Russian Greetings and Farewells
Greetings are some of the most used parts of vocabulary. After all, you say them when you meet up with people and then again when you part. This page is here to help teach you some useful greetings and farewells in Russian.
By scrolling below, you will find three categories of greetings. First you'll find a section for hellos, then a second for timely greetings (like good morning, good afternoon, ect.), and then you will find a third section with goodbyes. Feel free to scroll through the full page to read all the translations, or use the quick links below to skip directly to the category of your choice.
Greetings and Goodbyes in Russian:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view these greetings from English to Russian.
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Ways to Say Hello in Russian
Saying Time Specific Greetings in Russian
Ways to Say Goodbye in Russian
Ways to Say Hello in Russian
Allo ➔ Hello (used on the phone)
Ey ➔ Hey
Privet ➔ Hi (informal)
Zdravstvuy ➔ Hi (informal)
Zdravstvuyte ➔ Hello (formal)
Priyatno poznakomit'sya. ➔ Nice to meet you.
Prijatno vas videt'. ➔ Nice to see you.
Skol'ko let, skol'ko zim. ➔ Long time, no see. (lit. how many winters, how many summers)
Saying Time Specific Greetings in Russian
Dobree utro ➔ Good morning
Dobree del ➔ Good day
Dobree den ➔ Good afternoon (mostly formal)
Dobree vecher ➔ Good evening (mostly formal)
Spokoyniy nochi ➔ Good night
Ways to Say Goodbye in Russian
Paka ➔ Bye (informal)
Da svidanya ➔ Goodbye (formal)
Prashai ➔ Farewell (lit. forgive me, only used for very, very long times apart)
Da skorava. ➔ See you soon.
Da vstreči. ➔ See you later.
Uvidimsya. ➔ See you later.
Da zavtra. ➔ See you tomorrow.
Uvidimsya zavtra. ➔ See you tomorrow.
Davai ➔ Take care (used as a response to someone saying goodbye)
*Russian greetings last updated: February 15, 2025.
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