здра́вствуйте meaning - Russian language Basics Phrasebook

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здра́вствуйте means Hello (formal) in Russian language

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Literal translation

Translating each word from Russian to English the meaning is:

здра́вствуйте

(you [pl.])beWell!

Word tree

здра́вствуйте
(you [pl.])beWell!
здра́вствовать impf.
to be well
здра́вый adj.+‎ -ствовать
healthy

Notes

- Verb здра́вствуйте • (zdrávstvujte) second-person plural imperfective imperative of здра́вствовать -- Verb здра́вствовать • (zdrávstvovatʹ) impf (the first в (v) is not pronounced) to be well --- здра́вый (zdrávyj, “healthy”) +‎ -ствовать (-stvovatʹ)