How to call people of the same age with you? Is “age mate” correct?
How to call people of the same age with you? Is “age mate” correct?
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There is no exact English translation of the Russian word "ровесник." As a previous poster said, we usually say "this person is the same age as me" or "we're the same age," etc.
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I think the word you are looking for is "peers".
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You could say "contemporaries", which would be standard language.
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"People my age" works, sort of. In a formal setting you might talk about a cohort, or an age group. But I've never heard "age mate" :( I've heard a rumour that US English people talk about the "class of 2010", or whatever year, relating to when the group left high school. But I don't know if that's true.
ADDITION: torusan's suggestion is excellent, as its Anton's. Oh, and someone above here suggests "my generation" - which was the title of an old Who song :)
I'm obviously asleep today ...
https://youtu.be/qN5zw04WxCc
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No, we don't say "age mate." I actually don't think we have a word for this - we'd usually just say something like "this person and I are the same age."
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