Matey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈeɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈeɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈeɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈeɪɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chummy pally palsy-walsy

Word Forms

chum	noun	a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
chumminess	noun	the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
mate	noun	informal term for a friend of the same sex

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kameradschaftlich

(umgangssprachlich verwendet) die Beziehung von Freunden oder Kumpels haben

🇫🇷French

camarade

(utilisé familièrement) avoir une relation d'amis ou de copains

🇪🇸Spanish

afable

(usado coloquialmente) tener la relación de amigos o pals

🇮🇹Italian

amico

(usato colloquialmente) avere la relazione di amici o compagni

🇳🇱Dutch

kameraadschappelijk

(in de volksmond gebruikt) een relatie hebben met vrienden of vrienden

🇵🇹Portuguese

amigo

(usado coloquialmente) ter o relacionamento de amigos ou camaradas

🇷🇺Russian

приятель

(используется в разговорной речи) отношения с друзьями или приятелями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेली

(बोलचाल में प्रयुक्त) दोस्तों या दोस्तों जैसा रिश्ता होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সাথী

(কথোপকথনে ব্যবহৃত) বন্ধু বা বন্ধুদের সম্পর্ক থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

தோழி

(பேச்சு வழக்கில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) நண்பர்கள் அல்லது நண்பர்களின் உறவைக் கொண்டிருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

సహచరుడు

(వ్యావహారికంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) స్నేహితులు లేదా స్నేహితుల సంబంధాన్ని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सोबती

(बोलक्यात वापरलेले) मित्र किंवा मित्रांचे नाते असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાથી

(બોલચાલની ભાષામાં વપરાયેલ) મિત્રો અથવા મિત્રોનો સંબંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಟಿ

(ಆಡುಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ) ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഹൃത്തേ

(സംഭാഷണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) സുഹൃത്തുക്കളുമായോ സുഹൃത്തുക്കളുമായോ ഉള്ള ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਥੀ

(ਬੋਲਚਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھی

(بولی میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے) دوستوں یا دوستوں کا رشتہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马蒂

（口语）有朋友或朋友的关系

🇯🇵Japanese

仲間

（口語的に使用される）友人または仲間の関係を持つこと

🇰🇷Korean

친구

(구어체로 사용됨) 친구나 친구와 관계를 맺는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạn đời

(thông tục) có mối quan hệ với bạn bè

🇹🇭Thai

เพื่อน

(ใช้เรียกขาน) มีความสัมพันธ์แบบเพื่อนหรือเพื่อนฝูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg suka bergaul

(Digunakan dalam bahasa sehari-hari) memiliki hubungan teman atau sahabat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ماتي

(تستخدم بالعامية) وجود علاقة أصدقاء أو زملاء

🇮🇷Persian

ماتی

(در عامیانه استفاده می شود) داشتن رابطه دوستان یا دوستان

🇹🇷Turkish

dostum

(halk dilinde kullanılır) arkadaşlarla veya dostlarla ilişkilere sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבר

(בשימוש בשפה המדוברת) יש מערכת יחסים של חברים או חברים

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