Learn 10 ways to say hello
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| Hello friends! My name is Anthony and welcome to Top Words. Today, we are going to be talking about the 10 ways to say hello. Let's start! |
| And first phrase… |
| 1. Доброе утро. (Dobraye utra.) “Good morning.” |
| Next… |
| 2. Здравствуйте. (Zdrastvuyte.) “Hello.” |
| If you just want to say hello to someone, you can just say “hello”. |
| Здравствуйте. (Zdrastvuyte.) |
| O! Привет! (O! Privet!) |
| “Hello.” “Oh, hi!” |
| Next… |
| 3. Давно не виделись. (Davno ne videlis'.) “Long time no see. “ |
| If you really have not seen someone for a long time at a meeting, you can say, “Long time no see.” Привет, друг! Давно не виделись. (Privet, druk! Davno ne videlis'.) |
| Да, рад тебя видеть! (Hey! Da, rat tebya videt'!). |
| “Hello, friend! Long time no see.” |
| “Hey! Yes, it’s good to see you!” |
| Next… |
| 4. Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) “How have you been?” |
| If you meet with a person, you can ask him, “How have you been?” This will show you’re interested in this person as well as how you’ve been. |
| Привет, как поживаете, как семья? (Privet, kak pozhyavayete, kak sem'ya?) |
| Привет! Хорошо, спасибо! А у тебя как? (Privet! Khorosho, spasibol! A u tebya kak?) |
| “Hi, how have you been? How’s the family?” |
| “Hey! Yes, all is well, thank you. And you?” |
| Next… |
| 5. Как дела? (Kak dela?) “How are you?” |
| The phrase “How are you?”, is the same as “How have you been?”, but “How are you?” more often used in speech. |
| Привет. Как дела? (Privet. Kak dela?) “Hello. How are you?” |
| Next… |
| 6. Как жизнь? (Kak zhyzn'?) “How's it going?” |
| Next… |
| 7. Как прошел день? (Kak prashol den'?) “How's your day?” |
| This phrase you can say at the meeting at the end of the day. For example, the wife asks her husband about how’s his day at work - Как прошел день? (Kak prashol den'?) “How's your day?” |
| Next… |
| 8. Добрый день. (Dobryy den'.) “Good afternoon.” |
| So usually a greeting for business correspondence or communication. This phrase is recommended to speak from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. |
| Добрый день. (Dobryy den'.) “Good afternoon.” |
| 9. Добрый вечер. (Dobryy vecher.) “Good evening.” |
| Good evening is the same as good afternoon, only this phrase should be used after 6:00 pm. |
| Добрый вечер. (Dobryy vecher.) “Good evening.” |
| Next… |
| 10. Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatna paznakomitsa.) “It's nice to meet you.” |
| When you get to know a person after you have learned his name, you should say, “Nice to meet you.”. Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatna paznakomitsa.). “Nice to meet you.” |
| And for today, it’s all. Thank you so much for watching. Today, we have talked about the 10 ways to say hello. How would you say hello to a man before 20:00 pm? Write the answers in the comments and don’t forget to check out RussianPod101.com to learn more Russian. Give this video a thumbs up if you like it. Пока-пока! (Paka-paka!) “Bye-bye!” |
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