People give the appropriate formal greeting depending on what time of day it is: “Dobroe utro” (Good morning), “Dobriy den” (Good afternoon) or “Dobriy vecher” (Good evening). A more casual greeting is “Privet” (Hi).
Привет (privet)—“Hi” in Russian. If you ask a local: “How do you say 'Hi' in Russian?” he'll most definitely tell you this greeting. This is the most common Russian informal greeting. It's great to use in every informal situation.
People give the appropriate formal greeting depending on what time of day it is: “Dobroe utro” (Good morning), “Dobriy den” (Good afternoon) or “Dobriy vecher” (Good evening). A more casual greeting is “Privet” (Hi).
“Don't dig a hole for someone else or you will fall into it yourself.” “The best offense is a good defense.” “It's better to have 100 friends than 100 rubles.” “Nothing will happen in your life unless you try something.”
Basic Etiquette
Offer your seat to an elderly person, pregnant woman or woman with a small child if they do not have one. Men are expected to open doors for women, pay for their food, help them carry items, etc. People do not always wait in line.
добре́ • (dobré) OK, all right.
Hi in Russian – Привет (Privyet)
This is a little more informal than Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) and Russians use it to greet their friends.
You use ты with friends, parents and grandparents, siblings, and with peers of the same status. The distinction between Вы (Vy) and ты (ty) relies on two main criteria — age and social role. A person who is much older than you should be addressed as Вы.
приветствие {n} salute (also: greeting, salutation, welcome, accost, halloa, hallo)
“You're welcome” in Russian – пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)
This is the easiest way to reply. If someone says “thank you very much” in Russian, just reply with a simple пожалуйста. This is the easiest and most common way of replying.
Friends may hug or kiss on the cheek to greet, but Russians are generally limited in their physical contact. Strong physical affection is generally only seen between couples of opposite genders.
When close male friends meet, they may pat each other on the back and hug. Russian names are comprised of: . First name, which is the person's given name.
[za zda-ró-vye]. Literally it means: "To your health!". The Russian word for'health' is 'здоровье' [zda-ró-vye]. Ваше здоровье!
Хорошо (khorosho) – good. Отлично (otlichno) – excellent. Классно (klassno) – cool (spoken) Чудесно (chudesno) – wonderful.
Ты дурак/дура (Ty durak/dura)
You can use this one while talking to somebody who has disappointed or annoyed you. Here are some Russian angry phrases with similar meanings: Ты невыносим(а) (Ty nevynosim[a]) — “You're impossible.” Ты глуп(а) (Ty glup[a]) — “You're silly.”