• English
  • First Steps
  • Learn New Words
  • About 8 minutes

Hello and Goodbye in English

Learn the friendly words English speakers use to say hello, thank you and goodbye.

Proposed lesson: awaiting the owner’s approval before launch.

1 Welcome

Hello, explorer! In this lesson you will learn the words English speakers use when they meet someone, say thank you and say goodbye.

2 What You’ll Learn

In this lesson you will:

Use hello, good morning, thank you and goodbye in English.

3 Watch and Listen

A video for this lesson is on its way. For now, look at the new words in the next step.

4 New Words

  • Hello heh-LOH Say it when you meet someone
  • Good morning good MOR-ning Say it at the start of the day
  • Thank you THANK yoo Say it when someone helps you
  • Goodbye good-BYE Say it when you leave

These words are being checked by a native speaker.

5 Listen and Repeat

Say each word out loud. Then act it out: wave when you say “Hello”, smile when you say “Thank you”, and wave again when you say “Goodbye”.

6 Practise with Flashcards

Card of 4

of 4 known

  1. Hello
    Say it when you meet someone Say it: heh-LOH
  2. Good morning
    Say it at the start of the day Say it: good MOR-ning
  3. Thank you
    Say it when someone helps you Say it: THANK yoo
  4. Goodbye
    Say it when you leave Say it: good-BYE

7 Quiz Time

Question of 3

  1. What does this mean?

    Hello
  2. “Good morning” means “Say it at the start of the day”.

  3. Match each word to its meaning.

8 Well Done!

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