There are quite a few ways to say goodbye in Russian. The basic one, that you will see in every textbook, is до свидания (goodbye) [dasvidania] Извините, но мне пора идти. До свидания! – Pardon me, but it’s time for me to leave. Good bye! It is the most universal of the Russian goodbye phrases, appropriate in formal and informal settings. It is also the blandest of all possible options….