Adjacency Pairs

 

1. Greeting ⇨ Greeting

1.     “Good morning/afternoon/evening!” ⇨ “Good morning/afternoon/evening to you too!”

2.     “How do you do?” ⇨ “How do you do?” (traditional, formal)

3.     “Pleased to meet you!” ⇨ “Likewise!”

4.     “It’s a pleasure to see you.” ⇨ “The pleasure is mine.”

5.     “Hello, Dr. Smith” ⇨ “Hello, Ms. Jones!”

6.     “Hey!” / “Hi!” ⇨ “Hey!” / “Hi!”

7.     “How’s it going?” ⇨ “Good, thanks! How about you?”

8.     “Hey there!” ⇨ “Hey! Long time no see!”

9.     “Alright?” ⇨ “Alright?” (common in British English)

10. “G’day!” ⇨ “G’day!” (Australian)

11. “Top of the morning!” ⇨ “And the rest of the day to you!” (Irish-inspired)

12. “Happy Friday!” ⇨ “Thanks, same to you!”

13. “Welcome back!” ⇨ “Good to be back!”

14. “Namaste!” ⇨ “Namaste!” (South Asian)

15. “Ciao!” ⇨ “Ciao!” (Italian, used informally)

16. “Bonjour!” ⇨ “Bonjour!” (French)

17. “Salaam!” ⇨ “Salaam!” (Arabic/Islamic)

18. “How are you?” ⇨ “I’m well, thanks! And you?”

19. “Nice to see you!” ⇨ “You too!”

20. “What’s new?” ⇨ “Same old, same old. You?”

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