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How do you pronounce mate?

Sun, 2006-01-15 14:24 — Daniel

MAH-teh. MAH like in malt, and -teh like in Gral. Patten.

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Thu, 2007-06-28 12:04 — Rob (not verified)

Mate is from the

Mate is from the Argentine/Paraguayan/Brazilian border region. It is pronounced properly as "MAH-tay". MAH is like the vowel sound in "mom" and tay rhymes with "play". The stress falls on the first syllable

Mon, 2007-11-26 22:06 — Anonymous (not verified)

Correct Pronunciation

Well, "MAH-tay" may be how many people pronounce it in the United States, but in Spanish it's pronounced "mah-TAY". The acute accent seen over the letter "E" in maté is always used in Spanish to show where the stress falls.

Wed, 2010-02-10 09:24 — Anonymous (not verified)

Mate vs. Maté

There is no accent on the word mate in Spanish. It is added for English speakers so that they pronounce the word as two syllables. Therefore, the accent naturally falls on the first syllable. MAH-tay. The word "maté" in Spanish means "I killed".

Thu, 2008-08-28 09:59 — Anonymous (not verified)

Its more like MAT-eh, with

Its more like MAT-eh, with the "a" being shorter than in the english "mat", and "eh" pronounced like the e in "pet", and the stress falls on the first syllabe.
It has no acute accent in the e. Written with an accent, "maté", the stress falls in the second syllabe, and it means "I killed".

Sun, 2009-03-01 10:56 — Hard core mate drinker (not verified)

Mate pronunciation

You got it sir. Stress is not on the "e" but "ma". Otherwise you go to jail for confessing your crime.

Sun, 2007-07-01 03:34 — Anonymous (not verified)

Why???

Can anyone explain how we could drink so much caffeine every day for years on end and then now as just one a day will cause so much dizziness? Just seems absolutely crazy.

Thank you!

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