I'm confused! need your help!

[ion Joe]

Dear teachers,

I have some problem with my spoken English, and I want to ask some questions I met in my daily life (maybe it seems too simple, but I'm still confused. )

1.Everday when I meet some friends, they always say, 'how are you?' And I just reply 'fine, thanks! And you?' I feel it very boring to say the same words every time. Are there any other replies to 'how are you'?

2.If I want to get newspaper I've subscribed, can I say 'collect' my newspaper or 'pick up' or other words?

3.After collecting my newspaper, the staff always say 'cheers' to me. What does that word mean? I thought it was only used when we drinked and we said cheers to each other. How can I reply it? Say 'cheers' as he or she said? Or just say 'thank you'?

4.If I want to do something, is it impolite to say 'I want to..' to others? Or I should say 'I'd like..'?

Thank you so much!

Cheers,(can I use the word here?)

Joe

[Casiopea]

1.
Q: How are you?
A: Fine/Great/Not bad/Fantastic/Wonderful/Not good/Not great/I'm feeling ill/ I'm tired/I'm doing OK/I'm 100%/Not 100%/I have a cold/Don't ask.

2. 'collect' or 'pick up' or 'get'

3.
Sam: Cheers
Pat: Cheers (thanks)

4. 'I want to..' or 'I'd like..'

5. Cheers, (can I use the word here?)

[ion Joe]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

1.
Q: How are you?
A: Fine/Great/Not bad/Fantastic/Wonderful/Not good/Not great/I'm feeling ill/ I'm tired/I'm doing OK/I'm 100%/Not 100%/I have a cold/Don't ask.

2. 'collect' or 'pick up' or 'get'

3.
Sam: Cheers
Pat: Cheers (thanks)

4. 'I want to..' or 'I'd like..'

5. Cheers, (can I use the word here?)

Thank you!

Just a couple of expressions to greet your friends in addition to the ones already mentioned:

these ones are less formal if you need to use them with close friends and buddies:

Hi, how's life treating you?...Great!
Hi, how is it going?( very informal) repliy: "Even better yesterday"

Hi, what's new? Not much!/ Same old stuff.
What's up?
What's happening?
What's cooking?
How are things?
How goes the world?/ How goes the day?
Long time no see! (if you haven't seen each other for quite some time)
Good/great to see you!
How are you?...Getting better every minute!
Older, yet wiser and more handsome! (humorous)
So and so = Fair to partly cloudy (also humorous)

[ion Joe]

Originally Posted by Natalie27

Just a couple of expressions to greet your friends in addition to the ones already mentioned:

these ones are less formal if you need to use them with close friends and buddies:

Hi, how's life treating you?...Great!
Hi, how is it going?( very informal) repliy: "Even better yesterday"

Hi, what's new? Not much!/ Same old stuff.
What's up?
What's happening?
What's cooking?
How are things?
How goes the world?/ How goes the day?
Long time no see! (if you haven't seen each other for quite some time)
Good/great to see you!
How are you?...Getting better every minute!
Older, yet wiser and more handsome! (humorous)
So and so = Fair to partly cloudy (also humorous)

Very interesting! Thanks!!

you bet!

[ion Joe]

Originally Posted by Natalie27

you bet!

Sorry, what's the meaning of you bet?

Originally Posted by ion Joe

Sorry, what's the meaning of you bet?

It means, that's great, OK, sure, etc...that's just a way to acknowledge what you have just said. Sorry for having you confused!

[ion Joe]

Originally Posted by Natalie27

It means, that's great, OK, sure, etc...that's just a way to acknowledge what you have just said. Sorry for having you confused!

I find people here are all very polite and shy.

Thanks!