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You're welcome in Russian

You're welcome in Russian is пожалуйста (pozhaluysta), the same word that means please. The casual alternative is не за что, it was nothing, and after feeding someone the warm reply is на здоровье.

Aurélien CuvelierAurélien CuvelierAug 9, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
пожалуйста
pozhaluysta
standard

The ways to say it

пожалуйста
pozhaluysta
standardthe same word as please; context does the work
не за что
ne za chto
it was nothingcasual; note the stress on не
на здоровье
na zdorovye
after foodto your health; the host's reply
обращайтесь
obrashchaytes
anytimeliterally: do turn to me again

How to use it

Silence after a спасибо feels abrupt in Russian, so one of these always comes back. Пожалуйста is never wrong; не за что fits small favours between equals; обращайтесь adds a professional, glad-to-help note.

The double duty of пожалуйста confuses no one in practice: as a reply to thanks it means you're welcome, attached to a request it means please, handing something over it means here you go. Position tells them apart.

Watch out

Добро пожаловать is NOT this welcome: it only greets people arriving somewhere. Answering спасибо with it is the classic calque error; the reply to thanks is пожалуйста.

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