Hospitality Expressions

noun the act of arriving at a place

verb to move or travel towards a specified place

• The delegation will come together to discuss the proposed changes.
• Hey, when are you guys coming over to my place?
• Let's come up with a plan to sneak out of the party.
• Success will come to those who work hard and persevere.

noun a sum of money paid for transportation

verb to perform in a satisfactory manner

adverb in a satisfactory or successful manner

• I hope you fare well on your journey abroad.
• Take care and fare well on your trip!
• Catch you later, fare well!
• May you fare well in all your future endeavors.

interjection used to greet someone or attract their attention

• Hello, it is a pleasure to meet you.
• Hey there, how's it going?
• Yo, what's up?
• Hello darkness, my old friend.

verb to make a polite request or to show politeness

adverb used to make a request more polite or to express politeness in a request

• Please kindly refrain from speaking out of turn during the meeting.
• Can you please stop talking while I'm trying to concentrate?
• Hey, could you please zip it for a sec?
• Please hold your tongue and let others have their say.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

interjection an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun, and in some languages extending to volume or numerical scope

• After this conference, please don’t be a stranger and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
• Hey, we should catch up soon! Don’t be a stranger.
• Yo, don’t be a stranger, hit me up anytime.
• Even though we are miles apart, don’t be a stranger, your friendship means a lot to me.

noun a Hawaiian word meaning thanks or gratitude

• I would like to extend my sincere mahalo for your generous donation to our cause.
• Hey, mahalo for helping me out with my homework last night!
• Mahalo dude, that was so rad of you to hook me up with those concert tickets!
• The warm sunshine and gentle breeze whispered mahalo to the swaying palm trees.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

pronoun a word that is used to refer to the person or people being spoken to

• When you receive the report, please review it and let me know if you have any questions. You got it?
• Hey, can you grab me a coffee on your way back? You got it!
• I need you to cover for me at work tomorrow. You got it, bro?
• If you want to succeed in this project, you need to put in the hard work. You got it!

noun a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'doorstep' is a noun referring to the area in front of someone's door.

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it). In this case, 'someone's' is a possessive pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'at' and 'on' are prepositions indicating location.

• The package was left at someone's doorstep by the delivery person.
• I found a stray cat on someone's doorstep this morning.
• I can't believe he showed up on her doorstep unannounced.
• The opportunity to start a new career landed on his doorstep unexpectedly.