До свидания, друг
Do svidaniya, drug
До свидания, друг (Do svidaniya, drug) is the Russian way to say goodbye friend.
До свидания, друг is a polite way to say farewell to a friend. You can use До скорого! to say "See you soon!" if a meeting is planned shortly, or Увидимся! to say "We'll see each other!" as a friendly parting.
Which one should you use?
While До свидания, друг is polite and standard, the phrase Пока, друг is a much more common, informal way to say "Bye, friend" to a friend.
How do you pronounce it?
Do svidaniya, drug
Did you know?
- In Russian culture, calling someone друг can be an intense commitment. Using it too casually with a mere acquaintance can be seen as an unexpected or overly intimate claim of kinship.
- The word до in the phrase до свидания literally means 'until', making the full expression translate to 'until the meeting'.
- The Russian word for 'friend', друг, is etymologically related to the word 'another' or 'the other'.
Example conversation
Two friends are parting ways after a walk in the park.
- Екатерина EkaterinaЯ пришла домой, Андрей.Ya prishla domoy, Andrey.I have arrived home, Andrey.
- Андрей AndreyХорошо, Екатерина. До свидания, друг.Khorosho, Ekaterina. Do svidaniya, drug.Good, Ekaterina. Goodbye, friend.
- Екатерина EkaterinaДо свидания!Do svidaniya!Goodbye!
- Андрей AndreyПока-пока.Poka-poka.Bye-bye.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries до, друг, CC BY-SA 4.0.
