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🤗 Russian Greetings for Everyday Life
Привет! 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 |
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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? |
Videos
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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