English to Russian Greetings and Goodbyes
If you are looking for ways to say hello or goodbye in Russian, then you've definitely come to the right place. Below you will find three categories of greetings to help you do just this.
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.
English to Russian Greetings and Goodbyes:
Here is our list of greetings and goodbyes in Russian. You can also view these words with translations from Russian to English.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
English to Russian "Hello's"
Hey ➔ Ey
Hi ➔ Privet (informal)
Hi ➔ Zdravstvuy (informal)
Hello ➔ Zdravstvuyte (formal)
Hello ➔ Allo (used on the phone)
Long time, no see. ➔ Skol'ko let, skol'ko zim (lit. how many winters, how many summers)
English to Russian Time Specific Greetings
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 "Good Bye's"
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 ➔ Uveedimsa
See you tomorrow ➔ Da zavtra
Take care ➔ Davai (used as a response to someone saying goodbye)
*Russian greetings last updated: October 22, 2024.
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