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privet bufet

OK Privet I know is HI but bufet?

буфет <- this is what I get when I de-transliterate ...

then I go to dictionary ... the closest I find to this word is:
буфера (f) [bufera]: Breasts – “buffers”.

Um is he saying what I think he is saying or something else?

Help?

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

privet bufet

OK Privet I know is HI but bufet?

буфет <- this is what I get when I de-transliterate ...

then I go to dictionary ... the closest I find to this word is:
буфера (f) [bufera]: Breasts – “buffers”.

Um is he saying what I think he is saying or something else?

Help?

He doesn't really mean that. The word "bufet" (буфет) rhymes with "privet" (привет), so nothing offensive (unless you find it attractive of course ). Another common example is wishing farewell in the following way: "Chao-kakao" (чао-какао).

Is there a meaning to it with the rhyming?

Буфет = "a bar, a cafeteria, a counter" or "a sideboard".
It has nothing to do with breasts.

No meaning and no offence. Just a childish rhyme.

PS. "Буфет" is a common word and I'm surprised it's not in your dictionary (while "буфера" which is slangish are there). What dictionary are you using?

Ah ......got it. LOL

Thanks so much ...
Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

Would you know something equally appropriate that shows "two" meanings? пожалуйста и спасибо

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

PS. "Буфет" is a common word and I'm surprised it's not in your dictionary (while "буфера" which is slangish are there). What dictionary are you using?

буфет, -а
м (для продажи закусок) snack bar , (шкаф) sideboard from - http://dictionary.reverso.net/russian-english/

and then ...

буфера (f) [bufera]: Breasts – “buffers”. from - http://www.russki-mat.net/

another friend told me that he was speaking slang so this is what I came up with. So my one friend helping to translate what the other said was just making fun of my ignorance. LOL

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

Just answer back "privet" and see how childish he could get. The sooner you learn that the better ..

emeraldeyez wrote:

Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

You can say "Привет, выпить нет!"

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

Здорово, корова!
Zdarova, karova!
(Hi, cow!)

Originally Posted by Wowik

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

Здарово, корова!
Zdarova, karova!
(Hi, cow!)

Hahaa ... to to funny!

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Originally Posted by Wowik

Здорово, корова!

Hahaa ... to to funny!

It is old traditional and always popular joke greeting.
Привет, буфет! is just a new insipid calque of "Здарово, корова!"

Здорово! is an abbreviation of Здравствуй!

Странно. Про буфет первый раз слышу.

Originally Posted by lead4blade

Странно. Про буфет первый раз слышу.

Я тоже, эта фигня недавно появилась. http://yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=%22%EF ... 4%E5%F2%22
Может из какой-то песенки, промелькнувшей пару-другую лет назад?

Привет, буфет — а пива нет!

Originally Posted by Wowik

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Hm ... what childish rhyme could I say back to him?

Здорово, корова!
Zdarova, karova!
(Hi, cow!)

I must thank you again for this!

He LOVED it. He was laughing so hard and wanted to know where I got this.

He liked it so much he showed another friend of his and his friend laughed too.

Thank you!

Are there others like these?

I wrote several posts before.
Привет, выпить нет? ( meaning: "Hi, have you got any booze to drink?" (jokingly))

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

Are there others like these?

Дай папироску, у тебя брюки в полоску.

Здорово! Ты бык, а я корова. Ты брык, а я в арык.
Zdorovo! Ty byk a ja korova. Ty bryk a ja v aryk.
Hi! You're a bool and I'm a cow. You kick and I fall down to the irrigation canal.

Здравствуй, здравствуй, друг прекрасный!
Zdravstvuj, zdravstvuj, drug prekrasnyj!
Greetigs, greetings, fine friend.

Наше вам с кисточкой.
Nashe vam s kistochkoj.
Ours to you with a tassel.
(Comic greeting. I have no idea about origin and literal meaning.)

Привет, валет!
Privet, valet!
Hi, knave!
(Here "knave" has only a meaning of a card between "queen" and "10")

Трям!
Trjam!
(Nonsence greeting from the old soviet animated cartoon.)

И тебе того же в обратный зад в тройном размере.
I tebe togo zhe v obratnyj zad b trojnom razmere.
To your backward hind the same tripled.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

И тебе того же в обратный зад в тройном размере.
I tebe togo zhe v obratnyj zad b trojnom razmere.
To your backward hind the same tripled.

Sorry, but this one is absolutely horrible and vaguely offending.
Moreover, what you so tactfully translated "To your backward hind" in my opinion is slightly veiled "the same up your ass tripled".

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Sorry, but this one is absolutely horrible and vaguely offending.

Yes, this ambiguity can be accepted as offence. Don't use in public speeches!