🇪🇸 Spanish phrases
How to say “Friend” in Spanish
Amigo
ah-MEE-goh
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'Amigo' for a male friend, 'amiga' for a female friend; 'amigos' for a group. Many regions have slang equivalents: 'colega' or 'tío/tía' in Spain, 'cuate' or 'carnal' in Mexico, 'parce' in Colombia, 'pana' in Venezuela and Ecuador.
Other ways to say it
| Spanish | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiga | ah-MEE-gah | Female friend | Referring to a woman |
| Colega | koh-LEH-gah | Mate, buddy | Informal, Spain |
| Cuate | KWAH-teh | Buddy | Informal, Mexico |
In a sentence
Él es mi mejor amigo.
EHL ehs mee meh-HOR ah-MEE-goh
He is my best friend.
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“Friend” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianმეგობარიmegobari🇫🇷 FrenchAmi / Amieah-MEE🇩🇪 GermanFreund / Freundinfroynt / FROYN-din🇮🇹 ItalianAmicoah-MEE-koh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseAmigo / Amigaah-MEE-goo / ah-MEE-gah🇷🇺 RussianДругdrug🇯🇵 Japanese友達tomodachi🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese朋友péngyou🇰🇷 Korean친구chingu🇸🇦 Arabicصديقsadiq🇦🇲 ArmenianԸնկերenker🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniDostdost🇮🇷 Persianدوستdust🇹🇭 Thaiเพื่อนphuean🇻🇳 VietnameseBạnbahn🇺🇦 UkrainianДругdruh🇷🇸 SerbianПријатељprijatelj🇬🇷 GreekΦίλοςfílos🇮🇱 Hebrewחברchaver