Friendship

-- Which to use in English ???

Friend, Guy, Gal, Bud, Buddy, Dude, Pal, Pardner, Bloke or Mate ???

Hey! Similar to Hi!
Hey - How are you doing ? == Hi - How are you doing ?
Hey you! You just dropped something. -- Used to get someone's attention, when you don't know their name.
Hey Bud! This is a common friendly greeting. == bud US fam amigo
Hey Buddy! == Hey Bud! == buddy / ˈbʌdi/ sustantivo (pl buddies) (AmE colloq) amigo m, compinche m (fam), cuate m (Méx fam);

Hey Friend! is less commonly used. friend (close acquaintance) amigo,
But commonly used during introducions: I'd like to introduce you to my friend Angela.
Hey My friend! == Hey My Bud to a very good friend.
Hey Best Friend == Hey Good Buddy to a very good friend.

Hey Dude! What's up Dude? dude /duːd / || /djuːd/ sustantivo (AmE sl) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam)
Hey Cool Dude! You look really great today! -- A nice double compliment.
--- When referring to someone else:
Who was that dude I saw you with last night?
Oh, some important dude from Miami. He turned out to be a real dud. == dud (persona) inútil

When talking about others:
Do you see that guy (person) standing over there on the corner? == guy (man) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam), chavo m (Méx fam);
Those guys (people) seem to be be in a hurry to go somewhere important. == guys pl (people) (AmE) gente f;
He's really a good guy. They are really a bunch of good guys.

OK guys, (mixed male and female) Come on, let's get going now.

For explicitely female use 'gal'. == gal /ɡæl/ sustantivo (colloq) chica f, muchacha f
She's a very beautiful gal.
The class is open to both gals and guys.

Pal == /pæl/ sustantivo (friend) (colloq) amigo m, compinche m (fam), cuate m (Méx fam);
You're a real pal! ¡eso es un amigo verdadero!
Hey Pal! How are you doing ? pal (as form of address) compadre or (Esp) tío or (Méx) cuate
Hey Guy! How are you doing ? My opionion. These two are less commonly used.

Pardner == noun U.S. Dialect . 1. (in direct address) friend. 2. partner.
Howdy Pardner! (This has a distinctly Western/Cowboy sound to it.)

Bloke == /bləʊk/ sustantivo (BrE colloq) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam)
==bloke –noun Chiefly British Informal. man; fellow; guy.
He's a bloody nice bloke, don't you think, old chap ?

Mate is different because of the prefered meaning in the USA (2c) and the British/Australian/New Zealand meaning (3) in WordRef.
So, in American English, my mate is my spouse. In British English, 'me mate' is my friend. And the pronounciation is different too: Br sounds to my Anerican ears like 'me might'

What does Google Ngram have to say about the frequency of use ? It look like 'bud' is the winner.


My personal favorite? Budito.