Greetings

"Ni hao" is Chinese.

nî xâu

Certainly. Please do.

ˈsɜːr.tən.li. ˈpliː.zi ˈduː.

How may I assist you?

haʊ meɪ aɪ əˈsɪst juː?

Nice to meet you too.

naɪs tə miːt juː tuː

Hi, nice to meet you.

haɪ naɪs tə miːt juː

What a lovely morning!

ˈwʌt ə ˈlʌvli ˈmɔːrnɪŋ

Nothing much, same old.

ˈnʌθɪŋ mʌtʃ | seɪm oʊld

It's been quiet so far.

ɪts bɪn ˈkwaɪət soʊ fɑr

Use appropriate titles.

juːz əˈproʊpriət ˈtaɪtlz

When do you wave hello?

wɛn də ju weɪv həˈloʊ

Shall I introduce myself?

/ʃæl aɪ ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs maɪˈsɛlf/

Good morning to you too.

ɡʊd ˈmɔːrnɪŋ tuː juː tuː

How are you this morning?

haʊ ɑːr ju ðɪs ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ?

What is your name, please?

wʌt ɪz jɔːr neɪm, pliːz?

I'm doing well, thank you.

aɪm ˈduːɪŋ wɛl, θæŋk juː

Wishing you a good evening.

ˈwɪʃɪŋ ju ə ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ

Are you having a good evening?

ˈɑːr ju ˈhævɪŋ ə ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ

Good morning. How are you today?

ˈɡuːd mɔːrˈnɪŋ. haʊ ɑːr ju ˈtəʊdeɪ?

I hope you are having a good day.

aɪ həʊp ju ɑːr ˈhævɪŋ ə ɡʊd deɪ

Not much, same old.

nɒt mʌtʃ, seɪm oʊld.

Wave from a distance.

weɪv frəm ə ˈdɪstəns

Not much, just chilling.

nɒt mʌtʃ, dʒʌst ˈtʃɪlɪŋ.

See you tomorrow morning.

siː ju təˈmɒroʊ ˈmɔːrnɪŋ

A nod acknowledges someone.

ə nɑːd əkˈnɑːlɪdʒɪz ˈsʌmˌwʌn

Maybe.

ˈmeɪbi

I must go.

aɪ mʌst ɡoʊ

Yes, that's me.

/jɛs ðæts miː/

Yes, I am.

/jɛs aɪ æm/

Yes, I am.

jɛs aɪ æm

Hello, John.

həˈloʊ dʒɑn

Life is good!

laɪf ɪz ɡʊd

This is John.

ðɪs ɪz dʒɒn

All good here!

ɔːl ɡʊd hɪər

No, I haven't.

nəʊ, aɪ hævənt.

I will, thanks.

aɪ wɪl θæŋks

It's going well.

ɪts ˈɡoʊɪŋ wɛl

Absolutely fine.

/ˌæbsəˈluːtli faɪn/

My name is Alex.

maɪ neɪm ɪz ˈælɪks

Catch you later.

/kætʃ jə ˈleɪtər/

I'm a bit tired.

aɪm ə bɪt taɪəd

Going somewhere?

ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈsʌmˌwɛr

Until next time.

ʌnˈtɪl nɛkst taɪm

It's going great!

ɪts ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈɡreɪt

Will you be back?

wɪl ju bi bæk

How was your day?

haʊ wəz jʊr deɪ

How have you been?

haʊ hæv juː biːn?

Not bad, yourself?

/nɑt bæd jɔrˈsɛlf/

Are you doing well?

ɑːr juː ˈduːɪŋ wɛl

Pretty good so far.

ˈprɪti ɡʊd soʊ fɑr

Can I walk you out?

kən aɪ wɔk ju aʊt