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Here are some phrases you can use to introduce yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

My name is \u2026<\/p>\n

I\u2019m\u2026<\/p>\n

Glad to meet you. My name is Gautam.<\/p>\n

Nice to meet you. I\u2019m Meera.<\/p>\n

In a more formal style, you can say:<\/p>\n

Let me introduce myself. My name is Shiva.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to introduce myself. I\u2019m Supriya Nambiar.<\/p>\n

Introducing other people<\/strong><\/p>\n

To introduce other people, you can use an expression beginning with This is\u2026<\/p>\n

This is my friend, Peter.<\/p>\n

This is my sister, Arya.<\/p>\n

This is my brother, Raj.<\/p>\n

This is my father, Mr. Jacob.<\/p>\n

This is my mother, Mrs. Rani.<\/p>\n

This is Mini, my colleague.<\/p>\n

This is my daughter, Nivedita.<\/p>\n

When we introduce more than one person at the same time, we use These are.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

These are my friends, Rahul and Sonia.<\/p>\n

These are my children, Adi and Neetha.<\/p>\n

These are my grandparents.<\/p>\n

While introducing our family members or close friends, we usually only use the first name. Full names (first name + surname) are used in more formal situations.<\/p>\n

This is my colleague, Raveeena Sharma.<\/p>\n

Read the piece of conversation given below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Storyline: Ram introduces his friend Aditi to Shyam.<\/p>\n

Ram: Hello, this is my friend, Aditi.<\/p>\n

Shyam: Hi Aditi. Nice to meet you. My name is Shyam.<\/p>\n

Aditi: Nice to meet you too, Shyam.<\/p>\n

Shyam: What do you do?<\/p>\n

Aditi: I work at a bank. What about you? Do you work?<\/p>\n

Shyam: Yeah. I am an engineer.<\/p>\n

When people are introduced to one other, they usually say Hello or Hi.<\/strong> In very formal British English, How do you do?<\/strong> is used. In American English<\/p>\n

How are you?<\/strong> is more common. Note that How do you do? is not a question and the normal reply is How do you do?<\/p>\n

Ram: Hi Shyam, how do you do?<\/p>\n

Shyam: How do you do? Long time no see.<\/p>\n

Ram: Well, I was in Japan.<\/p>\n

Shyam: You work there?<\/p>\n

Ram: Yeah.<\/p>\n

Other useful phrases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other phrases you can use to introduce people are:<\/p>\n