How to Show Respect in English | Words + Actions

Check out Hey Lady! 👉 an online community where women meet to practise speaking English! This week’s lesson is all about how to show respect in English. 🤝 and the words and actions that help us to be respectful. It’s a question I get asked often because many other languages have a respect ‘built in’ through the pronouns used to address people in everyday interactions. In English, this is less common… So what can you do to be respectful when communicating with your elders or superiors? Well, there are DEFINITELY ways to do it! And that’s what I want to share in this lesson. I’ll cover: 1. greeting people respectfully 2. addressing people respectfully 3. important & respectful phrases that you should use 4. the actions you should and shouldn’t do to show respect You’ll see that there are easy, achievable ways to show respect in English, and be able to put them into practice right away! ✍
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