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SCOTS - Scottish
So if you were to run into someone like me, these phrases could help you.
Hi! - Awrite!
Good morning! - Guid mornin!
Good evening! - Guid eenin!
Welcome! - Welcome!
How are you? - Hou ar ye? -OR- Hou's aw wi ye? -OR- Hou's it gaun?
I'm fine, thanks! - A'm fine, slainte!
And you? - An ye?
Good / so-so. - Guid / so-so.
Thank you (very much)! - Thenk ye (uncoly)!
You're welcome! - Ye're welcome!
Hey! Friend! - Hey! Mukker!
I missed you so much! - A misst ye sae muckle!
What's new? - Whit's new?
Nothing much - Naething muckle!
Good night - Guid nicht!
See You Later! - See ye efter!
Goodbye! - Guid cheerio the nou!
I'm lost. - A'm tint.
Can I help you? - Can A gie ye a haund?
Can you help me? - Can ye gie's a haund?
Where is the (bathroom / pharmacy)? - Whaur's the (bathroom / pharmacy)?
Go straight! Then turn left / right! - Gae straecht! Than turn left / reit!
I'm looking for ... - A'm leukin / swatchin for ...
One moment please! - Ae moment please!
Hold on please! (phone) - Haud on please!
How much is this? - Hau much is this?
Excuse me ...! - Ho ye!
Come with me! - Come wi's!
Do you speak (English / Scottish)? - D'ye spaek (English / Scots)?
Just a little. - Juist a wee.
What's your name? - Whit's yer name?
My name is ... - Ma name is ...
Nice to meet you! - Nice tae meit ye!
You're very kind! - Ye ar verra kin!
Where are you from? - Whaur ar ye frae?
I'm from (the U.S / Scotland) - A'm fae (the U.S / Scotland)
I’m (American / Scottish) - A'm (American / Scottish)
Where do you live? - Whaur d'ye bide?
I live in (the U.S / Scotland) - A bide in (the U.S / Scotland)
Did you like it here? - Did ye like it haur?
Scotland is a wonderful place. - Scotland is a wonderful place.
What do you do for a living? - Whit d'ye dae for a livin?
I work as a (translator / businessman) - A wirk as a (translatur / businessman)
I like Scottish. - A like Scots
I've been learning Scottish for 1 month. - A've been lairnin Scots ae month.
Oh! That's good! - Och! That's guid!
How old are you? - Hou auld ar ye?
I'm (twenty, thirty…) years old. - A'm (twintie, thrittie ...) year auld.
I have to go. - A hae tae gang.
I will be right back! - A'll be reit back!
Good Luck! - Guid Luck!
Happy Birthday! - Canty Birthday!
Happy New Year! - Happy Hogmanay!
Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas! / Merry Yuil!
Congratulations! - Congratulations!
I'd like to visit Scotland one day. -A'd like tae veesit Scotland ae day.
Say Hi to John for me. - Say "Awrite" tae John for me
Bless you! (when sneezing) - Bless ye!
Good night & sweet dreams! - Guid night an sweit dreams!
I'm sorry! (if you don't hear something) - A'm sairy!
Sorry! (for a mistake) - Sairy!
No problem! - Nae problem!
Can you say it again? - Can ye say it again?
Can you speak slowly? - Can ye spaek slowly?
Write it down please! - Screive it doun please!
I don't understand! - A dinnae/dae kin!
I don't know! - A dinnae/dae ken!
I have no idea. - A hae nae thochtie.
What's that called In Scottish? - Whit's 'at caad in Scots?
What does "..." mean in English? - Whit dis "..." pure decht in English?
How do you say "..." in Scottish? - Hou d'ye say "..." in Scots?
What is this? - Whit's this?
My Scottish is bad. - Ma Scots is bad.
I need to practice my Scottish. - A need tae practice ma Scots.
Don't worry! - Dinnae fash yersel!
Good / bad / so-so - Guid / bad / so-so
Big / small - Muckle / wee
Today / now - The day / nou
Tomorrow / yesterday - The morn / the streen
Yes / No - Aye / Nae (nut)
Here you go! - Haur ye gae!
Do you like it? - D'ye like it?
I really like it! - A pure like it!
I'm hungry / thirsty. - A'm guttin / thirsty.
In the morning / evening / at night. - In the mornin / in the forenicht / at nicht.
This / that. Here / there. - This / that. Haur / thaur.
Me / you. Him / her. - Me / ye. Him / her.
Really! - Pure!
Look! - Leuk! / Swatch!
Hurry up! - Coorie up!
What? Where? - Whit? Whaur?
What time is it? - Whit's the time?
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. - It's ten oors. It's 07:30 at the forenicht.
Give me this! - Gie's this!
I love you. - A loue ye!
I feel sick. - A feel no weel.
I need a doctor. - A need a doctor.
one, two, three - ane, twa, three
four, five, six - fower, five, sax
seven, eight, nine, ten - sieven, aicht, nine, ten
Some notes:
A lot of the time, Scot's don't prounounce their t's. In fact, it sometimes shows that Scot's can't even pronounce their t's. There are some exceptions:
-If there is a t at the beginning of a word
-(Sometimes) If the t preceeds a h, the "th" sound is still pronounced
-If an s preceeds a t. The "st" sound is still [theres an example] pronounced
The Scottish "ch" is not pronounced like it is in chair. It has more of a "kh" sound.
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So if you were to run into someone like me, these phrases could help you.
Hi! - Awrite!
Good morning! - Guid mornin!
Good evening! - Guid eenin!
Welcome! - Welcome!
How are you? - Hou ar ye? -OR- Hou's aw wi ye? -OR- Hou's it gaun?
I'm fine, thanks! - A'm fine, slainte!
And you? - An ye?
Good / so-so. - Guid / so-so.
Thank you (very much)! - Thenk ye (uncoly)!
You're welcome! - Ye're welcome!
Hey! Friend! - Hey! Mukker!
I missed you so much! - A misst ye sae muckle!
What's new? - Whit's new?
Nothing much - Naething muckle!
Good night - Guid nicht!
See You Later! - See ye efter!
Goodbye! - Guid cheerio the nou!
I'm lost. - A'm tint.
Can I help you? - Can A gie ye a haund?
Can you help me? - Can ye gie's a haund?
Where is the (bathroom / pharmacy)? - Whaur's the (bathroom / pharmacy)?
Go straight! Then turn left / right! - Gae straecht! Than turn left / reit!
I'm looking for ... - A'm leukin / swatchin for ...
One moment please! - Ae moment please!
Hold on please! (phone) - Haud on please!
How much is this? - Hau much is this?
Excuse me ...! - Ho ye!
Come with me! - Come wi's!
Do you speak (English / Scottish)? - D'ye spaek (English / Scots)?
Just a little. - Juist a wee.
What's your name? - Whit's yer name?
My name is ... - Ma name is ...
Nice to meet you! - Nice tae meit ye!
You're very kind! - Ye ar verra kin!
Where are you from? - Whaur ar ye frae?
I'm from (the U.S / Scotland) - A'm fae (the U.S / Scotland)
I’m (American / Scottish) - A'm (American / Scottish)
Where do you live? - Whaur d'ye bide?
I live in (the U.S / Scotland) - A bide in (the U.S / Scotland)
Did you like it here? - Did ye like it haur?
Scotland is a wonderful place. - Scotland is a wonderful place.
What do you do for a living? - Whit d'ye dae for a livin?
I work as a (translator / businessman) - A wirk as a (translatur / businessman)
I like Scottish. - A like Scots
I've been learning Scottish for 1 month. - A've been lairnin Scots ae month.
Oh! That's good! - Och! That's guid!
How old are you? - Hou auld ar ye?
I'm (twenty, thirty…) years old. - A'm (twintie, thrittie ...) year auld.
I have to go. - A hae tae gang.
I will be right back! - A'll be reit back!
Good Luck! - Guid Luck!
Happy Birthday! - Canty Birthday!
Happy New Year! - Happy Hogmanay!
Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas! / Merry Yuil!
Congratulations! - Congratulations!
I'd like to visit Scotland one day. -A'd like tae veesit Scotland ae day.
Say Hi to John for me. - Say "Awrite" tae John for me
Bless you! (when sneezing) - Bless ye!
Good night & sweet dreams! - Guid night an sweit dreams!
I'm sorry! (if you don't hear something) - A'm sairy!
Sorry! (for a mistake) - Sairy!
No problem! - Nae problem!
Can you say it again? - Can ye say it again?
Can you speak slowly? - Can ye spaek slowly?
Write it down please! - Screive it doun please!
I don't understand! - A dinnae/dae kin!
I don't know! - A dinnae/dae ken!
I have no idea. - A hae nae thochtie.
What's that called In Scottish? - Whit's 'at caad in Scots?
What does "..." mean in English? - Whit dis "..." pure decht in English?
How do you say "..." in Scottish? - Hou d'ye say "..." in Scots?
What is this? - Whit's this?
My Scottish is bad. - Ma Scots is bad.
I need to practice my Scottish. - A need tae practice ma Scots.
Don't worry! - Dinnae fash yersel!
Good / bad / so-so - Guid / bad / so-so
Big / small - Muckle / wee
Today / now - The day / nou
Tomorrow / yesterday - The morn / the streen
Yes / No - Aye / Nae (nut)
Here you go! - Haur ye gae!
Do you like it? - D'ye like it?
I really like it! - A pure like it!
I'm hungry / thirsty. - A'm guttin / thirsty.
In the morning / evening / at night. - In the mornin / in the forenicht / at nicht.
This / that. Here / there. - This / that. Haur / thaur.
Me / you. Him / her. - Me / ye. Him / her.
Really! - Pure!
Look! - Leuk! / Swatch!
Hurry up! - Coorie up!
What? Where? - Whit? Whaur?
What time is it? - Whit's the time?
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. - It's ten oors. It's 07:30 at the forenicht.
Give me this! - Gie's this!
I love you. - A loue ye!
I feel sick. - A feel no weel.
I need a doctor. - A need a doctor.
one, two, three - ane, twa, three
four, five, six - fower, five, sax
seven, eight, nine, ten - sieven, aicht, nine, ten
Some notes:
A lot of the time, Scot's don't prounounce their t's. In fact, it sometimes shows that Scot's can't even pronounce their t's. There are some exceptions:
-If there is a t at the beginning of a word
-(Sometimes) If the t preceeds a h, the "th" sound is still pronounced
-If an s preceeds a t. The "st" sound is still [theres an example] pronounced
The Scottish "ch" is not pronounced like it is in chair. It has more of a "kh" sound.
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