How to Say "Good Morning" in Russian

"Good morning" in Russian is доброе утро (dóbroye útro). It belongs to a neat little family - good afternoon and good evening follow the same pattern - so learning one teaches you three.

In Russian

доброе утро

dóbroye útro - good morning

Variants & registers

добрый деньdóbryy den
good afternoon / good day - the safe all-day greeting
neutral
добрый вечерdóbryy vécher
good evening
neutral
доброго утраdóbrogo útra
(have a) good morning - as a parting wish
neutral

Breakdown & pronunciation

Word by word

доброеdóbroye
good / kind (neuter form)
утроútro
morning

Pronunciation

Both words are stressed on the first syllable: DO-bra-ye OO-tra. The unstressed о endings soften to "a". Note that доброе agrees with the neuter noun утро, which is why it ends in -ое.

Example sentences

Доброе утро! Как спалось?
Dóbroye útro! Kak spalós?
Good morning! How did you sleep?
Добрый день, чем могу помочь?
Dóbryy den, chem mogú pomóch?
Good afternoon, how can I help?
Добрый вечер, проходите.
Dóbryy vécher, prokhodíte.
Good evening, come in.
Доброе утро всем!
Dóbroye útro vsem!
Good morning, everyone!

Usage & etiquette

The adjective добрый changes its ending to agree with the time word: доброе утро (neuter утро), добрый день and добрый вечер (masculine день / вечер). This is a clean, low-stakes first look at adjective agreement.

добрый день is the most useful of the three: it works from late morning until evening and is a polite, neutral greeting for almost any situation - a great safe choice when you are unsure which to use.

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FAQ

How do you say "good morning" in Russian?

"Good morning" in Russian is доброе утро (dóbroye útro), both words stressed on the first syllable: DO-bra-ye OO-tra.

How do you say "good afternoon" and "good evening"?

"Good afternoon" (or "good day") is добрый день (dóbryy den), and "good evening" is добрый вечер (dóbryy vécher). They follow the same доб- pattern as доброе утро.

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