How to Say Goodnight in Russian, of course this is the opposite of the Russian way to say hello, but it is a need to know expression.
The main way to say goodnight is: Спокойной ночи!
Spuh – koi – nai no – chee
This literally means: “Peaceful night!” We say Spokoinai Nochi when…
Casual Russian Greetings: What comes after the word for Hello when speaking to Russian people?
The way to say “Hi, how’re things?” in the Russian langauge is…
Привет! Как дела?
Pree -vyet! Kak dela?
We say “Kak dela” to…
1. Family members
2. Friends
3. Children
4. Pets
We do NOT say “Kak dela” the Russian translation for hello doesn’t exactly apply in this situation…
One way to say Hello in the Russian lanuage: The first way to say is… Здравствуйте! This is pronounced “ZDRAST-vui-tyeh.” This is the Russian formal hello. You would say здравствуйте to:
1) Any adult you don’t know.
2) Anyone older than you who is NOT a relative.
3) Sometimes even to older relatives.
4) To your boss, even if he is younger than you.
5) To people who work in stores and shops, etc.
Russian for Hello Part 2
The second way to say Hello is… Здравствуй! (ZDRAST-vui) You would say zdrastvui to…
1) A child.
2) Your brother or sister.
3) Your friend. (To more than one friend, or any group of people, you must use zdrastvuityeh.)
4) Your girlfriend or wife, boyfriend or husband.
You only say zdrastvuityeh and zdrastvui to someone ONCE per day. After that, if you see the person again, even after a few hours, you would simply say nothing and smile, or, Ещё раз здравствуй(те). [Sounds like “yisho raz zdrastvui(teh).”] This means, “Once again, Hello.”
So, are you ready for your Final Exam? What should you say to this person?
Russian Hello for older woman
The answer is: Здравствуйте! / Zdrastvuiteh!
And to this person?
Hello in Russian to younger person
Здравствуй! / Zdrastvuiteh
That’s all you need to know about Hello in Russian…so…
…GOODBYE!
Don’t forget to listen to the video a few times to get down the correct way to pronounce it as well.
