Lesson 1: Greetings and farewells

The most common greetings and farewells in Russian for everyday use:

Hi (informal)                       =  Привет (privet)
Hello (formal or                 =  Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte) 
How are you? (informal)   =  Как у тебя дела? (kak oo tebya dela?)
How are you? (formal / plural)     = Как у Вас / вас дела?* (kak oo vas dela?) 

*in Russian, when using formal language, word Вы (formal you) or Вас (formal you in different contexts, are used for both formal langauage and plural sayings. For kindness, when using the formal singular way, the 'В' in 'Вы' is always capital; in the plural version, it is not.)

What is your name? (informal) = Как тебя зовут? (kak tebya zovoot?)
What is your name? (formal / plural) = Как Вас/вас зовут? (kak vas zovoot?)
How old are you? (informal singular) = Сколько тебе лет? (skolko tebe let?**)
How old are you? (formal / plural) = Сколько вам лет? (skolko vam let?**)

**in Russian, to say 'сколько' (skolko) the 'l' has to be pronounced more like in 'skoliko'. This soft sound is represented with the soft symbol: 'ь'.

Bye (informal)  =  пока (poka)
Bye (formal / plural)  =  до свидания (do svidania).
See you soon = до скорой встречи (do skoroy vstrechi) or скоро увидимся (skoro oovidimsya)

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