goodbye would you like to learn some alternative ways to saying goodbye that will help you sound
very fluent Advanced natural just like a native speaker well let's get started you can absolutely
say bye or goodbye it's grammatically correct the problem is that it sounds very formal and native
speakers don't really say goodbye we say goodbye but then we add on a natural expression so let's
talk about natural Expressions you can use in everyday situations like shopping at the grocery
store at a restaurant or dealing with a customer service agent you can say buy but then add on take
care bye take care now you can also say take care and then buy take care bye or you can simply say
take care take care you can say have a good and then whatever the time reference is have a good
day morning afternoon evening night or you can say have a good one which is General to any situation
have a good one bye take care have a good one a quick tip is that native speakers commonly combine
multiple expressions like I just did bye take care have a good night it's very common to use
two three or more Expressions so feel free to combine them now you can replace the adjective
good with a different adjective have a wonderful day have a fabulous afternoon have a fantastic
weekend you can say bye for now which implies that you're going to see that person again bye for now
or you can say enjoy the rest of and then the time period enjoy the rest of your day your night your
evening your weekend your vacation enjoy the rest of your evening now I created a free lesson PDF
that summarizes all the greetings from this lesson you can look for the link in the description or
the comment section below now let's talk about saying goodbye to your friends the most common
is see you soon see you later a common one is also talk soon bye talk soon see you later I'll see you
later now if you have a future date planned with that friend you can say see you next weekend see
you tomorrow see you at the party and reference that next event you can add can't wait to to add
some excitement can't wait to see you next weekend can't wait to see you at the party you can say bye
it was so nice seeing you instead of so nice you can add it was awesome it was amazing it
was wonderful it was lovely and instead of seeing you you can add it was lovely catching up it was
lovely having dinner it was lovely chatting so you can add different alternatives to that expression
if your friend is getting into a vehicle you can add Buy drive safe buy have a safe trip be
well now if you don't have a next date planned with your friend you can add something to show
you want to see them again bye let's catch up soon don't be a stranger keep in touch this is
a very common one bye keep in touch take care now let's talk about some more informal slang
Expressions you can use these with your friends your family or even with your co-workers as long
as it's a more informal situation we commonly use gotta got to gotta I gotta go I gotta jet I gotta
head out I gotta take off I gotta hit the road I gotta get going o'clock I got a jet you can
also say catch you later which just means see you later catch you later and notice I took you and
reduced it to ya catch you later catch you later sometimes we just say later later a fun expression
is catchy on the flip side I have no idea what the flip side is but catch you on the flip side
catch you on the flippity flip I'll catch you on the flippity flip bye some people say peace out
I personally have never said this but I do hear it a lot from some other speakers peace out or
simply Peace So if that suits your personality you can use that one peace out one of the most
common informal Expressions is just Sia so we take C you later and we reduce it to Sia okay bye see
ya bye let's talk about some Expressions you can use with your husband wife boyfriend girlfriend
significant other spouse life partner bye my love my love and we say it in such a nice voice bye my
love I miss you already I like that one I miss you already even though they're right there I
miss you already bye my love are you sure already I'm in future now we can use our pet name for each
other bye sweetheart bye sweetie bye Cuddle Bear bye my darling or whatever your romantic name for
each other is and if you have young kids you can use this really cute expression which goes see you
later alligator do you know what comes next in a while crocodile but just use that one with young
children now let's talk about professional Expressions that you can use at work in a
job interview a networking event or conference by looking forward to seeing you again soon looking
forward to working together so notice the gerund verb we need you can also use a noun looking
forward to the conference looking forward to the project if you're meeting someone for the first
time you can say bye it was a pleasure it was a pleasure meeting you it was nice talking to you in
a job interview we generally Express appreciation thank you so much for this opportunity I look
forward to hearing from you the interviewer will also Express appreciation thank you so much for
coming today I appreciate your time thank you so much for your time today we'll be in touch shortly
notice that expression in touch we'll be in touch soon we'll be in touch shortly superiors can add
some words of encouragement by keep up the good work the great work the amazing work or they might
say if you need me I'm a phone call away buy if you need me I'm a phone call away you know where
to find me which is letting you know you can can just text me you know where to find me I'll be on
my phone you know where to find me or a common one in the office is buy my doors always open
and that's encouraging you to come back if you want to discuss anything or if you need help my
door is always open there are so many different ways to say goodbye so have fun adding these to
your vocabulary what's your favorite expression leave that in the comments below and remember
to download the free lesson PDF that summarizes everything the link is in the description below
and keep improving your vocabulary with this lesson to help you sound fluent and natural and
you can get your free speaking guide where I share six ticks on how to speak English fluently and
confidently you can get that on my website right here so now get started with your next lesson