How to Say Hello in Russian

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: The most basic

   This is informal and amounts to the English "Hi".
   
   Listen to an audio recording of привет
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   Step 2: informal phrase used to greet someone is “привет” (pri-VET).

   This amounts to "Hello" in English; the literal meaning is "Be healthy." Listen to an audio recording of Здравствуйте ,), which is formal.
   
   This literally means "How are you called?"
   
   This simply translates to “bye.” Listen to an audio recording of Пока , This literally means "Until meeting" and is used pretty much as one word.
   
   Listen to an audio recording of До свидания
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   Step 3: The most common formal phrase used to greet someone is “Здравствуйте” (ZDRAST-vwee-tye)/(zdra-stvooi-te).

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   Step 4: To ask someone's name

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   Step 5: say “Как тебя зовут?” (KAK te-BYA za-VOOT)

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   Step 6: which is informal

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   Step 7: or “Как вас зовут?” (KAK VAS za-VOOT?

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   Step 8: The informal way to say goodbye is “Пока” (pa-KA).

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   Step 9: The formal way to say goodbye is “До свидания” (Da-svi-DA-nee-ye)/ (da-svee-dan`ye).

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