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How do you say "How are you?" in Russian – and how do you reply? This lesson gives you some useful Russian words and phrases to pack in your Russian language survival kit.

You’ll also learn the formal and informal Russian for asking people how they are – important stuff if you want to make the right first impression.

And just in case you need to apologize, you’ll learn how to say sorry in Russian as well!

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• The top ten hacks to effectively learn Russian
• Perfect your Russian pronunciation

Pronouncing "How are you?" in Russian

After you greet someone, you’ll want to ask how they are or how’s it going. Here are some common questions that follow a greeting.

For friends or family:

Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record

Rocket Record lets you perfect your Russian pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!Как дела?Kak dila?How are you? (informal) (literally “how are things?”)0%For more senior people:Как вы поживаете?Kak vy pazhivaite?How are you?0%What do you say if someone asks you how you are?Спасибо, хорошоSpaseeba, kharashoFine, thank you0%Lit.Очень хорошоOchin’ harashoVery well0%Как всегдаKak fsigdaAs always0%Немного устал / Немного усталаNimnoga ustal (m) / Nimnoga ustala (f)A little tired0%НеважноNevazhnaI'm not well0%НичегоNichivoSo-so0%НормальноNarmal’naNot bad0%Плохо PlohaBad0%Всë хорошоFsio harashoAll good / Everything is going well0%ПрекрасноPrekrasnaWonderful0% A common follow-up question is А вы? (A vy?) "And you?"А вы? A vy?And you?0%If someone tells you that he or she is not feeling well you could say the following…Как жальKak zhal’What a shame0%If someone is feeling great you might want to say the following…Хорошо HarashoThat's good0%Рад слышать / Рада слышатьRad slyshat’ (m) / Rada slyshat’ (f)Nice to hear that0%Finally, here are three important phrases that you absolutely must know in any language. They are:Извините IzvineetiI'm sorry0%Я тебя люблю Ya tibya liublyooI love you0%Мне нужна помощьMne nuzhna pomashchI need help0%

Hmm, I can’t think of a situation in which I’d need to use all three, but I’ll leave it to your imagination! That’s it for today’s lesson.

Find out about asking Russian questions in this series of lessons. Make sure you listen to the audio and practice your Russian pronunciation. And do the Russian tests at the end of each lesson to reinforce your knowledge of Russian questions!

• In this lesson you'll find lots of helpful questions in Russian.
• Asking "Where?" in Russian.

До скорого! (da skorava)

Natalya Dubrov: Rocket Russian

Make It Stick With The Rocket Activities

Reinforce your learning with activities that test your recall, listening and speaking skills!ActivitiesFlashcardsReinforce your memory using Flashcards19 leftListeningListen to the phrase, then record yourself saying the phrase19 leftSpeakingRecord yourself saying the phrase out loud19 leftExtra: WritingListen to the phrase, then type what you heard19 left

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