 Greetings in English. Common greetings in English are hi or hello, usually followed by how are you doing? How are you doing? How's it going? In response, do not say, I am fine, thank you. Nobody really talks like that. That's textbook English. Say instead, okay, fine, or good. Then you can add, how about you? How about you? After the simple greetings, you can have a longer conversation if both of you want to and have the time. Practice. Use these expressions to start a conversation next time you want to talk with someone in English. To learn more about this topic, see video at link or check out our websites for more free English learning resources.