Greetings in Russian

Приветствия

If you are starting a conversation with Russian people it is necessary to know what kind of words you should start with. Here are some typical greetings.

Say hello in Russian

Say hello in Russian

Hello in Russian

Hello!

Здравствуйте!

Hi!

Привет.

Starting a conversation in Russian

How are you?

Как поживаете? /Как поживаешь?

Fine. And you?

Прекрасно. А ты?

Nice to see you.

Рад тебя видеть. / Рада тебя видеть. /

Nice to see you too.

Я тоже рада Вас видеть. / Я тоже рад Вас видеть.

How are you doing?

Как дела?

Fine, thank you.

Спасибо, хорошо.

And how are you doing?

А у Вас?

As usual.

Как обычно.

Depending from the time:

Good morning.

Доброе утро.

Good afternoon.

Добрый день.

Good evening.

Добрый вечер.

Welcome.

Добро пожаловать.

The above list is a list put together by a scholar of Russian studies in Eastern Europe.  Not that you need to be a scholar to learn how to say hello in Russian, but I trust these are very current and relevant Russian language greetings.

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