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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.

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Greetings

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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