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Welcome in Russian
Welcome in Russian is добро пожаловать (dobro pozhalovat) when you greet someone arriving. English hides a second welcome: the reply to thank you, and that one is пожалуйста (pozhaluysta), never добро пожаловать.
Aurélien CuvelierAug 9, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026The ways to say it
добро пожаловать (dobro pozhalovat), greeting arrivals: welcome to a place; добро пожаловать в Москву
пожалуйста (pozhaluysta), you're welcome: the reply to спасибо
не за что (ne za chto), it was nothing: casual reply to thanks
милости просим (milosti prosim), old-style welcome: warm, slightly folksy hospitality
How to use it
Добро пожаловать literally invites: kindly come in. It takes в plus the accusative for the place: добро пожаловать в Россию (welcome to Russia), в наш дом (to our home). You will see it on signs, airports and doormats.
The two welcomes never swap. Arriving guests hear добро пожаловать; a thanked person says пожалуйста or не за что. Mixing them is instantly understood and instantly foreign.
Watch out
Answering спасибо with добро пожаловать is the textbook English-speaker error: that phrase only greets arrivals. The reply to thanks is пожалуйста.
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