English to Russian Greetings and Goodbyes

Are you looking for different ways to say hello and goodbye in Russian? Well, this page will teach you to variety of greetings in the Russian language. Our English to Russian learning dictionary also includes a variety of options for both formal and informal situations so you should be well covered no matter your situation.

First up you'll find the ways to say hello, then you'll find a variety of greetings to be used during specific times of the day, then finally you'll see the English to Russian translations for several goodbyes.

Greetings and Goodbyes from English to Russian:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view these greetings from Russian to English.

Quick links:
English to Russian Hellos
Timely Greetings from English to Russian
English to Russian Goodbyes

English to Russian Hellos

Hello ➔ Allo (used on the phone)

Hey ➔ Ey

Hi ➔ Privet (informal)

Hi ➔ Zdravstvuy (informal)

Hello ➔ Zdravstvuyte (formal)

Long time, no see. ➔ Skol'ko let, skol'ko zim (lit. how many winters, how many summers)

Nice to meet you. ➔ Priyatno poznakomit'sya.

Nice to see you. ➔ Prijatno vas videt'.

Timely Greetings from English to Russian

Good morning ➔ Dobree utro

Good day ➔ Dobree del

Good afternoon ➔ Dobree den (mostly formal)

Good evening ➔ Dobree vecher (mostly formal)

Good night ➔ Spokoyniy nochi

English to Russian Goodbyes

Bye ➔ Paka (informal)

Goodbye ➔ Da svidanya (formal)

Farewell ➔ Prashai (lit. forgive me, only used for very, very long times apart)

See you soon. ➔ Da skorava.

See you later. ➔ Da vstreči.

See you later. ➔ Uveedimsa.

See you tomorrow. ➔ Da zavtra.

See you tomorrow. ➔ Uvidimsya zavtra.

Take care ➔ Davai (used as a response to someone saying goodbye)

*English to Russian greetings last updated: February 15, 2025.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Russian myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Russian language learning journey!