Now you know how to talk about date and time in Russian, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in Russian.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Russian“.

Holidays & Good wishes in Russian

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Good wishes

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
All the best!Всего хорошегоVsievo khoroshievoVsievo kharoshievo
Congratulations!поздравляюpozdravlyaiupozdravliaiu
Good luck!Счастливо!Schastlivo!Schastlivo!
Happy birthday!С днем рождения!S dniem rozhdieniya!S dniem rozhdieniya!
Merry Christmas!С Рождеством Христовым!S Rozhdiestvom Khristovym!S Rozhdiestvom Khristovym!
Happy Easter!Христос воскресе!
Воистину воскресе!		Khristos Voskresie!
Voistinu Voskresie!		Khristos Voskresie! Voistinu Voskresie!
Happy New Year!С Новым годом!S Novym godom!S Novym godom!
with all my heart / wholeheartedОт души и сердця!Ot dushi i sierd'tsia!Ot dushi i sierd'tsia!

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
birthdayдень рожденияdien’ rozhdieniyadien' rozhdieniya
ChristmasРождествоRozhdiestvoRozhdiestvo
Yuleпраздникprazdnikprazdnik
Christmas EveРождественский вечерPozhdiestvienskiy viecherPozhdiestvienskiy viecher
EasterПасхаPaskhaPaskha
Easter holidaysпасхальные праздникиpaskhal’nyye prazdnikiPaskhal'nyye prazdniki
Pentecost / WhitsunТроицаTroitsaTroitsa
New Year’s EveНовогодняя ночьNovogodnyaya noch’Novogodnyaya noch'
New YearНовый годNovyy godNovyy god
weddingсвадьбаsvad'basvad'ba
name dayдень ангелаdien' angieladien' angiela
Valentine’s DayДень ВалентинаDien’ ValientinaDien' Valientina
anniversaryювилейiuvilieiiuviliei

Verbs

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) inviteпригласить
приглашать		priglasit’
priglashat’		priglasit’
priglashat’
(to) wishжелатьzhelat’zhelat’
(to) make a giftподаритьpodarit’podarit’
(to) getбратьbrat'brat’

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
party [Sg]праздникprazdnikprazdnik
parties [Pl]праздникиprazdnikiprazdniki
birthday partyотмечать день рожденияotmiechat’ dien rozhdieniyaotmiechat' dien' rozhdieniya
invitation [Sg]приглашениеpriglashieniyepriglashieniye
invitations [Pl]приглашенияpriglashieniyapriglashieniya
I invite you to the party!приглашаю к празднику…priglashayu k prazdniku…priglashayu k prazdniku...
wish [Sg]желаниеzhelaniyeZhelaniye
wishes [Pl]желанияzhelaniyazhelaniya
What would you like? / What do you want?Что вы хотите?Shto vy khotitie?Sto vy khotitie?
surprise [Sg]сюрпризsiurprizsiurpriz
surprises [Pl]сюрпризыsiurprizysiurprizy
present / gift [Sg]подарокpodarokpodarok
presents / gifts [Pl]подаркиpodarkipodarki

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