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title: "How to Say \"Good Morning\" in Russian: Доброе утро"
description: "How to say \"good morning\" in Russian: доброе утро (dóbroye útro), plus good afternoon and good evening. Pronunciation, examples and audio."
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# How to Say "Good Morning" in Russian

By [Daily Cyrillic](/about) · Updated 2 Nov 2026

“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.

Reading time: about 2 min.

Russian

доброе утро

Transliteration

dóbroye útro

Meaning

good morning

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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.

## Practice

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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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