Greetings and Goodbyes - Приветствия и прощания

1.1.
​ Saying "Hello!"

There are different ways of greeting people in Russian. The level of formality in the relationship determines
which greeting you should use.
Listen to the most common form of greeting and practice saying it:

Здравствуйте! ​Hello!

This greeting can be used with anyone you meet - strangers, acquaintances, friends.

Notes

The first ​в​is silent in this word. We spell здравствуйте, but say ​[здраствуйте]​.

Russians do not use Здравствуйте! with each other more than once a day. Meeting the same person a
second time, they will acknowledge him/her with a nod, ask something, or will say ​Ещё раз здравствуйте!​-
"Hello again!" (saying only Здравствуйте! a second time suggests you have forgotten meeting the person
already that day).

Depending on the time of the day, you may also say:

Доброе утро!​Good morning!

Добрый день!​Good afternoon!
Добрый вечер!​Good evening!

The informal way of greeting is ​Привет!​Hi!

It is used with family, friends, classmates - people you know quite well. In addition to ​Привет! ​you can also
hear:

Как дела?​How are you? (literally: How are things?)

Как жизнь? ​How are you? (literally: How is life?)

In answer to informal ​Как дела?​or К

​ ак жизнь?​, Russians usually say:

Хорошо. ​Everything is good.

Нормально​. Everything is ok. (literally: Everything is normal.)
Отлично!​Great!
Так себе!​So-so.

Notes

Both ​
Как дела? ​and​Как жизнь?​are informal questions. According to Russian etiquette, you may ask these
questions if you have already know the person, but not the first time you meet.
1.2. Saying "Goodbye!"

The most common form of saying Goodbye is

До свидания! ​Good bye!

You can also hear:

До встречи​. See you! (literally: Until we meet again.)

The informal way of saying goodbye is

Пока!​Bye!

It is used the same way as ​Привет​- with family, friends, classmates, etc.

Reading and Writing

1. Write down all the words for Greetings and Goodbyes presented in this lesson on paper or type them on
your computer.
2. Read them aloud at least three times each. Memorize them.
3. Keep what you have written/typed for future reference.

Speaking
https://youtu.be/wtDFsKCrBZM​Greetings and Goodbuyes. Listen and repeat.
Practice saying all these phrases without looking at the paper or computer.