Greetings in the Russian Language.

You will learn some Greetings in the Russian Language. It shows you how to use greetings and spell them correctly. Learn Russian greetings doing the dictation and via flashcards.

Common Greetings in the Russian Language!

You will hear the audio and some helpful vocabulary:

Приве́т! – [ privét ] – Hi

Здра́вствуйте! – [ zdrástvuitye ]  – Hello

Как дела́? – [ kak dilá ] – How are you?

А у тебя́? – [ a u tibyá ] – And you?

Хорошо́. – [ harashó ] – Good / fine
Пло́хо. – [ plóha ] – Bad / not good

Норма́льно. – [ narmálna ] – Fine / okay

О́чень прия́тно. [ óchin priyátna ]  – Nice to meet you / Pleasure to meet you
Мне то́же. – [ men tózhe ] – me too

Пока́! – [ paká ] – Bye
До свида́ния! – [ da svidániya ]  – Goodbye

Also you might have heard these words in Russian:

Дóброе утро! – [ dóbraye útra ] – Good morning!

Дóбрый день! – [ dóbryi dén ] – Good afternoon!

Дóбрый вечер! – [ dóbryi véchir ] – Good evening!

Дóброй ночи! – [ dóbrai nóchi ] – Good night!

Спокóйной ночи! – [ spakóynai nóchi ] – Good night! (synonym)

До зáвтра! – [ da záftra ] – See you tomorrow!

DON’T MIX UP a Formal ‘Hello’ and informal ‘Hi’ in Russian!

If you know a person well it’s better use ‘Hi’ which is ‘Привéт‘ in the Russian Language. However, if you see someone for the first time, say ‘Здрáвствуйте‘ to them to be more polite:

Приве́т! – [ privét ] – Hi

Здра́вствуйте! – [ zdrástvuitye ]  – Hello

Which is the worst word in Russian greeting vocabulary?

In the fact, the research shows that the most hatred word in Russian greeting words list is:

Здра́вствуйте! – [ zdrástvuitye ]  – Hello

If you also have some problems pronouncing or remembering these words, just know you’re not the only one and use quizlet link with the teacher’s pronunciation to learn the vocabulary.

Frankly speaking, the most favourite word in the Russian language is: Пока́! – [ paká ] – Bye. We also can say it two times like Пока! Пока! – Bye! Bye!:

Regarding the right pronunciation and learning the other vocabulary, you can learn in the individual classes with a native speaker.

So what’s the task?

What can you do here? In order to practice the new words, read the vocabulary below and and type exactly the words you hear in the typing section. Then you can check the spelling. This is called dictation.

Even though, it’s difficult to type the Russian words, you can try using the virtual keyboard on the website below so that you could type the words in Cyrillic. After doing this dictation you can learn some new vocabulary doing the next one about the daily routine.