Basic greetings
Word: Hi
Phonetic hint: Hi (rhymes with "eye").
IPA : /haɪ/
Word: Hello
Phonetic hint: heh-LOH
IPA:/həˈloʊ/ (US),/həˈləʊ/ (UK)
Time-Specific Greetings
Phonetic hint:
Good morning — good MOR-ning
Good afternoon — good af-ter-NOON
Good evening — good EEV-ning
Good night — good NYTE
IPA:
Good morning — /ɡʊd ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ (US), /ɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ (UK)
Good afternoon — /ɡʊd ˌæftərˈnun/ (US), /ɡʊd ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ (UK)
Good evening — /ɡʊd ˈivnɪŋ/ or /ɡʊd ˈivnɪŋ/ (US), /ɡʊd ˈiːvnɪŋ/ (UK)
Good night — /ɡʊd naɪt/ (both US & UK)
Introductions & Responses
Phonetic hint:
What's your name? — wuts your NAME?
How are you? — how ar yoo?
I am fine, thank you. — eye am FYNE, THANK yoo.
Nice to meet you — NYCE to MEET yoo
IPA:
What's your name? — /wʌts jɔr neɪm/ (US), /wɒts jɔː neɪm/ (UK)
How are you? — /haʊ ɑr ju/ (US), /haʊ ɑː ju/ (UK)
I am fine, thank you. — /aɪ æm faɪn θæŋk ju/ (US), /aɪ æm faɪn θæŋk juː/ (UK)
Agreement & Disagreement
Word: Maybe
Phonetic hint: may-be (first syllable like "may")
IPA (US): /ˈmeɪ.bi/
IPA (UK): /ˈmeɪ.bi/
Word: Okay
Phonetic hint: oh-kay (or OK)
IPA (US): /oʊˈkeɪ/
IPA (UK): /əʊˈkeɪ/
Politeness & Courtesy
Word: Thank you
Phonetic hint: THANK you (thank like "tank" with an initial th)
IPA (US): /ˈθæŋk ju/
IPA (UK): /ˈθæŋk ju/
Word: You're welcome
Phonetic hint: you're WEL-kum (you're like "yor")
IPA (US): /jʊr ˈwɛlkəm/ or /jɔr ˈwɛlkəm/
IPA (UK): /jɔː ˈwɛlkəm/
Word: Please
Phonetic hint: pleez (long ee)
IPA (US): /pliːz/
IPA (UK): /pliːz/
Word: Excuse me
Phonetic hint: eks-KYOOS mee
IPA (US/GA): /ɪkˈskjuz mi/
IPA (UK/RP): /ɪkˈskjuːz mi/
Word: Sorry
Phonetic hint: SAW-ree (or SOR-ee)
IPA (US): /ˈsɑːri/
IPA (UK): /ˈsɒri/
Farewells
Word: Bye
Phonetic hint: BYE (rhymes with "eye")
IPA (US): /baɪ/
IPA (UK): /baɪ/
Word: Goodbye
Phonetic hint: good-BYE
IPA (US): /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/
IPA (UK): /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/
Word: See you later
Phonetic hint: see you LAY-ter
IPA (US): /siː juː ˈleɪtər/
IPA (UK): /siː juː ˈleɪtə/
Word: Take care
Phonetic hint: TAKE care
IPA (US): /teɪk kɛr/
IPA (UK): /teɪk keə/