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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 CuvelierAug 9, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026The ways to say it
пожалуйста (pozhaluysta), standard: the same word as please; context does the work
не за что (ne za chto), it was nothing: casual; note the stress on не
на здоровье (na zdorovye), after food: to your health; the host's reply
обращайтесь (obrashchaytes), anytime: literally: 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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