1) "Hey there" : This is casual, friendly, and familiar. It could be used when talking to good friends. (यो अनौपाचारिक रुपमा राम्रो साथीहरुलाई भन्न प्रयोग हुन्छ)
2) "What's going on?" : This is casual and could be used between friends or acquaintances in an informal situation, like a party. ("के हुदै छ?" : यो साथीहरु वा चिनेजानेका मान्छेहरुलाई पार्टीहरु जस्ता अनौपाचारिक भेटघाटमा प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ)
3) "Hey! What's up?" : This is casual and could be used between friends, siblings, etc. ("हे! के छ?" अनौपाचारिक रुपमा साथीहरु, भाई बहिनी, आदिको लागि प्रयोग गरिन्छ)
4) "Good morning" or "good afternoon" : These greetings are generally more formal and are often used in restaurants, hotels, shops or at work between colleagues. ("शुभ प्रभात वा शुभ दिन": यि अलि बढी औपचारिक रुपमा रेस्टुरेन्टहरु, होटेल वा पसलहरुमा वा साथीहरुलाई अभिवादन गर्न प्रयोग गरिन्छ))
5) "How are you doing today?": This is formal and might be used between a professional and a client or customer or between colleagues or a boss and his or her workers. ("तिमीलाई कस्तो छ आज?")
6) "How's everything?" : This is simply another way of saying "how are you. " It is usually used casually. ("सबै कुरा कस्तो चल्दैछ?": यो "के छ?" भन्ने अर्को तरिका हो)
7) Long time! How are you?: This is used when meeting someone after a long gap. ("धेरै भयो! तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?": धेरै पछि कसैलाई भट्दा प्रयोग गरिन्छ)
8) "How are things?" : This is very similar to "how is everything?" and is perhaps more casual than "how is everything?" ("कुराहरु कस्तो चल्दै छ?": यो "how is everything?" भन्नु जस्तै हो तर अलि बढी अनौपाचारिक)
9) "Good to see you, " "great to see you, " "nice to see you" : These could all be used informally or casually between business colleagues, friends, or family members. These phrases are often used when you haven't seen the person in a while. ("भेटेर खुसी लाग्यो": यो प्राय कसैलाई धेरै समय पछि भेट्दा प्रयोग गरिन्छ. )
10) "What's happening": This is mostly used by young people (college age or younger). They might use the phrase to greet their friends when they arrive at a party or when they see each other in class. (के भईरहेको छ?)
11) "How's it going?" : This is casual, especially when you shorten it as in "How's it goin'?" (कस्तो चल्दै छ?)
12) "Good evening": This is formal and is often used in upscale (expensive) hotels or restaurants to greet guests, or in official settings. ("शुभ सन्ध्या": यो प्राय औपचारिक रुपमा ठुला होटेल वा रेस्टुरेन्टहरुमा ग्राहकलाई अभिवादन गर्न प्रयोग गरिन्छ)
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