lunch with friends and colleagues, to dinner with family and business partners. Knowing what to say is extremely important in order to give the impression of an educated, cultured and literate person.

Consider a dialogue in a restaurant:

• A: Are you ready to order?
• B: Yes, I'll have the fillet steak.
• A: How would you like your steak?
• Q: Rare, please. And I'd like a glass of red wine, and some mineral water.
• A: Still or sparkling?
• B: Sparkling.
• A: Fine.

Note! In everyday conversations, aphorisms may be present, for example, I am hungry as a hunter, which means I'm hungry like a wolf. Color your dialogue bright phrases with these expressions!

And one more thing: you can use quotes in a conversation famous people or with a touch of irony. But... if you are not sure, we recommend that you abandon this idea. When you say an aphorism or a quote, you must be 100% sure that the meaning is accurate.

• Are you ready to order?
• Yes, I'd like a steak.
• What roast?
• With blood, please. As well as a glass of red wine and mineral water.
• With gas or without?
• With gas.
• Good.

To remember simple dialogues, we recommend that you mentally pronounce them every time, for example, when you go to a cafe or restaurant. When you order something, say it in English. This will be great practice. If you don’t know a word, write it down in a notebook and be sure to look at the translation at home. Order different dishes each time to learn more! And expand your vocabulary every time.

Here are a couple more dialogues related to everyday life:

We're going to the cinema.

• A: So… what’s on at the cinema?
• B: There's a film on called "Mission Impossible".
• A: What kind of movie is it?
• B: It's an action film. It's about an agent of the IMf and his mission to uncover a plot. It has good reviews.
• A: OK. Who's in it?
• B: It stars Tom Cruise.
• A: I like Tom Cruise - he's a good actor. And where's it on?
• B: The Karo cinema.
• A: OK. Let's go and see it.
• B: Great!

• What's in the movies now?
• Now they are showing a movie - Mission Impossible.
• What genre is it?
• This is a fighter. A film about an agent of a secret organization and his mission to uncover a conspiracy. It has good reviews.
• Okay, who's playing?
• Starring Tom Cruise.
• I love Tom Cruise, he is a good actor. Where is the movie being shown?
• At the Karo cinema.
• Good. Let's see it.
• Excellent!

Now let's talk about shops. Everyone needs clothes. And you will communicate not only with the seller, but also with your friends, whom you will take as faithful advisers. But! It is extremely important to know the basic phrases that will help you clearly explain to the seller what exactly you need and what color. If you have not yet studied the color scheme, then we recommend that you study a few basic colors. We will leave the subtleties of studying numerous shades for later.

Consider a dialogue where the buyer communicates with the seller =>

• Good afternoon! Can I help you?
• Yes, I need your help. I need a short dress, jeans and several blouses. Will you please be so kind to help me to match the colors. I want to create several images from things I will buy.
• I will be glad to help you. My first advice is to choose little black, red or white dress.
• The reason is - I don't like dark and too bright colors.
• Then your choice - the dress of beige color.
• Perfect! And what about jeans?
• I will strongly recommend you to choose the light blue one. They are very popular now.
• OK, show me some examples.
• And please be so kind to look at these blouses of pastel colors. They are very tender, feminine and stylish.
• Great! I need three blouses.
• I will make you a discount for you to buy more.
• thank you! You helped me very much!

• Good afternoon! Can i help you?
• Yes, I need your help. I need a short dress, jeans and some blouses. Could you be so kind as to help me choose the colors. I want to create some looks out of the items I will buy.
• I will be glad to help you. My first tip is to choose a little black, red or white dress.
• The reason is that I don't like dark and too bright colors.
• In this case, your choice is a beige dress.
• Excellent! And what about jeans?
• I strongly recommend that you choose light blue jeans. They are very popular now.
• Okay, show me some copies.
• And please take a look at these pastel colored blouses. They are very delicate, feminine and stylish.
• Excellent! I need three blouses.
• I will give you a discount so you can buy more.
• Thank you! You helped me a lot!

Buying drinks:

• B: Can I help you?
• A: Can I have tea and two colas, please?
• B: Anything else?
• A: No thanks. How much is that?
• B: That's $3. A: Here you are.

• Can I help?
• Can I have tea and two colas, please?
• Anything else?
• No thanks. How much does it cost?
• Only 3$.
• Please / Hold.

Dialogue in a cafe:

• A: Yes, please? or what would you like?
• B: I'd like a ham sandwich on brown bread, please, and two chicken sandwiches on white bread.
• A: Eat here or take away?
• B: Take away, please.
• A: OK. Anything else?
• B: No thanks.
• A: OK. The food will be in a couple of minutes. have a seat.

• Order / What is for you?
• I'd like a ham sandwich on black bread and two chicken on white, please.
• Here or with you.
• With you, please.
• Good. Anything else?
• No thanks.
• The food will be ready in a few minutes. Have a seat.

Repeat the dialogues as often as possible. At the same time, change the words in the phrases to increase the number of learned words. For example, instead of dress, put a skirt, etc. Change colors, styles, images ... You can make several from one dialogue! Turn on your imagination and go!

1. Imagine real situations

You can think of anything and wait until it comes true. You need to practice every day! Imagine that you are walking into a clothing store. What will you tell the seller? What color skirt do you want? What jeans do you want? Come up with a real image, from those things that you wear every day. If nothing works, start small. First, learn individual words (wardrobe items), then compose phrases with them, then sentences. Remember that dialogue is a two-way communication. You need to be prepared for the fact that you will be asked questions, and you need to know the answers to them. By imagining the real situation, you can easily learn the necessary vocabulary.

1. Start by writing small dialogues

There is no need to think that little means ineffective. For beginners, it's just the opposite. By learning small questions and answers, you can expand them over time: add adjectives, nouns and verbs. The main thing is to learn, figuratively speaking, the skeleton of the structure. It is worth remembering that in short sentences it is easier to combine tenses. If the sentences are long, then you may not correctly construct the thought grammatically. Start small! Once you've made your first successes, the knowledge base will grow very quickly.

1. Practice every day!

The last, but not the least -> The last, but not the least, as the English say. This is very wise advice. Will tell you how to quickly learn English dialogue so that there is a result. The fact is that by studying every day, we develop a regimen in ourselves, our will grows, we become more organized. One or two days of rest - and you have to start over. Work on your English every day! It doesn’t cost you anything to repeat a couple of phrases to yourself, passing by the store. Or imagine yourself in English restaurant sitting at home at the table. Everything is simple. The main thing is to overcome laziness. It is she who is responsible for our failures. Pull yourself together and English will submit to you!

Summing up

How to learn dialogue in English? Simply and easily! Study daily, make up real situations, choose synonyms for words and try to enlist the support of loved ones. Let them speak English with you at home (if they know it, of course). And listen to audio and video recordings! This is needed for correct pronunciation. And if it is lame for you, then transcription will come to the rescue. Learning English is easier than you think!

Good luck and new achievements!

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A greeting is what every dialogue with any person begins with, regardless of whether you communicate in Russian, English or any other language. Therefore, it is especially important for novice English lovers to know what greetings are usually used when communicating with certain people. This will help to initially outline the scope and tone of further conversation. How to have a welcome conversation in English

Building welcome dialogs

Dependence of the dialogue on the situation

Further, the dialogue should develop depending on the situation. There can be many variations of the continuation of the conversation: these will be the so-called middle parts of the dialogues. Therefore, we will first introduce a few possible wordings of farewell in English − saying goodbye:

• good bye! - All the best! (Goodbye!)
• Bye Bye! or just Bye! — Bye!
• so long! — Bye! (See you!)
• see you later. — See you later. (See you later)
• See you (soon). - See you soon. or see you soon.
• Have a good (nice, fine) day! — I wish you a pleasant (good, good) day!

Now, after learning the basic wording of greetings and farewells in English, we can model any kind of greeting dialogues. They will include simple phrases that are understandable even for beginners. Let's look at some examples of English dialogue.

An example of friendly-respectful English dialogue

An example of a friendly-respectful English dialogue Suppose that our English student Jack Higgins left the house in the morning for a walk. He met a neighbor, Mrs. Dawson.

Jack: Good morning, Mrs Dawson!
Good morning Mrs Dawson!
Mrs Dawson: Oh, Jack! good morning! Haven't seen you for ages!
Oh Jack! Good morning! Have not seen you for a long time!
Jack: I am studying in Russia now and just came home for a vacation.
I am now studying in Russia and have just come home for the holidays.
Mrs Dawson: I see. I am really pleased to meet you!
Understand. I'm very glad to meet you!
Jack: I'm also glad to meet you. How are feeling today?
I am very pleased to meet you. How do you feel?
Mrs Dawson: Never better, my young friend! There is a wonderful weather for a stroll today, isn't it?
Well like never before, my young friend! It's lovely weather for a walk today, isn't it?
Jack: Yes, it's a beautiful sunny day today. I think you will enjoy it.
Yes, today is a beautiful sunny day. I think you will like it.
Mrs Dawson: Thank you! See you, Jack!
Thank you! See you again, Jack!
Jack: Good luck, Mrs Dawson!
Good luck Mrs Dawson!

Example of friendly slang English dialogue

Example of friendly slang English dialogue

Eric: Hey man! What brought you here?
Hey guy (dude)! What fates?
Jack: Hey, Eric! Just came home to visit my parents.
Hey Eric! Just came to see my parents!
Eric: It's awesome that I met ya * ! It reminded me of my childhood.
It's great that I met you! It reminded me of our childhood.
Jack: Me too! We haven’t met since school times… What’s new?
Me too! We haven't seen each other since school days... What's new?
Eric: Nothing changed, I study and now lookin" for a job work. Have you got one?
Nothing has changed, I'm studying and looking for a part-time job. Do you have? (Work)
Jack: I can't get along with Russian language, so I've no chance for a job yet.
I'm still not very friendly with the Russian language, so I still have little chance of finding a job.
Eric: Oh, you're a brainy fellow, you'll find something!
Oh, you're a brainy kid, you'll find something!
Jack: Hope so!
Hope!
Eric: Lots of luck!
Good luck!
Jack: The same to you! so long!
Wish the same to you! See you!
Eric: Bye!
Bye!

Note: *ya = you, shortened slang

Jack continued his walk. A little later he met his school teacher Mr Newman. Consider the third version of the English conversation:

Official spoken dialogue

Official spoken dialogue Jack: Good morning Newman!
Good morning Mr Newman!
Mr. Newman: Oh, Jack Higgins! Good morning, young man! I guess you shouldn't be here.
Oh Jack Higgins! Good morning young man! I thought you weren't here.
Jack: I am also surprised! Nevertheless, I am happy to meet my best-loved teacher!
I am also surprised! However, I am happy to meet my favorite teacher!
Mr. Newman: Oh, thank you! You are highly polite, as usual!
Oh thanks! You, as always, are very polite!
Jack: You taught me to, did not you?
You taught me that, didn't you?
Mr. Newman: I did, and I taught many children, but you stand alone… It was a rare pleasure to have such an eager disciple.
That's right, and I taught many children, but no one can compare with you ... It was a rare pleasure for me to have such a diligent student.
Jack: I hope I deserve your compliment.
I hope I deserve your praise.
Mr. Newman: Sure you do! Are you studying anywhere now?
Of course! Are you currently studying somewhere?
Jack: I study engineering at a wonderful university in Moscow.
I'm studying engineering at a great university in Moscow.
Mr. Newman: I guess that you will become an A1 specialist.
I am sure that you will become a highly qualified specialist.
Jack: Thank you! good bye!
Thank you! Goodbye!
Mr. Newman: All the best to you!
All the best to you!