Russian for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 5

Have a good day!

Russian goodbyes — Хорошего дня! (Have a good day!) — and ordering simple things.

Conversation

  1. Yennifer Yennifer

    Один кофе, пожалуйста!

    Odin kofe, požalujsta!

    One coffee, please!

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Вот. Хорошего дня!

    Vot. Horošego dnja!

    Here you go. Have a good day!

  3. Yennifer Yennifer

    И вам хорошего дня!

    I vam horošego dnja!

    You have a nice day too!

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Спасибо, до свидания!

    Spasibo, do svidanija!

    Thank you, bye!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian for 'have a good day'?

Хорошего дня! (have a good day) — genitive case. Also: Удачного дня! (have a lucky day), До свидания! (goodbye).

How do you say 'thank you' in Russian?

Спасибо (spasibo) — universal. Большое спасибо = 'thank you very much'. Спасибо большое (same word order varies).

Russian for 'please'?

Пожалуйста (pozhaluysta) — also means 'you're welcome'. Universal politeness word.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.