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Hi guys, I'm just starting learning Russian language, and can someone tell me how to say - Hello in Russian language?

You can say hello in many ways. The main thing: you should correspond to the situation.

When you say hello to your friends, you can say: "здорово", "привет".
When you say hello to adult, strangers, teachers: "здравствуйте" (hello), "добрый день" (good afternoon) ,"добрый вечер" (good afternoon), "доброе утро" (good morning).

Katya O. wrote:When you say hello to your friends, you can say: "здорово", "привет".
When you say hello to adult, strangers, teachers: "здравствуйте" (hello), "добрый день" (good afternoon) ,"добрый вечер" (good afternoon), "доброе утро" (good morning).

Really, people say "здорово" for 'hi'? And they don't say "здравствуй"?

Yes, "здорово" is very common between close friends. It may sound a bit too colloquial, but "здравствуй" is even more rare, because it carries a mix of polite greeting "здравствуйте" and informal singular It may be heard from an adult addressing a kid, for example.

Interesting. I had no idea здравствуй was rare at all and hadn't encountered the term здорово before.

Спасибо!