Language/Russian/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Russian Greetings for Everyday Life

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Do you want to learn how to say "Hello" in Russian?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Russian, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

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Greetings

Russian	Transliteration	Meaning
Добро пожаловать	dobro pozhalovat'	welcome greeting
Доброе	dobroye	morning greeting (informal)
Доброе утро	dobroye utro	morning greeting
Добрый вечер	dobry vecher	evening greeting
Добрый вечер	dobry vecher	evening greeting
Добрый день	dobry den	general daytime greeting
Здорово	zdorovo	very informal greeting (mostly used by men)
Здоровы будете	zdorovy budete	general greeting in the Pomor dialect [rus-nor]
Здравейте	zdravyeite	more informal greeting. To someone you are formal with or to two or more people.
Здравствуй	zdravstvui	general greeting. To a single person you are informally speaking with.
Здравствуй	zdravstvui	general greeting. A single person you are informal with.
Здравствуйте	zdravstvuite	general greeting. To someone you are formal with or to two or more people.
Здрасьте	zdraste	informal greeting
Как Ваши дела?	kak vashi dyela	how are you?, formal
Как Вы поживаете?	kak vy pozhivayete	how are you?, formal
Как Вы?	kak vy	how are you?, formal
Как дела?	kak dyela	how are you?
Как живете?	kak zhivyete	how are you?, formal
Как живёте?	kak zhivyote	how are you?, formal
Как живешь?	kak zhivesh'	how are you?
Как живешь?	kak zhivyesh'	how are you?, informal
Как живёшь?	kak zhivyosh'	how are you?, informal
Как жизнь?	kak zhizn	how are you?, "how's life?"
Как оно?	kak ono	how are you?, very informal
Как поживаете?	kak pozhivayete	how are you?, formal
Как поживаешь?	kak pozhivayesh	how are you?
Как поживаешь?	kak pozhivayesh'	how are you?, informal
Как ты поживаешь?	kak ty pozhivayesh'	how are you?, informal
Как ты?	kak ty	how are you?, informal
Как у Вас дела?	kak y vas dyela	how are you?, formal
Ничего	nichevo	reply to Что нового
Ничего нового	nichevo novogo	reply to Что нового
Нормально	normal'na	reply to Как дела, Как ваши дела, Как жизнь, and Как поживаешь
Па	pa	general greeting in the Pomor dialect [rus-nor]
Привет	privyet	informal greeting
Привет	privyet	informal greeting
Приветик	privyetik	very informal greeting (mostly used by children and women)
Приветики	privyetiki	very informal greeting (mostly used by children and women)
Приветище	privyetischye	informal greeting
Приветствую вас	privyetstvuyu vas	formal greeting
С добрым утром	s dobrym utrom	morning greeting
Салют	salyut	informal greeting
Хозява	hozyava	general greeting in the Pomor dialect [rus-nor]
Хорошо	horosho	reply to Как дела, Как ваши дела, Как жизнь, and Как поживаешь
Хорошо	horosho	reply to Как дела, Как ваши дела, Как жизнь, and Как поживаешь
Что нового?	chto novogo	what's new?

Sources

• https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?question_id=36362
• http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ18HC9EyEE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0fjXhvyEig

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