Good morning! (Literally 'of good morning' — genitive case, like wishing 'a good morning to you'.)
Як справи?
How are you? (informal) (Literally 'how (are) affairs?')
Як ви поживаєте?
How are you? (formal)
Добре! А ти?
I'm good! And you? (Use А ви? for formal.)
Доброго вечора всім!
Good evening, everyone!
На добраніч, любий / люба.
Good night, darling. (любий to a male, люба to a female.)
Як тебе звати?
What's your name? (informal) (Literally 'how (do they) call you?')
Як вас звати?
What's your name? (formal)
Мене звати Алекс. А тебе?
My name is Alex. And yours? (Literally 'me (they) call Alex'.)
Вибач, я не зрозумів / зрозуміла.
Sorry, I didn't understand. (зрозумів = male speaker, зрозуміла = female. Use Вибачте for formal.)
Перепрошую.
Excuse me. (Literally 'I'm re-asking' — used to get attention or apologize.)
Будь ласка.
Please. (Literally 'be (a) kindness'.)
Дякую за допомогу.
Thank you for your help. (Think: Czech 'děkuji', Polish 'dziękuję' — Slavic family.)
Прошу. / Нема за що.
You're welcome. (Нема за що literally 'there's nothing to (thank) for'.)
Приємно познайомитися!
Nice to meet you! (Literally 'pleasant to get-acquainted'. знайо- root = 'know/acquaint'.)
До побачення!
Goodbye! (Literally 'until (the next) seeing' — like German 'auf Wiedersehen'.)
Бувай! / Па-па!
Bye! (casual) (Бувай literally 'be (well)'.)
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