What is a response after someone sneezes?

You know those moments when you are chattering away with a friend and they sneeze in the middle of the conversation. In English, we say "Bless you" or "Gesundheit" (German for "health") without much thinking. I was wondering what would be an equivalent set phrase in Russian language?

asked 09 Jul '11, 09:20

Morgan
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edited 09 Jul '11, 09:22

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"Будь здоров!" (or "Будь здорова!" to a woman). Literally it is "be healthy!"

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answered 09 Jul '11, 10:22

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Будьте здоровы! when addressing someone politely (e.g. a person older than you) or addressing two or more people who accidentally sneezed at the same time :)

(11 Jul '11, 21:36) Alex ♦♦

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