--- title: More greetings and making introductions — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «More greetings and making introductions», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Many families greet in their own way: "Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting, and "As-s --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / More greetings and making introductions # More greetings and making introductions Lesson 125 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 19 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/0/) — Many families greet in their own way: "Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting, and "As-salamu alaykum", peace be upon you, is a Muslim greeting answered with "Wa alaykum as-salam" or simply hello. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/1/) — To introduce yourself, you say your name and maybe one thing about you: "Hi, I'm Sam, I'm in Year 5 and I love football"; people find it easier to talk once they know your name. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/2/) — To introduce a friend to an older person, the old custom is to say the older person's name first: "Grandma, this is Tom." - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/3/) — Online it is different: in a game you never share your full name, address, school or photo, because strangers online may not be who they say they are. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/4/) — A girl in Vancouver meets her dad's friend who uses a wheelchair; she greets him just as she greets anyone, and during the long chat she sits down so they are at the same eye level. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/5/) — "Namaste" with palms pressed together is a respectful Indian and Nepali greeting. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/6/) — "As-salamu alaykum" is a Muslim greeting meaning peace be upon you, and the reply is "Wa alaykum as-salam". - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/7/) — To introduce yourself, you say your name and maybe one or two things about you. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/8/) — When introducing a younger person to an older one, you say the older person's name first. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/9/) — When someone introduces themselves, you answer "Nice to meet you, I'm ..." to finish the introduction. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/10/) — In front of the class you stand up, speak clearly and say your name and one or two things about you. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/11/) — If someone's name is said wrongly, you gently give the right name or let the person correct it. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/13/) — In a new club or team, introducing yourself to the coach and to one or two children helps you settle in. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/14/) — Online you use a nickname and never share your full name, address, school or photo. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/15/) — A person in a wheelchair is greeted the same way as anyone, at their eye level if the talk is long. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/16/) — A boy in Ohio told an online gamer his full name, school and age when the gamer introduced himself; the gamer, an adult, began messaging him at school times, and his parents had to report it. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/17/) — A girl in Leeds did not introduce her friend to her nan; her friend felt left out and sat silently all afternoon. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/18/) — Introducing yourself online is different: you never share your full name, school, address or age with someone you do not know in real life. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/125-greetings-and-introductions/19/) — Introducing people to each other helps everyone feel included. - ← previous: [Handshakes, waves and greetings around the world](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/124-handshakes-waves-and-local-customs/) - next →: [Goodbye, please, thank you and sorry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/126-goodbye-thanks-and-sorry/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)