Greetings in English अंग्रेजी में अभिवादन
When to use or say ‘good morning’, ‘good afternoon’ ‘good evening’
In Hindi we greet a person by saying ‘Namaste’, ‘Namskaar’, ‘Pranaam’ etc.
at any time of the day. But in English we use different phrases of greetings
for different time of the day. They are ‘Good morning’, ‘Good afternoon’, ‘Good
evening’, etc. For example –
We use ‘good morning’ from 4 (four) a.m. to 12 (twelve) noon.
Good morning, sir.
Good morning, father.
We use ‘good afternoon’ from (12) twelve noon to 5 (five) p.m.
Good afternoon, mother.
Good afternoon, everybody.
We use ‘good evening’ from 5 (five) p.m. to 12 (twelve) midnight.
Good evening, Hari.
Good evening uncle,
We say ‘goodbye’ when we are parting from someone.
Goodbye, children.
We say ‘good night’ when we are parting from someone at night or before
going to sleep.
Good night, boys.
Questions –
Q. Which words do we use to greet someone in Hindi?
A. We use ‘Namaste’, ‘Namaskar’ or ‘Pranaam’ to greet someone in Hindi.
Q. Which words do we say to greet someone in English?
A. We say ‘Good morning’, ‘Good afternoon’, ‘Good evening’ etc. to greet someone
in English.
Q. When do we use ‘Good morning’?
A. We use ‘good morning’ from 4 (four) a.m. to 12 (twelve) noon.
Q. When do we use ‘Good afternoon’?
A. We use ‘good afternoon’ from (12) twelve noon to 5 (five) p.m.
Q. When do we use ‘Good evening’?
A. We use ‘good evening’ from 5 (five) p.m. to 12 (twelve) midnight.
Q. When do we say ‘Good bye’?
A. We say ‘goodbye’ when we are parting from someone.
Q. When do we say ‘Good night’?
A. We say ‘good night’ when we are parting from someone at night or before
going to sleep.
