109 Ways to Say 'Hello'

Are you looking for new ways to say 'hello'? So you want to greet people, but you don't want to keep using the same old boring 'hello'? Then you've come to the right place.

In this article, you'll learn:

• 109 fresh and original other ways to say 'hello', so you never have to use the same expression twice!

How to Say ‘Hello’ to People You Know or in Casual Situations

Let’s start off with some greetings you can use with people you already know, like:

• your friends
• your family
• colleagues
• classmates
• the local shopkeeper, and so on.

And just in general, these greetings are good for any casual situation. So even if you’re greeting someone you don’t know but it’s a casual situation, like, say, a new classmate you’ve just been assigned into a group with, then it’s okay to use these then too.

• You’ll notice that some of these greetings are asking the person how they are.

It’s perfectly acceptable in English (and probably many other languages, too!) to greet someone that way.

1. Hello.
2. Hi.
3. Hi there.
4. Hola gorgeous
5. Hey.
6. Howdy-do
7. Hey hey
8. Hey you.
9. Hi (name).
10. Hello there.
11. Hiya
12. What’s kicking, little chicken?
13. Howdy-doody!
14. Tell me what’s new!
15. Hello, how are you?
16. Howdy.
17. Hey mate.
18. Hey man.
19. G’day.
20. How are you?
21. What’s up?
22. Hi, mister!
23. Ahoy, matey.
24. How’s it going?
25. How’s you?
26. What’s cracking?
27. Hi there
28. Hey, What’s up?
29. What’s going on?
30. Hey! There she/he is
31. Whaccha up to, dude?
32. Bro, hey, how are you doing?
33. How’s everything?
34. How are things?
35. Hello, governor!
36. Top of the morning to ya.
37. Hey, cutie.
38. ‘Ello, honey bunch.
39. How you doin’?
40. What’s cookin’, good lookin’?
41. Ciao, bella!
42. Hey, what’s good?
43. Shalom
44. Good to see you
45. Great to see you
46. Nice to see you
47. What’s happening?
48. Hey, boo
49. What’s new?
50. ‘Sup?
51. What’s up, homey?
52. How are you doing today?
53. What have you been up to?
54. How are you feeling today?
55. Yo!
56. Hello, my friend.
57. How goes it?
58. Hey, happy Tuesday!
59. Hey gorgeous.
60. What's cooking good looking?
61. Good day to ya.
62. How's it hanging?
63. Good day mate, how's things?
64. How’s it going bro?

Greeting People You Don’t Know

So what about if you want to say ‘hello’ to someone you don’t know?

For that, you can use the expressions below:

65. Hi, nice to meet you.
66. Hello, nice to see you.
67. Hello, how are you doing?
68. Hello (name), how are you?
69. So nice to meet you.
70. I’ve heard loads about you.
71. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you
72. I’ve heard so much about you
73. Pleased to meet you.
74. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Other Ways to Say ‘Hello’ in Formal Situations

If you want to greet someone in a formal or professional setting, then one of the phrases below will suit you just fine!

75. Greetings
76. Good morning, ma’am.
77. Good afternoon, sir; how are you today?
78. Good evening to you.
79. How do you do?
80. Good day, miss.
81. Isn’t it a beautiful day today?

Alternative Ways to Say ‘Hello’ at Specific Times of the Day

There are certain words you can slip into your greetings to make them appropriate for specific times of the day: morning, afternoon, and evening.

Let’s take a look at some of those.

82. Morning.
83. Good morning.
84. How are you this fine morning?
85. Afternoon.
86. Good afternoon.
87. How's tricks on this beautful afternoon?
88. Evening.
89. Good evening.
90. How’s your day been?
91. I'm feeling amazing this evening, how about you?

How to Say 'Hi' to People you Haven’t Seen in a While

There are definitely specific greetings you can use with people you haven’t seen in a while.

• One thing to know is that you can take a general greeting and just prolong it for dramatic effect.

That’s a great way to say ‘hello’ to someone you haven’t seen in ages.

92. Long time no see.
93. Wow, it’s been ages!
94. Heyyyyy.
95. Hellooooo.
96. Oh my goodness, how’ve you been?
97. Hey, good to see you.
98. Hellooo, how are you?
99. Hey, is it really you?
100. Is that you?
101. Is that seriously you?
102. Hello stranger!
103. Are you kidding me?
104. This can’t be true!
105. Look who it is!
106. How have you been?
107. Nice to see you again.
108. Look what the cat dragged in!
109. What have you been upto?

Concluding Thoughts on Other Ways to Say 'Hello'

So now you have tons of new ways to say 'hello' to someone. And don't forget, these are all interchangeable, too, so you can take some words from one greeting and mix them up with words from another greeting.

• Assess the situation to determine which kind of greeting you need.
• Choose a greeting according to your preference.
• Mix and match your greetings so you never have to use the same one twice!

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