Salutations

When my sons were beginning Tae Kwon Do students, they had to learn Korean vocabulary, including how to say hello in a respectful manner. I started thinking about the different ways we say hello. Greetings can show characters’ relationships, how they feel about one another, their social status, and sometimes the time and place. Here’s a list of salutations with different connotations.

Hello
Hi
Hey
Hey you
Yo
Hello there
Hi there
Hey there
How do you do?
Howdy
How are you?
HRU
How are you doing?
How’s it going?
Good day
G’day
What’s up?
ZUP
Ahoy
Good evening
Good morning
Greetings
Salutations
Welcome
Do you read me?
Come in
Dear (name)
Dear Sir or Madam
To Whom It May Concern