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 kharoshievoru-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!поздравляюpozdravlyaiupozdravliaiuru-sing_congratulations
Good luck!Счастливо!Schastlivo!Schastlivo!ru-sing_good-luck
Happy birthday!С днем рождения!S dniem rozhdieniya!S dniem rozhdieniya!ru-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!С Рождеством Христовым!S Rozhdiestvom Khristovym!S Rozhdiestvom Khristovym!ru-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!Христос воскресе!
Воистину воскресе!		Khristos Voskresie!
Voistinu Voskresie!		Khristos Voskresie! Voistinu Voskresie!ru-sing_happy-easter
ru-sing_happy-easter-2
Happy New Year!С Новым годом!S Novym godom!S Novym godom!ru-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholeheartedОт души и сердця!Ot dushi i sierd'tsia!Ot dushi i sierd'tsia!ru-sing_with-all-my-heartwholehearted

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
birthdayдень рожденияdien’ rozhdieniyadien' rozhdieniyaru-sing_birthday
ChristmasРождествоRozhdiestvoRozhdiestvoru-sing_christmas
Yuleпраздникprazdnikprazdnikru-sing_yule
Christmas EveРождественский вечерPozhdiestvienskiy viecherPozhdiestvienskiy viecherru-sing_christmas-eve
EasterПасхаPaskhaPaskharu-sing_easter
Easter holidaysпасхальные праздникиpaskhal’nyye prazdnikiPaskhal'nyye prazdnikiru-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / WhitsunТроицаTroitsaTroitsaru-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s EveНовогодняя ночьNovogodnyaya noch’Novogodnyaya noch'ru-sing_new-years-eve
New YearНовый годNovyy godNovyy godru-sing_new-year
weddingсвадьбаsvad'basvad'baru-sing_wedding
name dayдень ангелаdien' angieladien' angielaru-sing_name-day
Valentine’s DayДень ВалентинаDien’ ValientinaDien' Valientinaru-sing_valentines-day
anniversaryювилейiuvilieiiuvilieiru-sing_anniversary

Verbs

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) inviteпригласить
приглашать		priglasit’
priglashat’		priglasit’
priglashat’		ru-sing_to-invite
ru-sing_to-invite-2
(to) wishжелатьzhelat’zhelat’ru-sing_to-wish
(to) make a giftподаритьpodarit’podarit’ru-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) getбратьbrat'brat’ru-sing_to-get

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
party [Sg]праздникprazdnikprazdnikru-sing_party
parties [Pl]праздникиprazdnikiprazdnikiru-plur_party
birthday partyотмечать день рожденияotmiechat’ dien rozhdieniyaotmiechat' dien' rozhdieniyaru-sing_birthday-party
invitation [Sg]приглашениеpriglashieniyepriglashieniyeru-sing_invitation
invitations [Pl]приглашенияpriglashieniyapriglashieniyaru-plur_invitation
I invite you to the party!приглашаю к празднику…priglashayu k prazdniku…priglashayu k prazdniku...ru-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish [Sg]желаниеzhelaniyeZhelaniyeru-sing_wish
wishes [Pl]желанияzhelaniyazhelaniya ru-plur_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?Что вы хотите?Shto vy khotitie?Sto vy khotitie?ru-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
surprise [Sg]сюрпризsiurprizsiurprizru-sing_surprise
surprises [Pl]сюрпризыsiurprizysiurprizyru-plur_surprise
present / gift [Sg]подарокpodarokpodarokru-sing_presentgift
presents / gifts [Pl]подаркиpodarkipodarkiru-plur_presentgift

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