56 Ways To Say Hello And Goodbye In English – 英会話・英語　アミック

Most of the time, I greet my students with a hearty ‘Hello!’ and ‘How are you?’ at the beginning of class, followed by a “Goodbye!” or “See you!” at the end. 

But in English, there are so many other great ways to say these things, especially when hanging out with friends. 

Instead of ‘Hello’ and ‘How Are You?’, try…

1. Hi
2. Hiya
3. Hey
4. Hey there
5. Howdy
6. Holla
7. Good morning
8. ‘morning!
9. Good afternoon
10. G’day
11. Good evening
12. How’s it going?
13. What’s up?
14. Sup?
15. Sup dude (men only)
16. What’s happening?
17. What’s going on?
18. Hola*
19. Yo
20. What’s good?
21. How have you been?
22. How are things?
23. What’s new?
24. What have you been up to?
25. Hey man (men only)
26. How’s life?
27. How’s your day going?
28. Long time no see

Instead of ‘Goodbye’ or ‘See you’, try…

1. Bye!
2. Bye bye
3. Good night
4. See you later
5. Talk to you later
6. Catch you later
7. Later
8. Later alligator
9. Have a good day
10. Have a good night
11. Have a good one
12. Adios*
13. Take care
14. Take it easy
15. So long
16. Peace
17. Peace out
18. I’m out
19. I’m off
20. See you next time
21. I’ve got to get going
22. I ‘ve gotta go/jet/dip/bounce/split/roll/head out/hit the road
23. Good seeing you
24. Good talking with you
25. I’m outta (out of) here
26. I’m going to call it a day/night
27. See you on the flip side
28. See you on the flippity flop

*Spanish, but sometimes (American) English speakers say it for fun