Cheers, mate!
Napisane by Belmont » 26 Dec 2007, 20:43 Re: Cheers, mate!
Kat_Bham wrote:mate is much better than love
i hate when people say: "thanks love" "excuse me love do you work here"
i could kill when i hear it, really
Maybe a much better one is "alright, babe", for instance.
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Napisane by Kat_Bham » 31 Jan 2008, 21:44 Re: Cheers, mate!
but i think when hearing Babe i could be sentenced for a murder!!
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Napisane by sacred.spirit » 15 Feb 2008, 12:16 Re: Cheers, mate!
acmd wrote:Don't you feel annoyed by Britons who constatly call you 'mate' (if you are a man of course). I know that I'm twenty-sth and I don't expect the barman/cashier to call me 'sir', but still. A guy from the broadband company came to us the other day to fix the net - he was here for like 15 minuts and he was able to call me 'mate' like 20 times
And, of course - 'cheers'... Can't they say 'thanks' or 'bye'... I can't get it.
And you mate keep using "like" hehe.
I don't have a problem with people calling me "mate" (although it doesn't happen as often as if I was a man - I suppose) I sometmes call sb "mate", and even my girl - friends. (Most of my girl - friends call each other "babe" and believe me - that is far worse! )
I'm in my 2nd year at the uni but I don't speak "Queen English" I suppose it's because of the way I was brought up (amongst "common people" )
Anyway, we all have expressions we like - and ones that we don't. We just have to learn to live with it. Or (as someone has already suggested) pack our bags and leave )
Speak l8r - mates!
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Napisane by creo0 » 25 Feb 2008, 23:48 Re: Cheers, mate!
exp: May i have cigarettes , matches as well ... ?
isnt it better to say : hey box of fags and matches ?
saying as well people trying to be more kinf or what ...
And listen now that sentance is used mostly by motherf***ers from abroad...
I hate when smb trying become englishman.I am pole and i am not gonna try to be simillar to englishman...any!
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Napisane by Belmont » 5 Mar 2008, 21:36 Re: Cheers, mate!
creo0 wrote:I hate when smb trying become englishman.I am pole and i am not gonna try to be simillar to englishman...any!
I know what you mean. Some of my people do the same. They try to push their way and try to act like the English, try to speak like them...
I mean, I try not to speak English with a harsh foreign accent. But when someone just puts on an affected speech and they still have the accent... Or when someone act like they can't remember a word in their language after a few months in England. That's just disgusting. People like that make me nervous.
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Napisane by DjXeed » 4 Apr 2008, 23:45 Re: Cheers, mate!
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Napisane by Mike » 10 Apr 2008, 11:19 Re: Cheers, mate!
DjXeed wrote:Even if you are in your twentys, your problem is, that you don't understand this 'mate' in a way british does. Cleaning staff at my uni, other students and even tutors don't give a fuck, I'am a mate for all of 'em... For them everybody's mate. If you have any english friends, especially female ones you can notice, that they call everybody a mate, even female friends... So basicly, mate is not a bloke only, but a girl as well.
But ud better dont call any of your female friends 'mate'
No cuesta dinero
Intentalo!
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Napisane by DjXeed » 11 Apr 2008, 18:13 Re: Cheers, mate!
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Napisane by K.J. » 4 May 2008, 13:33 Re: Cheers, mate!
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Napisane by Torpedos » 23 Jul 2009, 09:37 Re: Cheers, mate!
Napisane by Fok@ » 11 Sep 2009, 06:16 Re: Cheers, mate!
creo0 says
exp: May i have cigarettes , matches as well ... ?
isnt it better to say : hey box of fags and matches ?
If someone would ask me the way you suggested i would think "what a wanker" and my answer is NO straight away (even if I have got them).
I like the way engilsh talk to people and don't mind If they are nice to you event if they don't like you I just don't care
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Napisane by AdamBoltryk » 11 Sep 2009, 08:20 Re: Cheers, mate!
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Napisane by kahna77 » 13 May 2010, 21:42 Re: Cheers, mate!
Mike wrote:DjXeed napisał/a:
Even if you are in your twentys, your problem is, that you don't understand this 'mate' in a way british does. Cleaning staff at my uni, other students and even tutors don't give a fuck, I'am a mate for all of 'em... For them everybody's mate. If you have any english friends, especially female ones you can notice, that they call everybody a mate, even female friends... So basicly, mate is not a bloke only, but a girl as well.
But ud better dont call any of your female friends 'mate'
Why not?
For your information mate literally means 'kumpel' so what's wrong with that? All my English mates call me 'mate' and I have no problem with that. If you want to know mate also means a spouse (US English mostly), a partner (=a husband or a wife); so there you go...
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Napisane by bogini8 » 18 Dec 2010, 00:23 Re: Cheers, mate!
I really hate it ..Lukaas85 wrote:But really loooove 'ta'- shorter word for 'thank you'
[ Dodano: |18 Gru 2010|, o 00:28 ]
i don`t know which one is the worse one.....love, sweetheart,dear, darling...etc...Kat_Bham wrote:mate is much better than love
i hate when people say: "thanks love" "excuse me love do you work here"
i could kill when i hear it, really
[ Dodano: |18 Gru 2010|, o 00:32 ]
in your dream ? ;)AdamBoltryk wrote:mate? love? hmmm I always hear: "thx, boss":D
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Napisane by agg » 18 Dec 2010, 20:42 Re: Cheers, mate!
CATCH ME... IF YOU CAN!!!
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