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

🤗 Russian Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Russian learners! 😃

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.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

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

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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