Learn Greetings and Goodbyes in Russian
This page features a breakdown for various hellos and goodbyes in Russian. First up are all the ways to say hello (including on the phone), then there are some time-specific greetings, then finally there are several ways to say goodbye.
Each translation is listed from Russian to English and split between categories to help you better remember the greetings. Scroll down for the full list.
Greetings and Goodbyes in Russian:
Here is our list of greetings and goodbyes in Russian. You can also view these words with translations from English to Russian.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
Saying "Hello" in Russian
Ey ➔ Hey
Privet ➔ Hi (informal)
Zdravstvuy ➔ Hi (informal)
Zdravstvuyte ➔ Hello (formal)
Allo ➔ Hello (used on the phone)
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
Saying "Good Bye" 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
Uveedimsa ➔ See you later
Da zavtra ➔ See you tomorrow
Davai ➔ Take care (used as a response to someone saying goodbye)
*Russian greetings last updated: October 22, 2024.
Next Up
Common Words and Phrases: Learn how to say common words and phrases in Russian.
Perhaps you want to learn greetings and goodbyes in these other languages?
Afrikaans, Arabic, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Mandarin, Maori, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.