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See you tomorrow in English

Ana is at the diner door. It is time to leave. Dee is at the counter with the coffee pot. Murray still has a coffee he has not finished.

You will say goodbye and bye. You will also say I have to go, and you will say when you will see someone again.

Goodbye is the polite one. Bye is short and casual. See you tomorrow is for the next day.

By the end of this lesson

Say goodbye, say you have to go, and say when you will see someone again.

  • Goodbye.a polite way to leave
  • Bye.a short, casual goodbye
  • See you later.you will see them another time
  • See you tomorrow.you will see them the next day
  • I have to go.you need to leave now
  • Good night.goodbye at night

Scene — time to go

Ana stands at the Blue Plate door with her teal bag. Dee watches from the counter, coffee pot in hand.

Murray sits on two stools. His black coffee is still full. The jukebox by the door is quiet. Button B7 stays dark.

Ana pauses at the half-open diner door with her teal bag while Dee and Murray remain inside.

Learn — goodbye and see you

Six short lines cover goodbye, bye, and good night.

You'll also say I have to go, see you later, and see you tomorrow.

  1. Ana turns back from the doorway and gives Dee a polite farewell wave.

    Goodbye.

    a polite way to leave

    When to use it: Say this when you leave a shop or diner.

    Learn it as one piece for a polite goodbye.

    Say it: The stress is on the second part.

  2. Dee gives Ana a brief, casual wave from behind the counter.

    Bye.

    a short, casual goodbye

    When to use it: Say this as a short, casual goodbye with friends and new people.

    Learn it as one piece, a short goodbye.

  3. Murray turns toward the door and offers Ana a relaxed later wave.

    See you later.

    you will see them another time

    When to use it: Say this when you will see them another time.

    Learn it as one piece when you will meet again.

    Say it: See and you can link.

  4. Dee nods and gestures toward the exit as Ana gets ready to leave.

    See you tomorrow.

    you will see them the next day

    When to use it: Say this when you will see them the next day.

    Learn it as one piece for the next day.

  5. Ana steps over the threshold with her teal bag, beginning to leave the diner.

    I have to go.

    you need to leave now

    When to use it: Say this when you need to leave now.

    Learn it as one piece when you must leave.

    Say it: To can sound like tuh.

  6. Murray raises an arm in a slow night farewell while his coffee remains full.

    Good night.

    goodbye at night

    When to use it: Say this as a goodbye at night.

    Learn it as one piece, the night goodbye.

Story — he loses the thread

Watch Ana leave the Blue Plate. Murray starts a goodbye, then loses the thread.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. The door is half open. Ana has her bag.
  2. DeeBye, hon.a short, casual goodbye
  3. AnaGood night.She says a night goodbye, but it is morning.
  4. DeeGood morning, hon.hello before noon
  5. AnaGoodbye. I have to go.a polite goodbye, and she needs to leave now
  6. MurrayWell, see you tomorrow.He says he will see her the next day.
  7. He looks at the quiet jukebox.
  8. MurrayHow are you?you ask this when you greet someone
  9. AnaI'm good, thanks.a short, happy answer to How are you?
  10. DeeLet her go, hon.She tells him Ana can leave now.
  11. AnaSee you later.you will see them another time
  12. MurraySee you tomorrow.you will see them the next day

Practice — leave and come back

Eleven short tasks wait here. You will listen, pick a line, fill a gap, and build a goodbye.

Each one is small, so you can move on fast.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    Goodbye.Drop the Simple English here
    Bye.Drop the Simple English here
    See you later.Drop the Simple English here
    See you tomorrow.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    You and your friend have finished talking. Give a short goodbye as you leave the Blue Plate.

  4. What does it mean?

    Good night.

  5. Fill the gap

    you will see them the next day

    See you ____.

  6. Build the line

    you need to leave now

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Swap the word

    You will see Dee at the diner the next day.

    See you ____.

  8. Pick the reply

    Dee says:

    Want more coffee, hon?

    She offers you more coffee.

    And you reply with:

  9. True or false?

    This line is a way to say goodbye.

  10. What do you say?

    It is nine in the morning. What do you say to greet Dee?

  11. Pick the reply

    Murray says:

    How are you?

    you ask this when you greet someone

    And you reply with:

Say it — say it at the door

Now you're Ana at the diner door. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. DeeBye.a short, casual goodbye
  2. Ana (you)Leave the polite way.

    Goodbye.

    a polite way to leave

0 of 5 said

Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
Goodbye.a polite way to leave
Bye.a short, casual goodbye
See you later.you will see them another time
See you tomorrow.you will see them the next day
I have to go.you need to leave now
Good night.goodbye at night
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