{"id":13026,"date":"2020-09-30T16:24:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=13026"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:06:06","slug":"greetings-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/greetings-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many <span lang=\"en-US\">formal and informal<\/span> ways to greet people in Russian. Depending on who you are talking to, you can choose the form that best suits your situation. Let&#8217;s take a look at the most popular variations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"CENTER\">The most common greetings<\/h2>\n<p>The most commonly used <span lang=\"en-US\">greetings in Russian <\/span>are <span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span><strong><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0437<\/span>\u0434\u0440<span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">and \u201c<\/span><strong><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u043f<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442<\/strong>\u201c.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\"><i><b>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435!<\/b><\/i><\/span><i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\">[zdr\u0430\u0301stvooyte]<\/span><i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\">(plural<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">) \u2013<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Hello!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13030\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13030\" class=\" wp-image-13030\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hi-522x1024.png\" alt=\"Hi\" width=\"223\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hi-522x1024.png 522w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hi-178x350.png 178w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hi.png 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/openclipart-vectors-30363\/\">OpenClipart-Vectors<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/vectors\/comic-characters-hello-man-smile-2023311\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">By greeting this way you actually wish a person good health.\u00a0<\/span>This is the formal Russian greeting<span lang=\"en-US\"> version of<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span>Hello!<span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Say \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0417<\/span>\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">when you speak to multiple people<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435! \u0414<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u043c\u044b \u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0434<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f.<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (Hello! Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce myself.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">This word is also used as a polite way of greeting a single person. In this case, you should address this individual with \u201c\u0412\u044b\u201d<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435! \u0412\u044b \u0438\u0437 <em>\u044d\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0433\u0440<em><span lang=\"en-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0443\u0301<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u043f\u043f\u044b \u0442\u0443\u0440<em>\u0438\u0301<\/em>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432?<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (Hello! Are you from this tourist group?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/beyond-\u0442\u044b-and-\u0432\u044b-formality-in-russian\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here<\/a><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> you can read more about formal and informal f<\/span>orms of addressing in the Russian language.<\/p>\n<p>If the person is in a hurry <span lang=\"en-US\">and says<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0437<\/span>\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d quickly, it<\/span> is shortened to <span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0437<\/span>\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0435<span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d [zdr\u0430\u0301ste]<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439! <\/b><\/i><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(singular) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">[zdr\u0430\u0301stvooy] <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u2013<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Hello!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">This is practically the same as <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0437\u0434\u0440<span lang=\"en-US\">\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">but a much less formal greeting. \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0417<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u201d is usually addressed to younger people or people of the same age who are not close friends. For example, this is how a teacher can greet a student: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439, \u0421<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0448\u0430! \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0441<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0439\u0441\u044f, \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0442\u0435\u0431<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em> \u0443\u0434<em>\u043e\u0301<\/em>\u0431\u043d\u043e. <\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(Hello, Sasha! Sit down where you feel comfortable.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">or how you would say hello to a not very familiar peer:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439, \u041a\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442<em>\u0438\u0301<\/em>\u043d\u0430! \u0422\u044b \u0440\u0430\u0431<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0448\u044c \u0430\u0433<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0432<em>\u0438\u0301<\/em>\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u043b\u0438?<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (Hello, Christina! You work as a real estate agent, don&#8217;t you?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u0417\u0434\u043e\u0440<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0432\u043e<\/b><\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><b>!<\/b><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">[zdar\u043e\u0301vah] <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u2013<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\">Hi!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">The short version <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0437<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u0434\u0440<span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0430\u0301<\/span>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435\u201d which turned into a slang word. <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">Mostly used by young people to greet <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">their<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> friends <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">in a cool way<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u043e\u0440<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0432\u043e, \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442<em>\u0438\u0301<\/em>\u0448\u043a\u0430! <\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(Hi, bro!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">In the military, it is customary to say, \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u0417\u0434\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0432\u0438\u044f \u0436\u0435\u043b<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u044e!<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d [zdr\u0430\u0301vija zhel\u0430\u0301ju]<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. You won&#8217;t need to say this unless you do not serve in the Russian army.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u041f<\/b><\/i><\/span><i><b>\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442!<\/b><\/i><i> <\/i><i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\">[priv\u0435\u0301t] <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u2013<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i>Hi!<\/p>\n<p>This is the most common Russian informal greeting. \u201c<span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u041f<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u201d in Russian is reserved for friends and famil<span lang=\"en-US\">y:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442, \u043c\u0430\u043c! \u0422\u044b \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em> \u043f\u0440\u0438<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0434\u0435\u0448\u044c \u0434\u043e\u043c<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0439? <\/i><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(Hi, Mom! When are you coming home?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">You can <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">also<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> use the word with strangers to emphasize the informality of the setting and a friendly attitude:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13029\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13029\" class=\"wp-image-13029\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hello-512x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hello-512x1024.png 512w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hello-175x350.png 175w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Hello.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/chaminagallery-3342609\/\">ChaminaGallery<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/vectors\/boy-village-hello-hi-hat-waving-2756313\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0412\u0441\u0435\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442! \u042f \u2014 \u041a<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u043b\u044f.<\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">(Hi, all! I am Kolya.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">But be careful when using this form so that it doesn&#8217;t sound rude. Never say it in a business context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">When you ask a person to say hello to someone, use the phrase \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0439 \u043f<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u201d <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">informal) or \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043f<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u201d <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">(<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">formal):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u041f<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u043f\u0430, \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0439 \u0431<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u0431\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442!<\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"ru-RU\">(Dad, say <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">h<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">i<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> to grandma!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Russians don&#8217;t say \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0439(\u0442\u0435) \u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e!<\/b><\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> [priv\u0435\u0301tstvuyu] \u2014 Greetings!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">This is a fairly rarely used <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">form<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">. By saying this, you are not addressing the person directly, but rather confirming that you are greeting him or her: &#8220;I am greeting you!&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u0432 <span lang=\"ru-RU\"><em>\u044d\u0301<\/em><\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0437<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u043b\u0435!<\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"ru-RU\">(Greetings to everyone in this room!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u0438\u043a!<\/b><\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">[priv\u0435\u0301tik] or <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438! <\/b><\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">[priv\u0435\u0301tikee]<\/span><i><b> <\/b><\/i><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u2013<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\">Hi!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The word is derived from \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432<span lang=\"en-US\">\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0442\u201d. Usually, this is said by girls who are trying to be nice and sweet to their loved ones: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438! \u041a\u0430\u043a \u0434\u0435\u043b<em>\u0438\u0301<\/em>\u0448\u043a\u0438?<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (H<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">i<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">! How&#8217;s it going?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"CENTER\"><span lang=\"ru-RU\">Greetings depending on the time of day<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\">For greetings, depending on the time of day, the same rules apply as in English. There is no distinction between official and colloquial use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u0414<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0435 <em><span lang=\"en-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0443\u0301<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u0442\u0440\u043e!<\/b><\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">[d\u043e\u0301broje<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">\u00fatro] <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u2013<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Good morning!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0414<span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0435 <span lang=\"en-US\">\u0443\u0301<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u043e<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d is usually used until noon. Although, if you woke up at 2 pm, you could jokingly greet others this way, it would be funny. <\/span>\u201c\u0414<span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0435\u201d means \u201ckind.\u201d This phrase can be translated as if you wish people that the morning was kind to them<span lang=\"ru-RU\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">b<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">ut the actual meaning is still similar to English:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0414<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0435 <em><span lang=\"en-US\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0443\u0301<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u0442\u0440\u043e! \u0422\u0435\u0431<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em> \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em> \u0441\u043f\u0430\u043b<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0441\u044c?<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (Good morning! <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Did<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> you sleep <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">well<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_13028\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13028\" class=\"wp-image-13028\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Clock-1024x926.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Clock-1024x926.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Clock-350x317.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Clock-768x695.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Clock.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/openclipart-vectors-30363\/\">OpenClipart-Vectors<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/vectors\/alarm-clock-clock-time-wake-up-155187\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u0414<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c!<\/b><\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> [<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">d\u043e\u0301<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">bryy<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> den`] <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u2013<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Good afternoon!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">This can be used throughout the day, usually during the business hours or until it gets dark outside. The \u201cnight owl&#8217;s\u201d <\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/i><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">(day) probably lasts until 16-18 hours, while the \u201cearly bird&#8217;s\u201d one may end a bit earlier<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i>\u0414<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c! \u0412\u044b \u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0431\u0440<em>\u0430\u0301<\/em>\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u044b\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0432?<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> (Good afternoon! Have you already taken a break?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"ru-RU\"><i><b>\u0414<em><span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span><\/em>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0432<span lang=\"en-US\"><em>\u0435\u0301<\/em><\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0440!<\/b><\/i><\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\"> [<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">d\u043e\u0301bryy<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">v\u0435\u0301cheer<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">] \u2013<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Good evening!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The phrase to be user used in the evening is \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"ru-RU\">\u0414<span lang=\"en-US\">\u043e\u0301<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0432<span lang=\"en-US\">\u0435\u0301<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0440!<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201d:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u0414<em>\u043e\u0301<\/em>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0432<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u0447\u0435\u0440! \u041d\u0430\u0434<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u044e\u0441\u044c, \u043e\u043d \u0443 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u0441\u0435\u0433<em>\u043e\u0301<\/em>\u0434\u043d\u044f \u0434<em>\u043e\u0301<\/em>\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0439! <\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(Good evening! I hope everyone has a good one tonight!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">In correspondence, &#8220;<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u0414<em>\u043e\u0301<\/em>\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0440<em>\u0435\u0301<\/em>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438 \u0441<span lang=\"ru-RU\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0443\u0301<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043a<\/i><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">&#8221; is sometimes used when the sender does not know when the recipient will read the email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are countless other greetings in Russian. Wh<span lang=\"en-US\">ich<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">ones <\/span>are your favorite?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi-350x278.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman_waving_hello\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi-350x278.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi-1536x1219.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/waving_hi.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>There are many formal and informal ways to greet people in Russian. Depending on who you are talking to, you can choose the form that best suits your situation. Let&#8217;s take a look at the most popular variations. The most common greetings The most commonly used greetings in Russian are \u201c\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435\u201d\u00a0and \u201c\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u201c. \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435! 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