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So what does Здравствуйте actually mean if not hello? Some translators say it is 'how do you do?'. Is it a question as in 'how do you do?' or a declaraion like 'hello'?

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ъ and ь make no sound at all, which may be why you have trouble pronouncing them :D unless you mean pronouncing the names of them which I don't think is very important when you're just beginning.
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