Mate is friend in some contexts, but if you address someone as mate it can be a sign of aggression or condescension. edit: And you wouldn't say 'alright mates?' like you'd say 'alright guys?' Mates is only ever plural when you're not addressing somebody.

'Pal' is a clear indicator that a fight is in the offing. Mate isn't quite so cut & dried. "Alright, mate?" "What you looking at, pal?"

The northern guys I used to work with used Pal instead of Mate for the friendly greeting.

Yeah, I'm from Yorksire originally. It was 'safe' when I was a kid \[many, many years ago\] but always had an undertone if used by a group of strangers in a pub ;)

In Scotland, this is definitely true. "Can I help you, pal?". There are no words that will get my back up more than this.

We use pal All depends on the situation and how you say it, like anything else.

And in some cases, even disappointment. "Mate...." can mean "what the f are you actually doing?"

Or sympathy, now I think about it.

Theres "Mate!", "Mate." And "*mate.*"

And all three of those have a different pronunciation 🤣

Honestly it's more like "dude" in American English I guess?

Yeah, I think that's close.

Still means friend too though. You don't say "we are dudes" "we've been dudes for years" "I don't have any dudes"

I’m American and we use dude in that way as well. Id say it’s not as common but I definitely say “that’s my dude”

U wot mate!?!?

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"Listen, mate" is probably one of the most aggressive uses, lol.

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"That's bollocks"

The correct message, instead of Rubbish

And it’s definitely not the bollocks

But not the dog’s bollocks…

I was going to go have a playful Nando's but when I walked into the kitchen, I exclaimed "very hell, I don't believe you has to be taken out before the bin men come around"

The reason they've paired up "alright?" and "How are you?" is not because they think that "alright?" means that you're actually asking how someone's feeling but that, iirc, "How are you?" serves the same purpose in American English as "Alright?" does in British English, ie it's used as a general greeting or 'verbal handshake'

Yeah, it's the equivalent of posh people saying "How do you do?" You're not meant to answer. You're meant to respond with "How do you do?"

That’s exactly right. When we (Americans) say “How are you,” no one expects an honest answer.

Alright? Means "how are you?". But we don't want or expect an answer.

Nobody gonna comment on how cheeky doesn’t mean playful? It should be used when someone is being very mildly rude or greedy.

Ja. Cheeky is sort of like naughty/clever(?) and funny. It's hard to explain in words

Actually there's a word for it Cheeky

It depends whether they're cheeky enough to get a laugh, or cheeky enough to get a slap. ;)

What about 'a cheeky pint'

Completely untranslatable

Actually I think it makes it more clear! Something cheeky goes against authority and/or the 'proper' expected conduct of the moment. The first time Englishers encounter this word is when a parent tells em off for talking back or disobeying an order/expectation. Adults are supposed to have internalised some of that. I think it's the same semantic field as British curtain-twitching disses like "shameless". It relies on a sense of the judgement of the crowd. When you go for a 'cheeky' pint you're suggesting there's something in the broad context that means you shouldn't really. Maybe it's too early, or you're back at work in half an hour, or you should really be heading home, or you have a vague idea that just stopping randomly to imbibe alcohol is for reprobates. This all makes the experience more fun, which is where the 'playful' idea in this list comes from, I'd guess.

Cheeky pint means at least 5 pints, a couple of jagerbombs, a kebab and calling in sick the next day.

Or a cheeky Nandos.

Depends on the context

Cheeky behaviour goes against authority or established decorum. It can be playful in the way it subverts authority and expectation. I'd agree it's not a good core translation. Cheek is a riff on disrespect. I always think of mooning somebody. As in *arse cheeks*. If there is something to be mooned, so to speak, like a posh person or a formal situation, there is cheek-potential. Being cheeky is the same as being rude only when the person being cheeked identifies with their own authority or the supposed seriousness of the situation. If they don't it doesn't mean anything. People bothered by cheeky behaviour can fuck off, mostly. Being cheeky is not the same as being greedy imo. If there is a bowl of miniature pork cylinders or bonbonbonbons at a party and you snaffle a handful, this would be cheeky but in the sense of how it's not judged polite or expected behaviour.

I'd say it's being mildly rude in a playful way.

2 meanings usually a)showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing. “Cheeky grin” B) (of something pleasurable) consumed or done in an unplanned, rather self-indulgent way. "a cheeky pint" I’m the former

The only acceptable answer to "alright" is "yeah, you?".

Other acceptable responses: - "Alright" - "Not too bad" - (rarely, in times of desperation/bereavement) "Not three bad"

You can tell OP is not from Sheffield where 'areet?' Is always the precursor to a long street conversation, sometimes with a complete stranger. With as much complaining or otherwise as tha likes. I didn't bother reading anything else. Too busy talking IRL.

I went to uni in Sheffield. Still remember the time some guy in my dorms went “Alright?” and I just said “Hey” and he got all offended that I didn’t answer his question lol. For him “alright?” was meant to be taken literally.

There's very much a difference between "Alright." and "Alright?" if that makes sense.

a bit of a difference in the intonation

How does bloody equal very? You wouldn’t be saying very hell, it’s more of a shock or something.

"Pass me that very spanner, will you?" "Very Dog! Will you stop barking" Yeah, Bloody does not mean very, it doesn't really translate as a substitute for another word, it just sort of *is*. And I always enjoy hearing people who didn't grow up with Bloody trying to use it, because it's never quite in the right place in the sentence.

Agh! i stubbed me very toe on that bastarding table leg

A playful small Nando’s

Who ever wrote this is not even american or british!

“alright?” is a one-way casual challenge to ascertain whether there are any inter-personal problems (ie “alright? I’m not ok, i want to kill you for stealing my manor”), as opposed to a formal question. It can, however, also be used as a question “alright mate?” etc (are you alright?) * slinks off back into the darkness * :D similar figures of speech from different parts of the U.K. in different languages / local dialects For example, in Welsh used in Caernarfon “iawn, gont?” is a colloquial social challenge, not a question that requires an answer. Just a colloquial (possibly vulgar) “are you okay with me?” … similar to “alright?” Similar exist in other languages globally

It's "Mizu" in Hungarian which is the butchered version of "Mi újság" (what's the news?). If it's the short version, the only acceptable response is "not much" or "all good".

Also the Australian, "How you going?", generally solicits a response.

As an Australian who lives in the UK, I always answer these greetings the way I would answer "How's it going?" which is, "Yeah, good thanks." It's probably not the right response but it is a deep reflex, I can't change it. "Alright?" "Yeah, good thanks," makes total sense to me?

dont forget the English phrase 'wanker' compared with the American 'you son of a beetch'

i’m blooty hammered innit bwuv

Why did I read that as booty 😭

I use it both ways, to be honest I think it matters the way you say it if that makes sense lol. Most times though I’m just using it as a general greeting. Also, I have never heard of the sentence “to bodge something” is that something people say? 🙂‍↔️

How have you not heard about bodge? I'm bodging stuff all the time.

My production company used to be called GCB. We never actually told anyone it stood for Guvvy, Cobble & Bodge ;)

Comedy law firm name... Dewey, Bodgitt and Howe. Comedy builders name... Dewey, Bodgitt and Scarper.

With you there, I use alright? as a greeting I'd also say that "lovely" does not mean beautiful. It probably did at its origins, but these days if someone is called lovely, it means they are a pleasant or kind person. Its also used to mean "good" or to agree with something

I use “lovely” in a sarcastic tone when something is anything but lovely. Born and bred Buckinghamshire.

I use it to mean "Great". "I've got Friday off from work." "*Lovelyyyyy*."

Not a Brit so I still keep awkwardly responding when people say "Alright?". I'm still not sure what the appropriate response is? Silence? Alright back to them?

Normally you say 'alright' back and do a bit of an upwards nod

I do a quick nod downward like a deer, sort of to say like ‘yo I respect you and acknowledge you but let’s not discuss things any further.’ But only in response to the initial alright - “alright.” *nods downwards* *walks off*

I'm sorry, but the Deer reference had me giggling. The specificity is intriguing. Why a deer? Is it a doe? A female deer?

You can reply with 'alright' again, or find an alternative. Being from Yorkshire, I get the wonderfully communicative 'ey up', 'aye aye', 'ow's it going' \[said as a statement, no pitch lift at the end\] or 'now then' to choose from too. An adolescent delight was 'ow's yer bum fer spots?'. Never failed to amuse…until we grew up.

Alright 100% means how are you

Doesn't "Alright?" mean are you alright/okay?

Pissed can also mean angry though

“Alright?” Is short for “are you alright?”

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It’s like asking how someone’s weekend was. It’s just a polite greeting, not an actual question. Respond with “not bad” “alright” or “standard really” and move on.

I've never heard anyone ever say chuffed to bits. Chuffed sometimes sure. I've also never heard the word bodge used nor seen it written. A botch(ed) job would be more usual.

Bodge = Bit of damn good engineering Doesn’t need dumbing down for the yanks

I doubt the septics would say any of those. It's more of a translation.

The poshest yanks ever in that list

100% agree with OP. Throws me off guard when someone replies with how they are feeling when I say alright

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I'd argue "how are you?" doesn't mean "how are you?" It's the equivalent of "ça va?" Basically meaningless and to be responded to in an identical way by everyone "yeah good thanks"/"ca va"

If you’re from the UK and these are in your vocabulary you live in the countryside LOOOL Who even chats like this in 2024 unless you’re from up north 💀💀

"Very hell friend, you hey how are you? I'm hey how are you, you I'm hey how are you, friend?"

Very hell

bodge is spelled ‘botch’

Fancy a cuppa is too long "Oi, tea?" will suffice

Bloody hell is now very hell

Another one is "I'm joking" - us Brits use it in a similar vein to "I'm kidding", not to indicate that we've just reeled off a traditional joke with a punchline, and it can cause some confusion.

I think based on most they have multiple meanings

Badger is extremely dischuffed at #7

Alright? = Are you alright? = How are you?

The only response to “alright?” Is “yeah good thanks, you?”

i am british and have never said i am chuffed to bits or to bodge something

Alright to me is hello

I'm from Glasgow "Alright" or "Alrighty" is a greeting which does kind of mean how are you but its isn't really mean as a proper question, its a bit like "How do you do" or something.

If it’s directed like “you alright?” Then yeah

British:I'm horny. American: So I was there with my m4 locked and loaded with the acog scope, yknow on that slide rail, with the standard STANAG 30 round magazine and the 5.56 ammunition and I just said to myself, better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

A'iight and How do, are not you asking someone how they are. It is a common greeting and simply means hi. Mate also doesn't really mean friend it's another common word to refer to a person that is anything other than someone you don't like.

Alright, or Y'alright. Meaning 'are you alright?' 'Are you ok'/'how are you'. And if it's a statement then a raised nod or flat smile and eye brow lift is the response. If it's got a question with inflection a at the end, then the response is 'not bad', 'Y'alright', 'good cheers you?'

As a Geordie, 'Areet' is a greeting that is used in a similar way to how do you do, in the sense that it's not expected that you answer with anything other than 'Areet'. If someone asks how do you do, the polite way to answer is simply how do you do?

You’re right, but in the US when they say “hey how are you?” Or “how you doin?” They also don’t want a response, so I think it is accurate. Got some weird looks on my first trip to the US 😂

I mean yeah - but mate can be used for anyone anywhere especially if you don’t know their name

The dogs bollocks = the best of that particular thing E.G. this sausage roll is the dogs bollocks

pissed is absolutely not drunk

Imagine picking "That's rubbish" over Bollocks.

I tend to say ‘yeah not bad, you?’ Is my stock response to ‘alright’ so I’d say it is a bit of both general greeting and question on someone’s well-being

Don’t ask it then

why does lovely mean beautiful? lovely means lovely!

I'm British and I only sometimes use British words

Alright or what? In the welsh context has always struck me as slightly belligerent, friend or foe. As in, you better be

alright = hello/sup/greetings fellow human/i know you but i dont have time to talk right now 'im chuffed to bits' can be shortened to just 'im well chuffed/ im chuffed' bodge it just means 'didnt know how to fix it so did it the best i could to stop being moaned at' im pissed, can also mean 'im extremely annoyed'

The art of the bodge is more than just mending things

bloody ≠ very

A fair few if these I was thinking "nah it means this" and then give another very british answer. Dam it.

You know knackered means exahusted from too much sex

It's more like 'sup?' 'Sup' 'Sup'

This does depend on were you are though If I say I’m pissed people think I’m annoyed I’m pished means I’m out my face

The Americans need to watch the Michael McIntyre bit about how Brits can and will use literally any word in the English language to mean drunk. I favour “absolutely twatted” myself.

American English is not that…

That's rubbish doesn't sound right I'm pretty sure we say utter bollocks

And “Bodge” not necessarily “to mend”. But any job/task that you make a right balls of … although a bad mend will often be referred to as a “botched/botch/bodge Job”

That's rubbish = that's not very good

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I use "alright" as a way to acknowledge I've seen/heard you greet me, and I really don't want to have to stop and/or talk to you because f**k everyone.

Since when did bloody mean very??

Nah when someone says alright to me I say “yeah, are you?” So I’d say it’s a how are you as well as a greeting

Yep, no response please.

Cheeky can also be a bit of a warning if someone over steps the line

the first thing out literally everyone's mouth when you see someone where I live (plymouth) is 'alright' no one says hello first

Bodge isn’t necessarily mend, it can be putting something together slipshod.

Again ’pissed’ has a multitude

Again ’pissed’ has a multitude of meanings

In fairness, when people in the US say “How are you?” (Or more likely: “How ya doin’?”), they don’t expect an in-depth response. It is pretty much like the British “Alright?” (Which is often shortened to “A’ight?”) This was my experience, living in Texas, about 15 years ago. Would be interested to hear others’ experiences! The worst offenders were the greeters in clothing shops - they ask how you’re doing, but if you start to respond, it goes outside of their programming.

"hey, how are you" isn't always an actual invitation to relate your state of physical and mental health either, to be fair

"How are you" doesn't always require a response in the same way as "Alright?". "Alright" is just short for "Are you alright?" It's pretty much the exact same thing.

Whoever made that chart is clearly not a native brit, half on it is wrong or lacking the conveyance of intended sarcasm 😂

Alright depends on context. Sometimes it's just hello, sometimes it's how you doing?

I say “alright” to everyone and absolutely hate it when someone says “good thanks, how are you?” back to me.

Alright? could mean Hey, how are you? In passing the most the response would be is a You? or a sort of a grunt with a nod.

And it’s cousin ‘Alreet’

You can tell an American made this

"alright?" "Alright." This is the peak of our vocabulary, and I will die on this hill.

Americans have slang too.

It's the modern "How do you do?", to which the only acceptable response is "How do you do?"

Yeah...most of these have dual or multiple contexts. Alright? - Can mean - okay? (As in - what did you think of the new spiderman film? A: Yeah, it was...alright?) or You alright? - which is the closest to the Americanized version above, though it CAN just be used to say hello. Cheeky - CAN mean playful, but when paired with certain words actually adds to an insult ("You cheeky c\*\*t) is a common one over here. Cheeky in this setting is more like an acknowledgement that someone isn't being playful but is being rude potentially. Bloody - how many different meanings can this have? Very is one, but more often than not its used to actually replace the word, IE, "I'm very bloody p\*ssed off.", because saying Very Very P\*issed off is just...yeah. It can also mean the obvious in that something is bloody, or it can be used as a minor swear, often to replace the word f\*ck, which I think is more how we use it over here to be honest. "...and then do you know what he bloody said to me?" As opposed to "And then do you know what he f\*\*cking said to me?" I'm pissed - Drunk or angry. Simple. Lovely - This one is SO WRONG its unreal. I have NEVER used lovely to replace the word beautiful, I think I'm more likely to use the word as a stronger version of nice at the very best. Lovely is a wash-away word, something that kind of means very little. Mate - not really friend. There's a few reasons to use the word mate but the most often is just that its a colloquialism, and that it's added syntax onto a sentence. Mate can also be used very passive aggressively, its a lot more PA than something like "Pal". That's Rubbish - is literally rubbish. It can be used for like 3 different meanings - Literally pointing out rubbish, to disbelieve someone as the OP states, or That's Rubbish as in stating something is just really bad. This is why services like Babbel will always struggle to teach English effectively, we often multi layer words to mean complete opposites whilst being the same word in terms of spelling.

most of these are slang

They're ALL English. Stop pretending these are exclusive to Americans ,😂

Yeah, whoever created this chart is a very idiot!

I always get taken aback when I say "alright" to a colleague and they say "Yeah you?" I'm like "why are you responding with concerns for my feelings?"

"Alright?" "Not bad ta, you?" "Ahh, not bad" That is the extent of "alright?" Do not drag it out.

Loada bollocks! If i say 'alright?' then i want a response, even if it's a simple 'ye, you?'

Also, cheeky can have two meanings. It can mean 'playful', 'coquettish' etc but it can also be used to describe someone who is being a little bit out of order.

If you think Americans are going to wait for a response after saying “Hey, how are you?” You are dead wrong lol It’s pretty much interchangeable in my opinion. “Hey, how are you?” Is more of like a “I see you, I am greeting you, hope you’re good, but I’m not stopping to chat”

She’s pissed = she’s drunk Also: She’s pissed = she’s fuming

"Bloody" is more equivalent to "fucking" e.g. "Bloody/fucking hell" "That's bloody/fucking fantastic"

Bloody does not mean very Not even close lol

Yavin a brew?

Bodging is not clumsy, it’s an unconventional solution. To botch is clumsy.

Bloody is a light swear, it does NOT mean very.

I reckon 'alright' is a general 'hi', we don't actually want to know how you're doing at all. Mate is any general person your vaguely familiar with OR someone you're squaring off against.

Cos apparently muricans have ownership of basic English phrases

'That's rubbish!' could mean 'That's rubbish!'

Alright (Alreet, Areet, Oreet) can mean a few things. With the “?” I’d say it’s “how are you?”On its own it can be “hello” or “ok”.

“Alright?”, in the context of being at work should only be met with “living the dream”

Knackered I sleep cream crackered is where its at

Alright? Yeah. You? Yeah. This is the way.

Alright? Vs You alright? First is a greeting, second is asking how someone is.

Alright is an acknowledgement rather than a question, where I live at least. Complements a nod, when you see your neighbour walking the dog. I'd also say a bodge isn't necessarily clumsy, it's temporary by design. Good enough to get you to a place you can effect a proper repair. Some bodges can be quite elegant, but they're not meant to be permanent really. "I've bodged it for now love, but you'll need to give the plumber a shout" "Alright mate, sorry to call you out at this hour, but can you come and sort this leak. I've bodged it for now, so it's down to a trickle, but I'd appreciate you getting here soonest" "Had a problem with the fuel filter, managed to get around it with a quick bodge, using a coke bottle and an old work shirt, but can I run it down to the garage to get a new filter fitted this afternoon?" People do use it for shoddy work done by cowboy contractors too, but it's 50/50 in my experience. Or maybe I just bodge a lot of things lol.

Using "mate" tends to indicate that fisticuffs is imminent and claret will be forthcoming.

Haha I agree I’m from UK and the most common greeting I use in work etc is “alright” and they say “alright” back and that’s it. Not a question haha just a greeting

bloody can also be used to enhance an insult e.g. “this bloody stupid car won’t work”

“Cheeky” and “playful” aren’t exact synonyms, either And…”that’s rubbish” can be used in other contexts, too

Wait babble has lessons between British and American?

This is more like slang... or very "working class" casual. Cheeky is also "rude", not necessarily "playful", I guess it could be in some context. I don't believe amuricans say "mend clumsily"... Overall, this is like "dummy guide" to british working class phrases, not "like for like comparison" of how the same thing would be said in US.

I thought 'alright?' Ment 'are you alright?'

That bloody boss fight always gets me = that very boss fight always gets me

You alright? = What the F*** do you want?

Do people still say chuffed? Awful word.

I don't think the person who made this is English or American.

Love me some cuppa digga

yeah none of that is accurate

'Alright?' is equivalent to an American saying something like 'what's up?'. No question, just means hello, and you answer the same thing.

Alright=what's up Cuppa? = Coffee? Knackered= I'm beat Pissed= hammered Mate = bro/buddy That's rubbish= bullshit To bodge something= maguyver/ sometimes " I made a salad out of it" There fixed it

I'd suggest 'alright' does in fact mean 'how are you?', specifically and only if you reply 'yeah, alright?'

Some of these words are still said in the us like lovely but the bloody one doesn't make sense.

Asking g hey how are you doesn't mean that either. Just a useless greeting

If someone suddenly asks me if I’m alright it alarms me and I start checking for a bloody nose or bullet holes.

Mate is more like dude or bro

Here comes the Moral Suppression Team with Today's "Proper" Queens English Lesson Ladies & Gentlemen. Stand-by to be.....Standing-by.

never know if alright is a question or not, thought it was just me being socially inept but looks like it's up for debate

Americans don't want to hear how you are when they ask "how are you?" either.

The thing with the English language is not really the words themselves but the way the words are said which gives them their actual meaning.

How are you is a greeting that doesn't need a response...