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Thesaurus

Do you call all your friends by their name? Maybe, don't. You call some of them using nicknames or just saying friend, don't you? Do you use other words for refering to friends?

In the following conversations, you can find 🖐🏻 of them. Try to guess the differences between them.

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Alfred: Hi mate! How is it going?
Ernest: Hi pal! Long time no see you.

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John: How was your holidays?
Rose: Quite good. I've spent amazing days with the girls in the countryside.

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Henry: This weekend, we're meeting with the shool friends. Would you like to join us?
Robin: I'm sorry, I can't. This weekend, I'm going out with the lads.

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Marie: Bestie, I love you.
Sally: Me, too.

Did you guess the difference between the previous ways to say friend?

Let´s read their meanings and other words for saying friend in the next paragraphs.

Acquaintance

It's likely that you haven't heard this term, have you? Well, an acquaintance is a person who we know and see sometimes but they are not close friends of us.

Yesterday, I came across with Sam, one of my acquaintances.

Mate

Brits use this slang word a lot. Mate is the most common informal way to say friend in the UK.

Hi mate. How is it going?

Alright mate?

Buddy

Well, if Brits have their own word for friend, North Americans have one, too. They use 'buddy' to refer to a friend in an informal way.

Antoine's going out with some buddies this weekend.

Pal

This one is an old-fashiones way to say friend.

Hi pal! Long time no see you.

The girls

Use these informal way when you are talking about a woman's female friends.

I spent amazing days with the girls in the countryside.

The lads

Yeah, there is an expression used to call men's male friends: the lads.

He's going out with the lads.

Oi lads!

Bestie

I can say for sure you have a person who is always there for you. I'm not talking about your lover but the other person you can trust anything. Yeah- your best friend. We use this British slang word for calling our best friend.

I love you, bestie.

I'm sure you have your own particular way to say bestie. So, I challenge you to use one of the others. Do you accept the challenge?

I hope everyone has enjoyed this lesson. Tell me in the 💬 if you have any question or if you just want to show your love for your bestie.

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Thesaurus

Good morning, hi and hey are other ways to say Hello. Do you know other ones?

In the following conversations, you can find 🖐🏻 of them. Try to guess the differences between them.

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Rose: Hi mate!
Nick: How you doing?
Rose: I'm on top of the world. I've passed that tricky exam.
Nick: Congrats!

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Sally: How is it going, Jane? Long time no see you.
Jane: Hey Sally! How you doing?

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Mum: Alright love?
Son : Alright.

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Axl: I'm Axl Donaldson.
Ann: How do you do? I'm Ann Smith.

Did you guess the difference between the previous ways to say hello?

Let´s read their meanings and other greetings for saying hello in the next paragraphs.

Hello, Hallo and Hullo

These are used as greetings when you meet someone, or when you start a telephone conversation. We say hello especially when we are talking to people we do not know well, or to older people.

Hello, Mrs Watson.

Hi

Hi is used as a friendly greeting when you meet somebody, start a telephone conversation, or at the begining of an informal email.

Hi Matt! I haven't since you for ages.

Hi there!

Good morning/afternoon/evening

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening are polite ways to greet someone in the morning, afternoon and evening, respectively. People say just morning, afternoon and evening to greet people in an informal way.

Good morning, class.

Good afternoon.

Evening. Where are you off?

Hey, Oi and Oy

All of them are used to get someone's attention in an not very polite way, but also as greetings. The first one is used by North American people; while the last two, by the Brits and Australians. Choose your favorite.

Hey Sally! How you doing?

Oi Matt!

How are you? , How are things? and How is it going?

Use these informal expressions when you are greeting someone and starting a conversation.

How is it going, Jane? Long time no see you.

Alright?

Yeah. It's writen as a word -not all right-. It is used as an informal greeting by British, especially by Londoners. You can respond this British expression by saying either alright? or alright.

Alright love?

How do you do?

This one is a formal greeting for somebody that you have not met before. Use it the first time peolpe tell you their name.

How do you do? I'm Ann Smith.

I'm sure you have your own particular way to say hello. So, I challenge you to use one of the others. Do you accept the challenge?

I hope everyone has enjoyed this lesson. Tell me in the 💬 if you have any question or if you just want to say hello.

Recycle ♻ this post by sharing it with friends.

In case you have any question related to this lesson, remember that you could send me a message using the contact form 📧.

If you want to know when a 🆕 lesson is up for grabs, subscribe 🔝 - it's 🆓.

Take care❗

Cheerio❗

Friend Crossword

Thesaurus

Do you call all your friends by their name? Maybe, don't. You call some of them using nicknames or just saying friend, don't you? Do you use other words for refering to friends?

In the following conversations, you can find 🖐🏻 of them. Try to guess the differences between them.