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nikttakiThreads: 6
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I like scottish sense of humor and some purely scottish sayings/phrases!!!
Would like to learn more! :) I know that some PF users are Scottish and I am sure they could help me, any suggestions? Sarcastic stuff is much appreciated :)
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If you could give me a situation, I'll see what I can do.
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Seanus:
If you could give me a situation, I'll see what I can do.

What about an Aberdonian trying everything known to man to avoid buying a round?
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Aye, is 'at the time? Uv gut tae scarper, am aff hame. Ye winna be seein me fir (for) dust.

See you Jimmy is a Glaswegian favourite. Quite amusing!

Aye, it's a sair fecht fir a half loaf. Aye 'tis at a right! Google Robbie Shepherd, nittaki. I have a book of his next to me now. Doric is pretty hard, even for me.
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'a'right Seanus? :) another day another dolar... ooops, I meant another day another post on PF!!! Your 10081th!!!
Seanus:
If you could give me a situation, I'll see what I can do.

hmm, ok, how about a phrase to cheer up someone?
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Why would you wanna do that? ;) Just kidding. We look at it the opposite way. Thirs aye a cunt wirse (worse) aff thein yersel ;) Very polite are Aberdonians :(

It cheers me up just to hear it ;)
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Seanus:
Thirs aye a cunt wirse (worse) aff thein yersel ;)

Brilliant! :)
A new phrase and a new word... a cunt.... ;)


hmmm, how about the scenario when you have to say thanks to someone, but both people know there is nothing to be grateful?
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We tend to nod and look away as quickly as possible ;)

We say 'ta, min' in a tone that suggests we are not really grateful. A Doric speciality ;)
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Seanus:
'ta, min'

Hmm, how to understand min?
Doric and Gaelic are tongue/brain breakers! ;)
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Min is like a personal address. Something like man/dude/guy.
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yildy! thanks and looking forward to picking up more from this thread!
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If you want to talk about the rat race and the hectic pace of life, you'd say:

Losh, bit the warl's gyan roon at a fair bit bicker. Translated as, 'geez, ain't the world going round at a fair speed?'. Fae Robbie Shepherd.

I knew him well, a kint 'im weel :)
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More please... no pressure Seanus ;)
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I'm Aberdonian, I'm gonna have to start charging you ;)

Dinna teen a len o me. Don't take a lend of me ;) (take advantage, LOL)
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A need tae practice ma Scots.
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Seanus:
I'm Aberdonian, I'm gonna have to start charging you ;)

We all know old jokes about Scots on that subject! :)
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Well, it would seem that you don't know them well enough. The truth is that Aberdonians are the stingy ones and the big two are not that bad at all.

Any requests? No, 'get on your knees and smile like a donut' is not Scottish ;)
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LOL some of these are funny when you see them written down. My personal best word from scots is Mawkit. I found this which has some good words on it.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transwiki:List_of_Scottish_slang_words

Doric is funny as even some Scots find it hard to understand, as for Aberdonian fit like?
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Furry boots?
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Fit's at min, ir ye feel? ;)

Aye, he's nae wise :)

Foo's yir doos, Doddie? Ach, ye ken, chappin awa. Fit ir ye so doon in the moo fir? The wife's no takin tae mi. Fit's at a aboot? She's a coarse wee wifie, a richt divil. Nihin bit spittin awa it me. Gie her a slap Doddie, dinna be a wee puff. Ach, Jim, ye dinna ken fit she's capable o. Fit wye? Tak no crap, min
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Death to the doos, bloody flying rats!!!
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Awa' an bile yer heid Seanus, min...

:)

And how could I forget the immortal line of bams everywhere - 'yer ma an aaaaa' :D
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Seanus:
get on your knees and smile like a donut

Seanus, what kind of girl do you think i am!? ;) lol
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Fit's at yir sayin ower air, ye baheid. Fit a neep ye are ;)

Awa' An' Bile Yer Heid is a good book by David Ross. It's right beside me now.

Dis yir mither ken yer oot? ;) ;)
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Seanus:
Awa' An' Bile Yer Heid

The content looks interesting!
Can I have something from Edinburgh vs Glagow chapter please?
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delphiandomine:
delphiandomine

Awa' an bile yer heid.

I like that one. :)

It's a braw moon licht nicht the nicht.

There's a moose loose aboot this hoose!

Cannae mind o' ony more the noo... :)
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In Inveraray (i rarely hear the phrase outside of here) they say Whooraya, to mean very large or very long. That was a whooraya walk tae git here.

In Glasgow we would use Pure instead of that.

Also you often find people saying "Knaw whit a mean" at the end of sentences.

If you go on iTunes and download the podcasts "Limmy's World Of Glasgow" you will find plenty of examples of Glasgow phrases.
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is there any chance you tell us what those sayings mean?.... or not....?
;)
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PolskaDoll:
There's a moose loose aboot this hoose!
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