How to Say "Good Morning" in Russian
By Daily Cyrillic · Updated
“Good Morning” in Russian is доброе утро (dóbroye útro). Use this expression as your starting point, then check the examples for tone, formality and context. Listen to the pronunciation, notice the stressed syllable and compare the common variants before choosing the wording that fits your conversation.
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- Russian
- доброе утро
- Transliteration
- dóbroye útro
- Meaning
- good morning
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In Russian
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
- доброеdóbroyegood / kind (neuter form)
- утроútromorning
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.
Practice
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