http://yvonnecrawford.podbean.com/mf/web/ffgt9/podcast5.mp3
I hope you enjoy it.
Let me know if you have any questions! http://yvonnecrawford.podbean.com/mf/web/4nxm3v/podcast4.mp3
Try to answer the following questions after listening to the podcast.
Here is the link to podcast #3. This podcast is about different ways to say good-bye in English.
http://yvonnecrawford.podbean.com/mf/web/s4tx7e/podcast3.mp3
Below is the script of the podcast. Please leave a comment if you have any questions!
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Hi my name is Yvonne and this is The English Guru podcast #3. Today I’ll be talking about different ways to say “goodbye” in English. After I repeat the word, I will give you a little time to repeat the word after me. Try to mimic the intonation as well as the sounds.
The most obvious way to say “good-bye” is to simply say, “good-bye.” Repeat this, “Good-bye”
Another way is to just shorten it by saying, “bye.” Repeat, “bye”
You can also say, “bye-bye,” but that is mainly used when speaking to young kids and they will also say it back. Repeat, “bye-bye.”
Other ways to say “Good-bye” are:
“See you later” Repeat, “See you later,”
A very slang way of saying “See you later,” is to say, “Later” or even more slang, “Later, dude.” Those would be used by young people or with close friends. Repeat, ‘Later.” Repeat, “Later dude.”
Another slang expression is to say, “Ta Ta for now.” It just means, “Bye for now,” which is another way to saying “Good-Bye.” Repeat, “Bye for now.” Repeat, “Ta Ta for now.”
A few more examples are:
“See you tomorrow.” Repeat, “See you tomorrow.”
“See you” or ‘See ya” Repeat, “See you.” Repeat, “See ya.”
Here are a few very polite ways of saying “Good-bye.”
“Have a good day.” Repeat, “Have a good day.” “Have a good afternoon.” Repeat, “Have a good afternoon.” “Have a good evening.” Repeat, “Have a good evening.” “Have a good night.” Repeat, “Have a good night.” “Have a good weekend.” Repeat, “Have a good weekend.” And “Have a good week.” Repeat, “Have a good week.”
Lastly, as I pointed out in podcast number 2, you can also say “good night” as good-bye, when you leave someone after about 8pm at night. Repeat, “Good night.” “Good night” “Good night”
use them. For example, you can say, “How do you do?” when you meet someone, but in the USA, we don’t use this as much anymore.
What we usually say is “Hi, How are you?” The response would be, “Fine” or “I’m fine, thanks and you?”
So, let’s practice.
“Hi! How are you?”
“I’m fine too, thanks!”
Another greeting would be to just simply say “Hi” or “Hey” or “Hello.” You can say those as you pass someone on the street. It is a polite way to say that in the United States if you see someone in your own neighborhood in the grocery store, for example.
“What’s up?” is a greeting that is used more now. You would use this with people you know fairly well. You wouldn’t use it with your boss or someone you have just met.
You can also say, “How’s it going?” You can say this with friends or people you have just met.
People also use, “Good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night,” depending on the time of day.
“Good morning” can be used from the wee hours of the morning until about 10am.
‘Good afternoon” and “good evening” are not used often in English, but you can still say them and some people do.
Good night is used right before you go to sleep. You would not greet someone with “Good night.” It’s more of a way of saying, “good-bye.”
Next time I will talk about different ways of saying good-bye in English. Have a great day!
