Vocabulary: Greetings, Introductions & Farewells

Vocabulary B1/B2

Greetings & Farewells

The exhaustive master guide for saying hello and goodbye! Select the tabs below to explore introductions and essential idioms.

Formal vs Informal 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain when to use casual greetings like "What is up?" with friends, and when to use formal introductions like "Pleased to meet you" at work!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Greeting Match

Which greeting is best to use when arriving at work at 8:00 AM?

(តើការស្វាគមន៍មួយណាដែលល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់ប្រើពេលមកដល់កន្លែងធ្វើការម៉ោង ៨ ព្រឹក?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Context Fill

"Hello, let me ___ myself. My name is Kanha."

(សួស្តី សូមអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យខ្ញុំណែនាំខ្លួន។ ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះកញ្ញា។)

SLANG TRAP ❌

Is it polite to say "What is up?" to a customer on a professional tour?

(តើវាសមរម្យទេក្នុងការនិយាយថា "What is up?" ទៅកាន់អតិថិជនពេលកំពុងនាំភ្ញៀវទេសចរ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If you "hit it off" with a new friend, it means...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នក "hit it off" ជាមួយមិត្តថ្មី វាមានន័យថា...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Farewell Choice

When someone is leaving for a long journey, you say:

(នៅពេលនរណាម្នាក់ត្រូវធ្វើដំណើរផ្លូវឆ្ងាយ តើអ្នកនិយាយថាម៉េច?)

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Introduce Yourself 🗣️ Stand in front of a mirror and say out loud: "Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is [Your Name], and I am from Cambodia."

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Send a Message 📱 Send a text to a friend you have not seen in a while. Write: "Hey! Long time no see! How have you been?"

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record a voice note using the idiom "Keep in touch" to say goodbye to a coworker. E.g., "Farewell, please keep in touch!"

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Teacher, when someone says "How is it going?", do I answer with where I am going?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! No, "How is it going?" is just a friendly way to say "How are you?". You can simply answer "It is going well, thanks!" or "I am good, you?". 🤝

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Nita 5 hours ago

Is "What is up?" okay to say to my boss?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, "What is up?" is very casual slang. Use it only with friends! For your boss, say "Good morning, how are you doing today?" 👔