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Chinese people meet friends or acquaintances on the road, and a common saying to say hello is "Have you eaten?" Many people still stay in the era of how are you. So, besides this sentence, what are the common English phrases for saying hello in daily life? Let's take a look:
1. What a pleasant surprise!
What a surprise!
2. What brings you here today?
What wind blows you today?
3. How's everything going?
Is everything OK?
4. Hello, there, what a coincidence!
Hi, hello, that's such a coincidence!
5. Well, look who's here!
Hey, see who is coming!
6. What's you up to these days?
What are you doing recently?
7. It's really nice to see you again.
It's great to see you again!
8. Fancy meeting you here! Small world, isn't it?
I really didn't expect to see you here. The world is so small! Isn't it?
9. The very person I was after.
I was about to look for you.
10. What keeps you so busy lately?
What are you busy with recently?
11. How’s it going? How are you getting on? How are you getting on? How are you getting recently?
13. How do you do? How are you? Usually used in formal occasions, and it is the first time you meet the other person on business.
14. How have you been? How have you been?
This is really caring about the other person's recent situation, not just a simple greeting. The answer at this time will be to reply to your recent life situation.
15. I hope everything is OK? Everything is OK?
I hope you know if the other party is doing well. When answering, you will answer what you have been doing recently and what you are doing recently.
16. Haven’t seen you for weeks.
17. it’s been such a long time. Long time no see.
18. Long time no see.
19. How long has it been? How long has it been since we met?
20. It has been years since we last met.
21. Fancy meeting you here. I didn’t expect to see you here.
22. it’s always a pleasure to see you.
23. You haven’t been around much lately, have you? You haven’t appeared here very much recently, have you?
24. How come I never see you? Why haven’t I seen you?
25.What have you been up to all these years? What have you been busy with over the years?
26. How have you been all these years? How have you been in the past few years?
27. Where have you been hiding? Where have you been hiding?
28.Hello stranger! Have you moved or something?
(Long time no see) Hello, have you moved away or what?
Hello stranger is a humorous statement about people who have known each other but have not seen each other for a long time.
29. What’s shaking? Is there any earth-shaking news?
30. What’s new? Is there anything new?
31. How have you been? How are you doing lately?
32. Staying out of trouble? You haven't caused trouble recently, right?
33. You alright? Are you okay? (Commonly used in British English)
34. What’s up? / What’s going on? how are things?
How do you reply when answering someone’s inquiry “How are you doing recently”? You can use the following sentence:
I’m doing fine. I’m doing fine.
I am doing fine, you? I'm not bad, where are you?
I am doing well, how are you? I'm not bad, where are you?
I’m good, thanks, you? I'm not bad, thank you, where are you?
I’m great, thanks for asking.
Not bad, you? Not bad, what about you?
Same old, you? Or the same, what about you?
I’m ok, how about yourself? I'm fine, where are you?
Fantastic, how about you? Great, where are you?
I’m doing all right. How’s everything with you? I’ve been doing pretty well lately. How are you doing recently?
Good, thanks. What about you? Very good, thanks, what about you?
Can’t complain. There is nothing to complain about.
Oh, just preparing for the coming meeting. Nothing, prepare for the upcoming meeting.
Note that if you want to express the average recent experience, don’t use “just-so-so”. Foreigners really rarely use it. They usually answer: I’m fine/ok/alright. Or:
I’ve been better. It’s not better than before.
Not so hot. Not that good.
Honestly, I’m not doing so well. To be honest, I’m not doing so well.
Terrible! work has been so busy, I have no free time. Very bad! I'm too busy with work and I don't have any spare time.
I’m struggle. Life is hard.
Make a little progress every day, and over time, it will be a qualitative leap.
