ходить в гости

/khodit' v gosti/

Description of ходить в гости

The expression ходить в гости is most often used to talk about visiting people in their home. It's not used to talk about visiting a place. If you want to mention the person you visit, use the preposition к plus a noun in the Dative Case.

1.

visit (people)

I often visit people.

We used to visit people a lot.

2.

go to visit

Yesterday we went to visit friends.

They often go to visit their friends.

Who did you go to visit on the weekend?

Real-life examples for ходить в гости

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Богатые горожане старались избегать «дурной славы» шумных питейных заведений и предпочитали ходить в гости к родственникам, друзьям и деловым партнёрам.

Rich citizens tried to avoid the notoriety of noisy drinking establishments and preferred to visit relatives, friends and business partners.

Wikipedia

Было также принято ходить в гости к родне, но обязательно не с пустыми руками — требовалось одарить родственников.

It was also customary to visit relatives, but only not empty-handed - it was necessary to give presents to relatives.

В день жертвоприношения принято ходить в гости и поздравлять друг друга с праздником.

On the day of sacrifice, it is customary to visit people and wish each other a happy holiday.

Wikipedia

В эти дни принято ходить в гости, делать добрые дела и получать приятные эмоции.

On these days, it is customary to visit people, do good deeds and get pleasant emotions.

Summary

  • Ходить в гости means ‘visit (people)’ and ‘go to visit’.
  • The expression ходить в гости is usually transliterated in English as ‘khodit' v gosti’.