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Trile, right?

Pumpkin. Muffin. Muffin. Poet. Sausage.

Hello. Sausage and cabbage.

Cabbage is not one. Mate, mate. All

right, mate. Hello, mate. What's up,

mate? Hi, mate. Then we got love and

lovely again. And how is it used in the

north? What you would say to someone?

Are you love? No. Oh, sorry. Ah, you're

all right, love. No.

Tarof. Tarof. Soft and

loving. Angel. Soft and loving. Mate is

a good thing to go in with for anyone.

Angel. Angel. I don't like Angel. Nah.

Feel a bit sick. Excuse me. Sorry. Um,

do you speak English? No, I don't.

Sorry.

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definitely about Britain and it's about

the language. British English. Okay. And

it's a

bit personal and juicy. No, it's not

juicy. Juicy. I'm nervous. No, it's not

juicy at all, but it's it's it's

interesting, I think. Okay. You want to

let me in on anything? Yes. So,

today we talk. I'm so nervous. Really?

No. About pet names?

Ah, now I'm happy. I love pet names. Oh,

great. So I looked up pet names in the

UK in Britain. Ah in public pet names to

strangers. We have everything. Wow. We

will first now go through a list of pet

names from pe different people to

different people like friends or or like

romantic romantically related people.

But also we have pet names in different

regions. This is cute. So I just want to

tell you the pet name and you tell me

what you think. Oh, like or no, just if

it's that we can do later, but if it's a

good one. So, okay. One that we talked

about a lot of times and we don't have

to talk about it now long is the one.

It's love love. L love. I love you know

what the description says? Simple and

classic. It is. It is a classic. It's

um it's one which when you say it I

instantly think

of the lady at the checkout in our local

supermarket. Hello love. Hello love. Or

usually it's usually in my mind it's

always like an older woman like a

matriarchal figure who like is working

behind a desk in a way like uh at the

fish and chip shop. I love what can I

get you? Is this also the same for

darling?

Darling. Uh, can you say darling or

darling?

Darling. Darling is not so common. It

that's more if I think my first like

initial reaction is a guy like an older

guy sometimes builders in a building

site can be a little bit patronizing.

Okay, we don't like darling. It's a bit

old school. It says here, "Very British

and posh sounding." Yeah. I mean, this

is a gift you give your loved one.

Darling, I'm downstairs in the basement

recording a podcast. But I'm here, too.

Sweetheart.

Sweetheart is also a pet name which is a

bit more intimate, like a couple would

do it. And I'm also getting like in

public patronizing builder vibes. Sweet

art. Sweetheart.

Sweetheart is actually not in the in the

regions. Do you want to say where you

see it? I hear southern dialects saying

sweetheart. Sweetheart. Dear. Dear.

Yeah. Dear is nice. Hi dear. Hi dear.

Yeah. Do you know what? Our neighbor

says it to you and to me I think. Yeah.

It says oldfashioned but still sweet.

Yeah. Our next door neighbor who is like

a elderly lady always calls us dear. And

it's very it feels very genuine when

someone says that. It does. Yeah. And

dear is like something which is you hold

something dear like you treat it like

with

Yeah. Like you don't take it for granted

and you're very Yeah. You it's it's your

kind of possess your prize possession in

a way. Okay. So this was the category

sweet and classic pet names. And there's

one more which is described as soft and

loving.

Angel. Soft and loving. Angel. Angel. I

don't like angel. Nah.

feel a bit sick. So, now we go to casual

and friendly pet names. Mate. Mate. All

right, mate. Hello, mate. What's up,

mate? Hi, mate. It's nice between

friends, isn't it? Well, actually, you

mate is a mate is a good thing to go in

with for anyone. Anyone. Hello, mate.

Hi, mate. What's up, mate? You can say

this to the person in the supermarket,

person on the street. It works really

well. It's kind of

um bit more of a masculiny thing, mate.

But nowadays, you can use it for anyone,

I think. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Especially like

if you're of a certain younger age, mate

is just fine. I mean, maybe not to like

an older person.

But someone who is like your age, male

or female, whatever, mate goes down.

Well, you can never go wrong with it

really. Okay. I think they are not only

between friends, they're just casual

because now comes one which is babe or

babes. Babe popular and affectionate.

Yeah, babe is good for like if you're in

a relationship with someone. It's also

you can use between girls I think al

often girls that are friends close

friends especially girls and also it's

like I call nama babes. Yeah,

exactly that literally a pet name. Yeah.

And also it's also used

quite nicely in justest. Like I could

say it to like a close male friend of

mine. Hi babes. As like a bit of a bit

tongue and cheek. Hi babes. Then I have

one that is a bit like angel. I think it

says classic and warm. Honey. Honey.

Honey. Angel. Honey is more of a if a

relationship should be one. I wouldn't

Yeah, it is. This is not friends. It's

just casual and friendly in public. I

wouldn't use honey if anyone really.

Again, it's like a little old lady could

do it to Yeah, honey can also be quite

patronizing. Yeah, can be. Now, we got

the quirky and fun British pet names.

And I would like to just say them all

and you tell me your favorite. Okay, the

first one I don't even know how to say.

Hel,

wait. Right. Go.

Pumpkin muffin. Muffin. Poet. Sausage. I

like sausage. And cabbage.

Cabbage is not one. What do you like

most? I love a word. Cabbage. Pickle.

Pumpkin. Muffin. Puppet. Sausage.

Cabbage. Wow. Um,

pumpkin. Zeus. Pumpkin is really cute.

That was German. Zeus. Zeus. Trickle.

Pumpkin. Muffin. Popit sausage. Cabbage.

of all of those. Pop it. Pop it and

sausage. White sausage. Sausage. Yeah, I

we call sausage. Pumpkin. Oh, pumpkins

are cute. You can say pumpkin. Pumpkin

is a bit more I always think of American

cuz like pumpkin pie. Hi, pumpkin pie. I

think of Dolly Parton saying it. Howdy,

pumpkin

pie. But um Poet is really cute. I like

Poet a lot. You say that to like um you

could say it to like a smaller child if

you like saw on the street. Hello popet.

You're all right. Or um but sausage I

like like we call Nola little sausage.

Yeah. Little sausage. Little pumpkin as

well. And but um trial is a very

Londonyy one. Very What is trial is a

bit like um oh a sweet term like the

syrup. Like a syrup or trio trial. So

the descriptions are trile is a sweet

term like the syrup. Pumpkin is cute and

affectionate. Muffin is adorable and

food related. Poet is an old but cute

British term. Sausage playful and

endearing. And cabbage quirky but some

Brits actually use it. It says cabbage

you. Then I do also have cheeky and

playful pet names, but those four I'm a

bit hungry now. which is actually one

that um I think two you use I would like

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us daily. Now we go to the regional

ones. M okay but we already had some

regional ones. I know we start now with

our region which is called London and

the south. London. The south okay trio

love

l. All right, love. It says even here

common in London and the south. Love.

You don't hear love that much in London.

There's other ones definitely here in

London, right? That you're probably

going to say maybe possibly. There's one

says popular in London and Essex. What

do you think? We always had it before.

Um

maybe I can imagine Sweetheart Tool.

Babes. Babes. Babes. Babes. Hi babes.

Babes. Yeah. Women who are friends often

call each other babes. Yeah.

Occasionally used in the south. Yeah.

And I have not heard that. I mean, I

know I know it's a pet name, but I've

not heard heard it anywhere in like

daily life is sugar. Sugar.

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Sugar. Honey. Honey. Honey.

Honey. Yep. Then we got I think I've not

heard sugar. Really? Sugar makes me

think of Mil Gibson. Didn't he say sugar

to that American police woman? Don't say

sugar. Don't say sugar. No, don't don't

say sugar. Offensive. Unless you're Mel

Gibson. Beep. Do we have to beep this?

We beep.

Um, then we got something that is not

only the south. I think I also see it

already in another region which is duck.

Ah, duck. Duke duck. Sometimes heard in

pockets of the south but more up north

specifically. It says Midlands actually.

Ah, okay. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Wait.

Midlands and Yorkshire. Yeah. And they

say aop duck. Aop duck or ducky coming

in and Nottingham Derby and Stoke on

Trent. That's uh really nice. Oh,

actually ducky. It says so good. AOP

ducky. You know them all. I like duck

but I would never say it but I really

like it and if someone called it to me

it's really bit wholesome. Yeah. No, I

also I like this one. Use in Yorkshire.

Yeah, you're right. Flower. Ah, flower

might be a bit patronizing, right? I

don't know. I think it's quite

endearing. Also flower.

A softer version of pet.

Huh? Yeah. You have to say the word now.

A softer version of pet.

A soft version of pet. Petal. Ah, yeah.

Yeah. It's very uh I would say uh like

Jordy, Newcastle, Northeast. Yeah. Still

Midlands in Yorkshire. Okay. Yeah. Okay.

Yeah. And then we got one more in that

region. Try this. Arit

petal. Pet.

Then we got cute and affectionate. And I

think it's it's actually cute. Sweet

pee. A sweet pee is nice. Zeus. Oh god.

Again. Zeus. Zeus. Zeus. All of these

are really good for your dog. Now we're

going really to Northern England. Well,

Yorkshire is Northern England, but we're

going now to

I think Duck was South Yorkshire though

to be fair. Like you say, Midland, South

Yorkshire. We're going now to the west

and the east in Northern England. We're

going to say one which is a bit like

what? Manchester, Liverpool, and

Newcastle. Now Manchester, we got pen.

Pen pet again. Very common. Newcastle.

How would you say Newcastle? Yeah, like

that. Harit pet.

How are we? You say this? How we pet?

How we um then we

got you in Manchester in Yorkshire.

Yeah. You all right? Chuck. H Chuck.

Chuck. Hey, Chuck. Who is Chuck? Don't

know. All right. I mean, you can have a

chuckle, which is a laugh, which is

having a laugh with someone. So, all

right. Chuck. Chuck. I like you. You're

a funny one. Yeah, maybe. I like Chuck.

It's like you That's for everyone. Okay,

shock. Then we got love and lovely

again. And how is it used in the north?

What you would say to someone? I love.

No. Oh, sorry. You're right. Love. No.

Tarov. Tarov. Isn't Tar? Thank you.

Yeah. T. Yeah. Tof. Tar is a nice one.

Yeah. You say t in the cells a lot. T.

And people do look weird at you

sometimes or not. Yeah. is also t is

like

um because babies can't say

if you saw our last podcast we in the

basement and again someone was on the

toilet and

babies right when you're teaching them

you can't teach them to say thank you

because it's difficult for babies and

for Germans right thank you babies and

Germans uh so you teach babies t

t yeah that makes sense And so then it's

carried up the ladder to a to grown-ups

now. Say task. And some just stick with

it. Yeah. Like me.

Um, baby forever. Uh, and so we go to

Scotland.

Scotland. Bonnie means pretty or lovely.

My bonn. My bonny lass. What is alas?

Alas is a

girl. Lad. Like my pretty girl. Ah,

yeah. A lad is a boy and a lass is a

girl. So like you can say like bonny lad

bonnas. Okay, cool. Now I got she can

playful ones for the after show. Oh

great. That was it. I hope you learn

some really good pet names. Be a bit

careful if you go to the UK or if you

live there already to use them. Mhm.

Maybe look it up before.

Yeah. Don't call

someone I don't know. I think to

summarize, love seems to be like an

overriding pet name throughout the whole

of the UK. Need to be a bit careful of

how you use it, but mate is always just

good. You're fine. You're never going to

offend anyone. Maybe a little old lady.

If you call it old lady mate, but all

right, mate. All right, mate. What are

you up to today? Tool.

But yeah, mate. We'll we'll get you some

places. Maybe you'll even make mates.

So, that was nice. Thanks for watching

this. careful with with your pet names,

but pet names are, and that's what I

want to say, what I've learned when

moving to the UK, pet names are a big

thing, much bigger than in Germany, I'd

say. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Don't be

overwhelmed when other people use them

at you as well. That's also the bigger

point. Like they're people mainly use

them to be nice to you. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. I was quite overwhelmed with

in a few weird situations. Um,

okay. See you. See you next time.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
mate /meɪt/ A1	noun - a friend or companion
darling /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - a term of endearment for a loved one
sweetheart /ˈswiːt.hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a loved one or a term of endearment
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ A1	noun - a spiritual being or a term of endearment
babe /beɪb/ A2	noun - a term of endearment, often for a romantic partner
honey /ˈhʌn.i/ A1	noun - a sweet substance or a term of endearment
pumpkin /ˈpʌm.pɪn/ A1	noun - a large orange squash or a term of endearment
sausage /ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a food item or a playful term of endearment
cabbage /ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a leafy vegetable or a quirky term of endearment
duck /dʌk/ A1	noun - a waterbird or a term of endearment in some UK regions
flower /ˈflaʊ.ər/ A1	noun - a plant or a term of endearment
bonnie /ˈbɒn.i/ A2	adjective - pretty or attractive, especially in Scottish usage
petal /ˈpet.l̩/ A2	noun - a part of a flower or a term of endearment
chuck /tʃʌk/ A2	verb - to throw something noun - a term of address in some UK regions