Hi in Russian – Привет (Privyet) This is a little more informal than Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) and Russians use it to greet their friends.
7. Formal way hello – Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) This is the safest, most neutral, and more formal way to say hello in Russian. You can use it in conversations with a person you are less familiar with.
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.
How do you respectfully greet someone? The most respectful greetings are formal ones like "hello," or time-related greetings like "good morning" or "good evening." To make it even more respectful, add the listener's formal title afterwards, like "hello, Mr. or Mrs. ______," or even "hello, sir or ma'am."
добре́ • (dobré) OK, all right.
There's a well-known Russian greeting tradition: the triple cheek-kiss. It's usually common between close relatives. Sometimes, it's shortened to two kisses. One cheek kiss is often used by girls to greet friends, or even close female coworkers.
“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.”
' As we already mentioned, the phrase ' love you in Russian can be used to express your love not only to your partner but to family or friends as well. It is the same case with the phrase 'Я скучаю по тебе'.
In Russian, oy (ой) is often used as an expression of various degrees of surprise. In the Scandinavian languages, Oi! or the Swedish variant, Oj!, is commonly used as an exclamation of surprise, like "Oh" or "Whoops".
модный {adj. m} chichi (also: cheesy, chic, fashionable, genteel, knowing, modish, nifty, saucy, smart, snappy)
Пока (Paka) - “Bye” in Russian.
Good Morning/Good Day/Good Afternoon/Good Evening
These are general polite greetings that can be used in all situations and are used at particular times of the day (like good morning when you greet a colleague or manager as you enter the office in the morning.)
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.
Russians do smile at people they know. Shop assistants smile at the clients they already know, not necessarily at others. If you smile at a stranger in Russia, he/she can smile back, but it can already mean an invitation to come and talk. Russians take smiling as a sign that the person cares about them.
To introduce yourself in Russian, you can say “меня зовут” (menya zovut), meaning “My name is…” Меня зовут Катя. (Menya zovut Katya.) My name is Katya.
An exclamation that can mean "watch this", "gotcha", "wow", "oops" and a myriad of other things.