How do you call A MAN in Russian? Slang VS Polite

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[stevefox]

As a native russian speaker, I want to correct the teacher:
Пацан in SINGULAR form is NEVER used among friends, only appealing to person your barely know. Typically to the boy that you don't know that is younger than you (approx 8-16 yo) and OFTEN in disrespectful manner (not always). But Пацаны in PLURAL can be used as in previous example plus among friends

[Darwin_Somtoo]

According to the Google images... the Difference between парень and Мужчина is the Beards 😅

[samelove.]

У нас в вузе был пожилой преподаватель, который при общении с парнями часто использовал обращение "юноша".
Прим: Вам бы, юноша, еще раз прочитать такой-то раздел.

[Jeff-yger]

The best Russian teacher on the internet. Keep it up, I can’t wait for the next camp

[LG]

I want to correct Fedor a little. If you are on the street, and you need something from a stranger, then the "МУЖИК" in the singular will also not be very courteous, so it's better to use "Дружище" or "Уважаемый [Oo-va-zjah-ye-miy] (means respected one)". In general, you can start a phrase with a polite form, "Извините, не могли бы вы..." [Eez-vee-nee-teeh, nee mog-lee biy vie] (means Excuse me, could you ...)" Without using any specific address. Works for all age groups.

[steelret]

Эти видео помогают мне выучить английский, получается такое реверсивное обучение с примерами.

[homer]

I don't know what would i do without this channel. huge THANK you Fidor for releasing all this gem for free i cant emphasize my appreciation enough! thank you!

[XIVFiiine]

Зачем я это смотрю?😂 А на самом деле, просто интересно за вами наблюдать и слушать вас)

[iblackfeathers]

a long time ago i bought this “learn russian” book and it was so bad, but i had no point of reference to figure out it was bad… one phrase to summon the waiter was «молодой человек!» but there was no context. in hindsight the book appears to sabotage new learners of russian into having misunderstandings. the waiter was female and she was insulted. 😂

[edgregory]

One question: where the hell were you decades ago as I struggled with this fantastic It is finally beginning to come together.

[egorbasist]

in my circles "чувак" (dude) is neutral informal form, but "братан" (bro) can be viewed as a bit cheesy especially from a less known person .

[LLauraMargaritaFFloresFlores]

Thank you for sharing.. the learning beauty of the Russian Language. ❤

[Tyler-yijz]

It's interesting to me that one can refer to an unknown, elderly gentleman as "дедушка" in the situation mentioned. It's a stark contrast from here in the U.S., where we may say "sir" to be polite even though that's beginning to be considered an insult.

[ALandarion]

Well actually "Мужик" sometimes is used in a more rude way like "Отвали, мужик", "Привязался какой-то мужик" and so on.. Here it doesn't mean "The man" but rather "Some unknown man, a stranger". Overall this word is kinda just the rougher version of "Мужчина"

Here some more words:
Дядя = uncle (often used buy kids adressing an adult man "смотри, дядя пошел", but can also be used in some informal situations)
Дедуля = grandpa (even less formal version of дедушка, often used in some very informal situations and with very old men - "дедуль, давай помогу")
Дед = grandpa (more rough version of дедушка, often used in 3rd person "к нам подошел какой-то дед")
Отец = father (quite rare but sometimes can be used to adress an older man "ну здравствуй, отец")

Also got to remember the rule of thumb - if you know the name - use the name.

[TMD]

Thanks, Fedor, really good! Hard enough in one’s own language sometimes. Much success and happiness!!

[HEKOT]

You can call an old hard-rocker "чувак" at any time! It used to be common in 70s-80s.

[ThaiIsland]

I’m glad you’re teaching us this topic because I’m usually confused on how to address other guys. Thanks!

[shapuchnik]

Прикольно, мне очень нравится, как вы объясняете

[agmund]

As a native Russian i have to admit your explanation is accurate as it's gets if we still using english

[АринаТкачева-цс]

Есть еще старообрядное слово "юноша" (you-nah-shah)