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Let's get started on this free lesson on goodbye in Russian!
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The most common way of saying goodbye is До свидания! (da svidania).
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До свидания
Da svidania
Good-bye
There are also some casual farewells. Let’s listen to some of them…
Пока
Paka
Bye
До скорого
Da skorava
See you soon
Увидимся позже
Uveedimsa pozhe
See you later
Хорошего дня
Harosheva dnya
Have a good day
Всего хорошего!
fsivo haroshiva
All the best!
When saying good-bye to your friends you might want to wish them to have a nice journey as well:
Счастливого пути!
shchisleevava putee
Have a nice journey!
You might hear men casually using the word Давай! (davai) which can be translated as "Ok, take care".
Давай!
davai
Ok, take care!
That's it for today's lesson.
If you want more lessons on Russian salutations then I recommend that you check out the following:
До скорого! (da skorava)
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