Hello in Russian

The purpose of this page is to show you some simple ways to say hello in Russian. Hello in Russian takes two forms a formal and informal form.  Formal is for professional use and strangers and informal is for people you know well, people your own age and people at work you know.

Hello in Russian | Formal

The formal form is similar in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian.  Hello in Russian is Добрый день that is dobre dzien. However, even more formal with a boss it is Здравствуйте that is, zdravstvujte.  But keep it simple and just know Dobre Dzien sounds like  Doe-brie Jen . This means ‘good day’ But really Hello in Russian.

Hello in Russian | Informal

The easiest and most common form of hello in Russian is Привет  that is ‘privet’.  Image you say hello to someone you know really well in ‘private’.   This is a Russian mnemonic for hello in Russian.  In my learn Russian program I have countless mnemonics.

Two dirivatives of ‘privet’ are”

  • Приветик Privetik – hi
  • Приветище Privetische – a very big hi
  • Превед Preved – Padonkoffskiy slang for hi

Another form of hello in Russian is Хай this is actually ‘hi’ pronouced ‘hi’

Two more forms of Hello in Russian or ‘hi’ because it is informal is:

  • ЗдоровО (Zdorovo)
  • Даров (Darof) –used only when speeking

Just like ‘Privet’ has dirivatives so does the formal hello in Russian, from dobre dzien to

  • Добрутр dobrutr
  • Бобрутр bobrutr – this is a funny form of hello.

Next time you meet a Russian, you will be well armed with a number of ways to say hello in Russian.

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