добры дзень
Hello and Time-of-Day Greetings
Добры дзень! is the safe hello for almost any situation. In the morning say Добрай раніцы!, and in the evening say Добры вечар!
How It Works
- Добры дзень: good day, hello. You will also hear Дзень добры.
- Добрай раніцы: good morning. It is a wish, so the words stand in the genitive case, like "(I wish you) a good morning". You may also hear добрага ранку.
- Добры вечар: good evening.
- Дабранач: good night, written as one word.
Learn them as fixed phrases. Добры agrees with the masculine words дзень and вечар, and раніца (morning) is feminine. See прыметнік: род і лік.
Two spelling points: the adjective ends in -ы with no й (добры, not Russian добрый), and д before е turns into дз (дзень, not день). See цеканне і дзеканне.
To be extra polite, add the person's name, or the name and patronymic: Добры дзень, Ганна Іванаўна! See спадар і спадарыня for more polite address.
Examples (5)
- Добры дзень! Як справы?
Hello! How are you?
Word by Word: Good day! How things?
- Добрай раніцы, мама!
Good morning, Mom!
Word by Word: Of-good morning, mom!
- Добры вечар, Ганна Іванаўна.
Good evening, Hanna Ivanauna.
Word by Word: Good evening, Hanna Ivanauna.
A name and patronymic make the greeting more polite.
- Дабранач, дзеці!
Good night, children!
Word by Word: Good-night, children!
Said when the children go to bed, not when you meet them.
- Добры дзень, мяне завуць Алесь.
Hello, my name is Ales.
Word by Word: Good day, me they-call Ales.
Common Mistakes
Using дабранач as a greeting when you arrive in the evening.
Дабранач! Як справы?Добры вечар! Як справы?Дабранач is only for parting at night. To say hello in the evening, use добры вечар.
Writing the Russian form of the greeting.
Добрый день!Добры дзень!Belarusian adjectives end in -ы without й, and дзень has дз.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- прывітаннеInformal Greetings
A friendlier hello for people you know well.
Level 1 - да пабачэнняSaying Goodbye
How to say goodbye once the conversation ends.
Level 1 - Як справы?Asking How Someone Is
The usual question after a greeting.
Level 1 - Tsekanye and Dzekanye
Explains the дз in дзень.
Level 1 - Adjective Agreement
Explains why it is добры дзень but добрай раніцы.
Level 1 - спадар / спадарыняPolite Address with Спадар and Спадарыня
Polite ways to address someone after the greeting.
Level 3
Words in This Pattern
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