Advanced English Conversation Lesson #10: Greetings 🤗 (learn real English w/ subtitles)

Learn how to greet people in the U.K. and America while listening to this real English conversation. Be sure to get all the new phrases below! Oh, and get your fluency book here: www.tofluency.com/book (it's FREE to download!)
DIFFERENT WAYS TO GREET PEOPLE:
1. Handshake (most formal)
2. Hug (usually, between friends)
3. Two kisses (not common in English-speaking countries)
4. Fist bump (informal between friends)
WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE MEETING SOMEONE
1. Hello, I'm Kate.
2. Nice to meet you
3. Have you had a good day?
4. How's your day going?
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CHECK SOMEONE OUT
To check someone out means to look at someone to see how attractive they are.
When you are checking out at a grocery store, this is when you buy things.
BREAK THE ICE
This is when somebody says something to start a conversation, usually, when everyone is silent.
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[@tofluency]

Did you enjoy the conversation? If so, please share it with your friends. If it was difficult to understand, watch it again with the subtitles turned on 👍 3 more things: 1. We are very curious to read your answer to Kate's question - be sure to answer below 2. Go here to watch another conversation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWG8d56hfsyFe68 3. I want to give you my free book. Get it here: www.tofluency.com/5-step-plan/ ~ Jack

[@user-mg6rx4mh7s]

To Fluency so fun and very helpful

[@nyelkenci]

To Fluency hey buddy i wish you could sound the same as your wife though. She's gotta americanized you. 🌞😎🖑

[@tofluency]

Haha!

[@egr1806]

This is the first video I've seen of you two and I've enjoyed it. It has been very fun and interesting. It's usuful to me hear your two accents at a time. And... it's so cute the way she looks at you :). Definitely, the normal way to greet someone in Spain is the two kisses, but not between two men. I only use the two kisses, with men, with my close relatives.

[@JOHNPETER-uz5if]

To Fluency Great

[@ErnestoPacheco7]

She has one of the most beautiful voices that I've heard, ever. Just amazing!

[@Santino-Montenegro]

To break the ice when i meet a New person, i say: Hello?! How are you?, where are you from??, Greetings from Argentina!! Good Video!! ❤🎉

[@carlosmagnoqb]

Great conversation! Really it is advanced English? I understood 95% of the conversation. Please, upload more videos like this!

[@tofluency]

It's us having a natural conversation. However, we are both teachers and think about speaking with clarity.

[@carlosmagnoqb]

Awesome! I really enjoyed the conversation. Thanks!

[@anggrekbulan3648]

I enjoy the conversation......thank alot

[@tiomamin]

Hi guys, I'm Benjamin from Spain and the way we greet is: 2 kisses between girl-girl, boy-girl, boy-boy depends of the relative, but the most of the times is hand shake. But if the guy is from your family is 2 kisses. Between good friends is hug. Formal greet is hand shake. And the real problem with the 2 kisses happens when you go to greet a italian girl, because in Italy they give the 2 kisses right-to-left and Spanish people give it left-to-right check soooo if you put together that situation: Boom! you find the girl and the guy go to kiss to the same part, i.e, they find themselves kissing the lips of the other. Love your videos! Great work! And thank you. 2 Kisses to both of you ;p

[@conchitaalvarezdiez6901]

Im from Spain and in my experience I didn't see any boy giving 2 kisses to other boy, they always greet with hand shake, hug or fist bump, never kisses...

[@Ali0001]

We oftenly greet people we dont know or we know by saying just As salam Alaikum...(peace be unto u),its the most beautiful greeting of the world which is used worldwide without any confusion of how to greet...

[@julianamarx28]

I'm learning english and having fun at the same time. Congratulations for your job, it's really nice. The conversations with Kate are my favorite videos. I miss her!

[@juampicravero]

I'm from Argentina. Here you can give a kiss to someone who you don't know, actually we do that all the time. THANKS FOR THIS CONVERSION. It's really useful for me to listen your accents.

[@Victor-lz1gr]

I'm very excited to talk about this topic . when I see a stranger , I would greet people by a usual shake hands . in general , we don't usually interact with other people , I think we often interact on the internet like Facebook or intergram . it's extremely great , if you know how to use it . my hometown is quite busy because my hometown has the largest industry in my country. It's not a beautiful places but in my perspective . my hometown is the best

[@ajayshekhawat337]

The best thing is you speak clearly ,understood 90% of the conversation.... Keep it up , Thanks

[@pasqualecangiano4679]

I love this conversation with your wife. Really helpful. Thanks.

[@TheLindinha3]

I really like this difference of culture between people. For us Brazilians, I think it's a bit difficult to give people just a handshake because we have the habit of giving a hug and a kiss even when we meet a person for the first time, being a very warm greeting always

[@vivekdhani5683]

Cláudia Carvalho hi I am from India and There is only one way to improve your English where we can talk. On whatsaap no [phone] so let join and improve our English only interested people

[@TheLindinha3]

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[@hussienmohamed840]

her in Egypt when we meet some one for first time we just make a handshake but if we meet our friends we hug each other

[@doraaradi3482]

Hi! You are beautiful couple and I enjoy your great lesson. I just moved from Greece to Chester. I from Hungary .I play guitar and I want improve my English!!!

[@yigitcanbaysal824]

Hi Dora I'm looking for a speaking partner to practice and improve my English speaking skills I wonder if you are interested in

[@tinku9074]

You explained everything very well. Thanks. you both look awesome together.

[@ingriddelapava7208]

Katty and Jack you are great! Fist bump with wave to you!!!!

[@phamviz5755]

I'm so enjoy with the conversation. Its complete exciting and fun and natural. The way you speak is so sweet and so friendly. I have learn a lot from you. Thank you !

[@yoputito]

Great video as always Jack! It answers the question that many of us think of when we meet an English speaker... What should I say/do! I would say that over here most of the time the way people greet each other depends on their age and the sort of relationship they have, it's always interesting to observe the differences!

[@user-mg6rx4mh7s]

probably this is the best conversation

[@alejandrofernandez3655]

Nice couple!!! Break the ice that's always a big problem in some case but with your class it makes me feel more confident!!

[@huetran4251]

Have a nice day. Thank you very much !

[@osvalagud1340]

thank you very much to share your knowledge with us!!

[@shwanbakr6034]

Thanks Jack for your great lesson it was really helpful.

[@amalbekegamberdiyev]

Why is there only 885k subscribers?🥺 This is one of best channels on KZbin I have ever seen... I feel myself that my English is improving so fast and I am getting to Advanced level after watching your videos. I always learn lots of sentences on your channal and try to use these sentences In other words I receive an amazing ideas from your channel🤩

[@lyn1882]

I like the interaction between you two where you talked about Kate’s in car voice, make me smile 😊. And I am not easy to feel comfortable in front of people who are unfamiliar, so I guess I will just smile as greeting.

[@vivekdhani5683]

lin lin hi I am from India and There is only one way to improve your English where we can talk. On whatsaap no [phone] so let join and improve our English only interested people

[@cr7longlivefanscristianoro870]

lin lin hi buddy, I am looking for English speaking partners, who want to improve your speaking skill, please add my Whatsapp [phone]

[@javiervazquez3644]

hi guys i really enjoy your conversations thank you so much for making these videos.

[@josecaldera2150]

I´m really happy because I understood almost the whole conversation! .. In my ountry it's very common to greet someone you don't know with a simple "Hi" or wishing them a good day/noon/night. Then you can ask them for something about a current situation at that time! It's very easy!!... Keep it up, Jack! you rock! grettings from Venezuela

[@tubbabibi]

Thank you so much for both

[@pipatpongp923]

Hi couples so cute!

[@reensam515]

It is very easy to understand you people. I really enjoy to watch both of you.

[@shadaftab392]

Really enjoyed the conversation jack.Thanks

[@matelub]

Great conversation! Thanks.

[@elvinab1686]

Thank you guys a lot. The back and forth part of the story was really funny. When we greet people that we've never met before it depends on situation. I think the best way is to say just ''Hi, I am ...'' and smile. Just small talk about the things that are around you at the moment. For instance yesterday I was at the supermarket , I came up to the basket of tomatoes to pick up some. There was a woman who had the same intention so she smiled and gave me a tomato saying, '' seems like this is a nice one'' ''Thank you,'' I replied, smiled back to her and took the tomato.

[@sebitdrake4957]

Nice lesson ,I like watching both of you

[@anz2024]

Lovely couple! 😍 Your work and videos are very helpful too. Many thanks

[@emanhossain985]

Wow!!it's really pretty learning class.. I feel so good your instructions bro💖 I love your both for good accomplishments for me and us and good guideline for learning English💚👌

[@franzfla52]

Very nice always , I like videos like this... I would like to say thank you to you both for always helping us!

[@heitormiranda9504]

Hello Jack and Kate, how are you? I love when you make video together, keep doing it! Here in Brazil, specifically in São Paulo we greet people with a kiss and sometimes a kiss and a hug, I think that in the most part of Brazil we greet almost like that.

[@user-yv4ph1fr2k]

Man and man kiss each others or just hug ?

[@geovanent]

Man and man just handshakes sometimes hug

[@user-jn7qh4tt9o]

声がかっこいいです！ 最近毎日聴いてます！

[@rocherleyferreira2797]

I really enjoyed the conversation.

[@ruthpimentel493]

I loved it! Thanks !

[@sendatamie8574]

Thank you so much !

[@bahijaajaj3909]

great conversation Jack. When I greet people that I don't know. I just smile and say hi or say "salam" in my country (Morocco) and for breaking the ice I can ask them about the weather or something around us.

[@juliaspinchevska718]

Excellent lesson! I'm impressed! So much emotions! I love it))) I've just shared it on facebook;)

[@ssusr3203]

Really useful conversation..superb accent of you both..GREAT..

[@user-ju2xo7wc4v]

Thanks for your efforts ☺️

[@esenhoruz729]

Helo guys!, I live in London central. I just found that video . i really like your conversation way. Realy clear and easy to understand all your words. Thank you for taking your time for the video.

[@haydar3259]

Esen Horuz Öztürk you live in London central and you can not understand most English speakers.🥴your story is really interesting. It had passed two years by the way and I hope you can anymore understand English speakers certainly.

[@pacojorda4434]

Hello, I'm from Valencia, Spain.You're right. The greeting among men is a handshake. Thank a lot for your help.

[@EngChinese]

Nice lesson, thank so!

[@amal_sonia89]

Thank you very much for the video.

[@hasnaouiabdelaziz6336]

love your conversations

[@user-rr8vj3uy4f]

Thanks for your interesting and useful english learning video.

[@betulylmaz8893]

Love it!

[@namthiofficial]

I like your voice, it is warm and clear

[@joelhc1633]

It’s really useful to keep improving! Thanks guys!

[@tofluency]

Glad you find it useful!

[@abdulrazzakaltaan5149]

thank you so much

[@dorismendoza7173]

I like a lot this video, the conversation was very natural and relaxing, Good! By the way How is your day going guys?

[@ayadn8351]

In my country and in our İslamic culture, we usually don't shake hands among men and women, just simple Hi and greeting, and for breaking the ice we can ask about the names, talk about the weather etc.. Thanks for the nice lesson ❤️

[@iranmag6724]

Hey! I love these conservations.you made me laugh. Thank you.

[@ayseyurtsever2558]

You are so sweet guys😍 I say hello , and I introduce myself when I meet someone new. It’s not easy to start a conversation when I don’t know the person. I hesitate a bit, but I say something related to situation we are in. For example I joined in a meeting at my kids’ school. I met with the other parents. I introduced myself one of the parents and asked her that ‘ Are you happy with the school’ because our kids have just started to school Thank you so much for your useful, fun videos💐

[@omarcarsenas8495]

Great job

[@abay1586]

So beautiful couple❤️ lucky you Jack

[@ayaaziz927]

Interesting video, thank you a lot!

[@lipenascimento48]

Amazing video! I loved it♥

[@nikovald]

Great video and teachings, thanks and regards.

[@IgorNovaProton]

Guys, you are awesome! Love your videos Jack. Kate is sweet ;)

[@purplestorm6702]

Love the relaxed but very informative video! Just to comment on the Spanish greetings between two men: if they know each other well they may do the double kiss, especially in a more informal setting. They would at least they tend to hug. In business, unless there is a close 'out of work' relationship, it's more likely to be handshakes. With woman-woman or man-woman, the double kiss can be used even in business, but if in doubt, I tend towards the handshake. You can avoid those awkward accidental on-the-lips kisses by remembering that you should go to the other person's right first. Most Spanish people will automatically do this, but do bear in mind that non-natives may not realise and still go to the wrong side!

[@xudeyfi1023]

Thanks you

[@ibrahim_im]

Awesome 🤗😍

[@enoccastro3614]

Was a good conversation thanks I always learn more , greets from Costa Rica

[@venividi3645]

Jack , I enjoyed the video a lot. Hope you updoad more videos . Would you create more advanced listening skills ? I just want to

[@amtechno92]

You both are literally looks alike who agrees with me ?

[@tyaningrum3487]

Very useful:) thanks for the great lesson :)

[@giovannimassive]

Hi Jack. I find your videos with kate so loveable. Please go on doing these interesting and useful footages. I am writing from Italy where people usually use : shaking hands for formal situation, hugs and kissing cheek for closer relations.

[@MabelleDaaboul]

I agree with you! Same here in Lebanon.

[@Baka2091]

Yes I liked it

[@RameenFallschirmjager]

very nice couple!

[@nguyenduchuy6081]

I hope you will do more videoes about phrasal verbs

[@baozhenxiang9466]

we are used to smile and nod when we pass each other in China.we shake hands with each other when we meet each other for the first time.if i haven't seen a friend for a long time,we would hug each other.we always say hello to break the ice.

[@user-kx9hb3rv6i]

You are a great man also frindly i like this vlog

[@anamoisinho5167]

Very good conversation. And greetings from Brazil. And Jack, in 10 days I'm coming to England 🤗

[@gkouziotis67]

Hi I am from Greece. Here the way of greet people depends on the situation. The most common is to shake hands for formal or informal situations. Usually between friends shake hands and double kisses is also common. Specially between a man and a woman who introduce themselves for the first time under informal situations the duble kiss is acceptable and very common.

[@xamilaia9222]

In Spain, I feel like the most common way to greet each other is the 2 kisses, between men that are friends I've seen the "back pats" and friendly handshakes more tho (not firm handshakes). In formal situations the handshakes are the most appropiate for everyone. It may change a bit depending of where exactly in Spain you are.

[@user-mu7hg6wl5r]

Great

[@imaneimane473]

Interesting I like it

[@jorgeromera3861]

Really enjoyable conversation! In Spain shakehands between men and kisses between women is common. Hug between men depends on their familiarity (it's the same when it comes to hug or kisses man-woman, but nowadays is quite usual the two-kisses greeting man-woman as long as it's not a very formal situation --interview job for example--. Saying "Hello" to someone you don't know while walking in the street is not usual in big cities (like Barcelona), but not unusual in little villages. Whenever I go hiking in the mountain and I come across somebody on a path through the woods or reaching a summitt I greet them. Greeting sometimes depends on numbers!

[@dragonbad10020vn]

The lesson it's great! thank you and for answer your question's Kate when I meet peson who don't know first I shakehand and then say Hello my name.... and then speak about the weather of football match last night

[@shawnhuang5488]

Wow, so great, both of you are kind and humorous, hhh

[@feryfua3477]

Thank you jack for the good conversation. I enjoy it so much. I have a question if you don't mind. Can you explain when to use these words : somebody and someone, everybody and everyone, anybody and anyone.thanks

[@hassanelwafi2241]

thnx

[@rayangel1100]

Hello Jack from Barcelona. In Spain, we always say "hello" with two kisses, one on each cheek even if it is the first time, perhaps the only exception is when the person is old. I have to tell you that one of my best friends is English, living in Barcelona for over 15 years and still when we meet and I give her two kisses I feel like a small invisible barrier between us, very difficult to define, In any case, I love her very much.

[@c.e.f5200]

Good morning!! 🌎🍏🍎 Excellent guys...❤❤❤❤❤

[@rajeevverma3002]

Jenny Ef Official hii dear can you speak fluent ...

[@miricristiano]

Very good! I love you both! I'm trying to learn English. Here in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, people greet with a handshake and 3 kisses on the face. Sometimes they greet with 1 hug too. I think this very annoying! In my opinion, handshake is enough. Thank you so much! ❤👏

[@rajeevverma3002]

Miri Cristiano well dear...

[@vugarabbasov775]

Hi Jack. I like your videos. I advice them to watch your videos.theydo it. Thanks

[@adrianas1612]

Hii! Yes! It's very common in Spain to greet with a double kiss, but if two men are greeting each other they shake hands, it's more common to see that than giving between them a double kiss! A greeting from Spain!!! :D

[@heitormiranda9504]

by the way, amazing hand shake...hahahaha! You are very funny...

[@pablorodriguezgarcia5624]

Greetings between 2 men use to be a handshake in Spain.

[@gemarodriguezvillegas3095]

I usually greet unknown people with a simply "hello" and the best topic to break the ice is..." the weather".

[@user-pm2bo6se4w]

كبير الصديق ان كان يحب بوازع الضمير ويمتلك قلب أخضر 👩‍💻♥️💚

[@m.bilgincakmaciftci]

You're great folks...I laughed my self for a long time, especially Kate's word in the car...I'm writing from Turkey...in here if we met or saw somebody to know, we kiss 2 times but not it's from cheeks...we do act like kissing the cheeks but we kiss the AIR...yes our kissing go up to the ATMOSPHERE...the lips never touched to the cheeks...in last 3-5 years we have a new trend...they clink (I found this word from google translate) to each other head just like the rams...If we don't know each other just shake hands...what do we say...if know each other "how is it going bro" (if it's male)...if they don't know each other just "how are you" or "hi"...thanks again for the video both of you...

[@anacristinaguillenperez9301]

Yes in Spain men greeting with handshake normally

[@juliolozano100]

Greetings from Spain!! Do you have some video talking a little bit in Spanish? Cheers!!!