Friday, June 12, 2009

British to English Dictionary Time!!!


ok, so i've learned a couple of new things since i've been here (vocab wise) and i thought that some of you might be interested in some of them. just going to prattle off a list. if there are any that you know and can think of that i've left out, please comment me with them!

nae- no
aye- yes
tae- to
wee- little
ken- know
winge- whine
to have your tea- to eat dinner
washing- laundry
crisps- chips
chips- fries
ye- you
tak- take
o- of
frae- from
wi- with
wan- one
aboot- well, obviously about
fags- cigarettes
ma- my
bairn- child
fur- for
hauf- half
gienin- giving
oot- out
huv- have
dug- dog
oot- out
auld- old
whit- what
aw- all
oor- our
sma'- small
e'er- ever
gaun- go on
yersel- yourself
hud- had
awfy- awfully
ah- I
masel- myslef
aff- off
hus- has
goat- got
gie- give
telt- told
wance- once
sae- so
yer- your
wir-were
hunner- hundred
pound note- paper money
tenner- ten pound 'note'
quid- pound
juice- soda (anything that's not water, coffee, tea or actual juice!)
pram- baby carriage
guid- good
sma- small

ok, that's all i can think of off the cuff... i'll add some more later as they come to me!!
x

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