Russian · Unit 01 · Week 03
Greetings and Courtesy
Open a conversation with warmth and precision.
Greet someone, say goodbye, and use basic polite responses.
Core idea
Practice for meaning
Choose a greeting that fits the time and keep your first exchange short.
Speak it
A scene you can use
Read the Cyrillic first, then use the Latin pronunciation and English meaning. Play each phrase slowly and at a natural pace.
hello (formal)
Retrieval test
Lesson check
What polite Russian greeting can you use with a stranger?
Lesson summary and completion
What to retain
Здравствуйте is a formal, polite hello.
Save your reading and continue when ready. All retrieval and physical practice in this extended lesson is optional; reading completion does not record a passing test or professional competence.
Ready to continue? The reading action is always available here. This is a reading position, not proof of understanding. Nothing advances automatically.