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Greetings in Russian
Greetings in Russian

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Hello everybody,

Welcome to today's lesson on ¨Russian Vocabulary → Greetings¨! In this lesson, you will learn some useful vocabulary about greetings in Russian. As you dive into the world of Russian language, don't forget to also explore other related topics such as Learning the Cyrillic Alphabet, Relationships and Marital Status, and Toys to expand your knowledge even further.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions to help others in their learning journey. Remember, practice makes perfect! Good learning and enjoy your time exploring the Russian language! 😊🇷🇺

Greetings[edit | edit source]

Russian

Transcription

English analogue

We use it when we …

Хай!

[hai]

Hi

See a friend

Привет (Приветик)

Prih-'veht

[pri:vet]

Hi

See a friend

Доброе утро

'Doh-broh-yeh uht-roh

['dɔbrɔje 'u:trɔ ]

Good morning

Officially greet smbd

Добрый день

Doh-bry den

['dɔbrij den]

Good afternoon

Officially greet smbd

Добрый вечер

Doh-bry vecher

['dɔbrij 'veʧer]

Good evening

Officially greet smbd

Доброй ночи

Doh-broy nochi

['dɔbroj 'nɔʧi:]

Good night

Officially greet smbd

Приветствую

Prih-'vet-stvuh-yuh

[pri'vetstvuju:]

Greetings

A person we have met before

Здравствуйте

(Здравствуй)

'Zdrah-vstvuy-teh

['zdra:vstvujte]

The same as an old

How do you do

Officially greet somebody (very common greeting)

Notes:

  • the letter "o" in Russian is never like an english [əu], it's like in the word "not"
  • you need to be patient with the words Приветствую and Здравствуйте - too much consonants close to each other can be a real challenge
  • Russian й is pronunced as in the word "yoghurt"
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