🇺🇦 Ukrainian phrases

How to say “Hello” in Ukrainian

Привіт

pryvit

Literally: Greetinginformal

Friendly 'hi' for friends, family and peers. With strangers, elders or at work use Добрий день. Stress falls on the last syllable: pry-VIT.

Other ways to say it

UkrainianPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Добрий деньdobryi denGood dayPolite default with strangers, in shops, at work
ВітаюvitaiuGreetingsWarm and polite, common in messages and emails

In a sentence

Привіт, як справи?

pryvit, yak spravy?

Hi, how are you?

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