List of Common Social Expression

List of common social expression

Common Greetings

H i! Hello! Good morning Good afternoon Good night How are you? Goodbye!

Greetings on special occasions

Happy New Year  Happy Thaipusam Happy Chinese New Year  Happy Birthday Happy Anniersary erry Christmas Happy other"s #ay

$ntr $ntrod oduc ucti tion on % res respo pons nses es

y name name is Ahmad hmad&& Atan' meet my brother' Abu& Hi' $"m (usan& Hello' my name is Harini& This is my friend' Ai )ing& *leased to meet you&  Nice to meet you& How do you do?

To ta+e ta+e leae, to bid farewell

-arewell! Goodbye! Bye! Bye! Good night& (ee you later& (ee you soon& (ee you tomorrow& $"e to go now& $"m leaing now&

To congratulate

Congratulations! .ell done! /0cellent! Good 1ob! That"s wonderful& That was great&

To than+

Than+s& Than+ you so much& Than+s a lot& Than+ you ery much& $ appreciate your help& Than+s for your help&

To apologi2e

$ am sorry& $ apologi2e& $t"s all right& *lease forgie me& $ apologi2e for my mista+e& *lease accept my apology&

To gie permission

3f course& .hy not? Yes' you may& Yes' you can& Certainly& Alright&

To agree

Good idea& That"s a great idea& /0cellent idea& That"s a good suggestion& .hat a good idea! That"s a wonderful idea&

To refuse, decline

No' than+ you& $"m sorry but $ can"t& $ don"t thin+ so& (orry' $ can"t ma+e it&  No' than+ you& $"ll 1oin you the ne0t trip&

To order

Be 4uiet! Get out now! Close the window& (hutthe door&

To interrupt

/0cuse me& $s ohan in? (orry to interrupt& .hat is the time' please? $"m sorry& Can you repeat that? $"m sorry& .hat did you say 1ust now?

To inite

.ould you li+e to come to my party? .ould you li+e to come with me? *lease come to my studio later& $ would li+e to inite you to my house& .ould you li+e to 1oin me? .ould you li+e to go for a moie? *lease 1oin the gathering tomorrow& .ould you li+e to come to my house?

To as+ for permission

ay $ borrow your pencil? Can $ go out with Hamid' dad? ay $ go to the toilet' please? Can $ use your handphone?

To suggest

(hall we leae at 5pm? $ suggest we wal+ there& .hy don"t you 1oin us' #iana?

To beg, *lead

*lease accept my application& $ promise $ will ta+e care of myself& *lease gie me another chance&

To re4uest

Can you gie me a lift? .ill you close the window' please? #o you mind switching on the light?

To agree

$ agree with you& Yes' that"s right! You are right&

To promise

$ gie you my words& $ won"t do it again& $ win"t tell anyone&