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
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.
Примеры предложений
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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