Russiaбратан (bratan)
noun · Informal · bra-TAN
Bro. An augmentative of брат 'brother', used to address a male friend or, pointedly, a stranger you are trying to keep on side.
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Russia
Russian Slang for Greetings & Address
3 Russian slang terms for greetings & address, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
How people open a conversation and what they call each other. These terms carry the most social information of any slang category: one wrong choice marks you as an outsider, or worse, as rude.
чувак (chuvak)
noun · Informal · choo-VAK
Dude; mate. Used both as a label for a man and as a form of address between friends, with чувиха as the female counterpart — though чувиха sounds cruder and more dated than чувак does.
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давай (davay)
interjection, phrase · Colloquial · da-VAY
The standard informal sign-off on the phone: 'right, see you, bye'. Often doubled — давай-давай — and usually the last word before hanging up.
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