Bro Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈbɹoʊ/

broh

UK

/ˈbɹəʊ/

broh

التعريف

An informal way to say “brother,” often used to talk to or about a male friend. It can show friendliness, closeness, or sometimes mild surprise or annoyance depending on tone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and common in spoken English, especially in American English. Often used as direct address: 'Hey, bro.' It usually refers to males, though some speakers use it more broadly. Tone matters a lot: warm in 'Thanks, bro,' but annoyed in 'Bro, what are you doing?' Similar to 'dude' or 'man,' but more strongly suggests closeness.

• Spanish: bro - hermano (coloquial) - amigo (coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): mano (gíria) - irmão (coloquial) - amigo (coloquial)
• Portuguese (PT): mano (gíria) - irmão (coloquial) - amigo (coloquial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 哥们儿（口语）- 兄弟（口语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 哥們兒（口語）- 兄弟（口語）
• Hindi: भाई (बोलचाल) - दोस्त (बोलचाल)
• Arabic: يا أخي (عامية) - صاحبي (عامية)
• Bengali: ভাই - ব্রো
• Russian: бро - братан
• Japanese: ブロ - 兄貴(あにき) - 兄ちゃん
• Vietnamese: bro - anh bạn - ông bạn
• Korean: 브로 - 브라더
• Turkish: kanka - bro
• Urdu: بھائی - برو
• Indonesian: bro - broh - broder

جمل نموذجية

He is my bro from school.

basic

Thanks, bro.

basic

Bro, come here for a minute.

basic

Bro, that movie was way better than I expected.

natural

Come on, bro, you know I was joking.

natural

Bro, what are you doing? That's my charger.

natural