2.1 When you bid farewell to a person
Good-bye. Listen <“Good-bye, Bob.” – “See you soon, Nancy. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”>
Bye. Listen <“See you later, Tom.” – “Take care, Tiffany. Bye.”>
Bye-bye. Listen <“Bye, Jerry. Say hello to your sister.” – “I will. Bye-bye.”>
Good-bye until later. Listen A “Good-bye until we meet in the future.” <“Take care, Mary. Bye.” – “Good-bye until later, Bob.”>
Good-bye until next time. Listen A “Good-bye until we meet next time.” <The newscaster said, “Our program is over now. Good-bye until next time.”>
Good-bye for now. Listen A “This meeting is over, so good-bye until next time.” <The bell rang, and the teacher said, “Children, good-bye for now. See you tomorrow.”>
I’ll talk to you soon. Listen A “Good-bye until I talk to you again soon.” <“It was nice talking to you, Jane. I’ll call you in a few days.” – “Good-bye, Greg. I’ll talk to you soon.”>
I’ll be seeing you. Listen A “Good-bye until some future time.” <“Good-bye for now. I’m off to Mexico for a short vacation.” – “Have a nice time. I’ll be seeing you.”>
See you. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you again.” <“Take care, Bill.” – “See you, John.”>
See you around. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you again somewhere.” <“Next time I will be in Los Angeles in May.” – “OK. See you around.”>
See you later. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you again sometime.” <“See you later, alligator.” – ”After a while, crocodile.”>
See you soon. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you again soon.” <“Bye-bye, we’ll be back in a couple of days.” – “See you soon.”>
See you real soon. Listen <“I’m calling you from the airport. I’ll be home tonight.” – “Good. See you real soon.”>
See you in a little while. Listen A “Good-bye for some short period of time.” <“It’s two o’clock now. Get dressed for tonight. I’ll pick you up at seven.” – “OK. See you in a little while.”>
See you next time. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you next time.” <“It was nice seeing you, Mary.” – “Good-bye, Bob. See you next time.”>
See you tomorrow. Listen A “Good-bye until I see you tomorrow.” <“Johnson, don’t stay at work too long. See you tomorrow.” – “Good night, boss.”>
See you then. Listen A “I’ll see you at the time we agreed upon.” <“I’ll arrive in Los Angeles at 7p.m.” – “Alright. See you then.”>
So long. Listen <“So long”, said William as he left the living room.>
Farewell. Listen A “Go well.” <“Farewell, my love”, said the countess to the chevalier in the movie.>
I bid you a farewell. Listen <She cried, “I bid you a farewell forever.”>
Cheerio. Listen <“Good-bye, George.” – “Cheerio, Henry.”>
Be good. Listen <“Well, I’m off. I’ll be back in a few days.” – “Bye. Be good.”>
Don’t be gone too long. Listen A “Hurry back home.” <“I’ve got to go to a hardware store to get some tools.” – “Don’t be gone too long.” – “I’ll be right back”.>
2.2 When you bid farewell to a person at a particular time of the day
Good day. Listen A “I wish you a good day.” <“Good day, Mr. Johnson.” – “Take care, Mary.”>
Have a nice day. Listen <“I like your store.” – “Thank you, sir, and have a nice day.” – “See you.”>
You have a good day. Listen <“I’m grateful to you for your help.” – “Any time. You have a good day.” – “Bye.”>
Good afternoon. Listen <“See you later, Jim.” – “Good afternoon, Sue.”>
Good evening. Listen <“It’s been a long day, boss. Good evening.” – “See you tomorrow, Bill.”>
2.3 When you part with a person for the night
Good night. Listen <“Good night, Lucy.” – “Good night, Bob”>
See you in the morning. Listen <“Good night, Cathy.” – “See you in the morning, James.”>
Sweet dreams. Listen <“See you in the morning, Pete.” – “Sweet dreams, Betty.”>
Sleep well. Listen <“Sweet dreams, Ed.” – “Sleep well, Molly.”>
Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite. Listen <My father used to tell me when I was a little boy, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite.”>
(Chiefly to a child) Night-night. Listen <The mother kissed her child and said, “Night-night”.>
2.4 When you are about to take leave of a person
It was good to see you. Listen A “I am glad I saw you this time.” <“Good-bye, Henry. It was good to see you.” – “Bye, Margaret. See you around.”>
It was nice to see you. Listen <“Good-bye, Jim. It was nice to see you.” – “Bye, Harriet. Take care.” – “You too.”>
Nice to see you. Listen < –“It was nice to see you too.”>
I hope to see you again sometime. Listen <“Good-bye, George.” – “Bye, Sally. I hope to see you again sometime.” – “You will.”>
It’s been good talking to you. Listen < – “Good talking to you too.”>
It’s been good to talk to you. Listen <– “Nice talking to you too.”>
It’s been nice talking to you. Listen < – “Nice talking to you too.”>
Nice talking to you. Listen < – “Nice talking to you too.”>
Take care. Listen A “Good-bye and keep yourself well.” < – “Okay. Good-bye.”>
Take care of yourself. Listen A “Good-bye and take good care of your health.” < – “You too. Bye.”>
All the best to you. Listen A “I wish you all the best.” <“Good-bye, Nancy. All the best to you.” – “Thanks. You take care of yourself.”>
All the best to your brother. Listen A “Please convey my best wishes to this person.” <“Bye, Alice. All the best to your mother.” – “Thank you. See you, Tom.”>
Give my best to your sister. Listen <“Good-bye, Harry.” – “See you, Sue. Give my best to your family.”>
Say hello to your cousin for me. Listen A “Convey my greetings to this person.” <“Good-bye, Jeremy. Say hello to your uncle for me.” – “Sure. Bye, Willie.”>
Remember me to your friends. Listen A “Don’t forget to pass my greetings to this person.” <“Good-bye, Jerry. Remember me to your friends.” – “I will, Harriet. Bye.”>
Suhardi, Ph.D 