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jellybeanchick
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jellybeanchick asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

Goodbye, in Russian?

One of my coworkers speaks Russian as his native language, and he is leaving next week. Would it be appropriate to say "Do svidanya" (written in cyrillic) in the farewell card for him, when I am probably never going to see him again?

I would like to write a little something in Russian, but I don't remember much from when I took it in college.

Update:

1. It's до свидания

2. It's ma'am, not sir

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  • Katya-Zelen
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    до свидания is fine even for a person you will never see again. I agree with Tami as well. If you are on reasonably informal terms with him, then Счастливо! (good luck, all the best) would be appropriate as well.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Goodbye In Russian Cyrillic

    Source(s): https://owly.im/a8cpC
  • Vernieke
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Da

  • Tami
    1 decade ago

    Say 'schastliva' - it means happy / good luck / all the best.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Say:

    Буду по вас скучать, досвиданиа

    It means "I will miss you, goodbye"

    Pronounced "Boodoo puh vas skuchyat, dosivdania."

    Source(s): Russian is my first language.
  • Daimyo
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    That's "Das vidhanya", Sir.

    Have a nice day.

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