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| Hello and welcome to Russian Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Russia. So join us for Russian Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Russian will go. |
| Today we will cover basic greeting for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few to cover, let`s jump right in. |
| In Russian “good morning” is dobraye utra, dobraye utra. Let`s break it down by syllable: do-bra-ye ut-ra. Now, let`s hear it once again: dobraye utra. The first word dobraye literally means “kind”. Let`s break down this word and hear it one more time: do-bra-ye and dobraye. This is followed by utra, which in Russian is “morning”. Dobraye utra , “good morning”. |
| In Russian “good afternoon” is dobryy den`, dobryy den`. Let`s break it down by syllable: dob-ry-y den`. Now, let`s hear it one more time: dobryy den`. The first word dobryy means "kind". Let`s break down this word and hear it one more time: dob-ry-y and dobryy den`. |
| And finally, we have the evening greeting, which in Russian is dobryy vechir. Let`s break it down by syllable: dob-ry-y ve-chir. Now, let`s hear it one more time: dobryy vechir. The first word dobryy means "kind". Let`s break down this word and hear it one more time: dob-ry-y and dobryy. This is followed by vechir which in English is "evening". So altogether we have dobryy vyechir. |
| There is also an informal way of greeting which is used among friends. Once you get to know someone fairly well you can greet them with “privet” which is “hello” in English. You can also add “kak dela” which is the English equivalent of “How do you do?” or “How are you doing?”. So, if you say: “Privet. Kak dela?” it would correspond to the English “Hello. How are you doing?”. And if somebody asks you “Privet. Kak dela?” you can reply with “Spasiba, kharasho”, which literally means “Thank you, well”, “Thank you, I am doing well”. |
| Universal greeting that you can use any time of the day - zdrastvuyte, zdra-stvuy-te, zdrastvuyte. |
| Ok, to close out today`s lesson we'd like for you to practice what we`d just learnt. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I`ll give you the answer. Udachi! That means “good luck”! Ok, here we go! |
| Good morning……..dobraye utra |
| Good afternoon…….dobryy den` |
| Good evening……...dobryy vechir |
| Hello, informal……...privet |
| Alright, that's going to do for today. See you tomorrow, which in Russian is da zaftra! |
| In Russian the phrase zdrastvuyte can be used as a universal greeting. The morning greeting is Dobraye utra. |
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