are a few hints on our colourful language
1/Howzitgaun, 2/How ye dae'in, 3/ Ah've no seen ye fur yonks, 4/Ah better git guan,
5/Ah better shoot the craw the wife'llbe dae'in
ur dinger, 6/Geez a bell sometime.
Who will translate.
2007-08-06 09:27:39 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 & 2 I say old chap how the jolly heck are you
3 So good to see you,it has been such a long time
4 Time for one to be off,tootle pip
5 Best be going.My good lady is overseeing the servants preparing dinner.
6 We simply must do lunch one day
2007-08-06 09:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by darwinsfriend AM 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I'll take a shot at it; we'll be visiting Glasgow next month.
1. How is it going?
2. How are you doing?
3. I have not seen you for a long time.
4. I had better get going.
5. (I have no clue.)
6. Give us a phone call sometime.
2007-08-06 09:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 - How are things going (with you)?
2 - How are you doing?
3 - I haven't seen you for ages!
4 - I'd better be going.
5 - I'd better get going - the wife will be doing our dinner.
6 - Give me a phone call sometime.
Oh, and bye the way, here'se tae us, whaes like us? damn few, they're a' deed! Love to Glasgow from a compatriot whose heart still belongs to Scotland (even though I'm a fly Fifer and it taks a lang spoon an' aw that)!
2007-08-06 09:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've been to Glasgow, and man I never felt so dumb. Everyone understood me perfectly, but I had a really hard time understanding the people I met there. But anyway they were nice and it was a fun town.
2007-08-06 09:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This would better fit in Languages, but I wish I could find this type of discussion (pronunciation) more often...this rocks!
Please feel free to put more on, or sources you may have found on this kind of subject, it's very fun to "hear"!
Thanks in advance
2007-08-06 15:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by cyan876 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a cannae understaun a wurd yir sayin
man ... di yi think yi kin slow doon a bit ya eejit
you know we really should meet up Suzie lol
by the way wally .. yir dinner will be oot the back a five
if yir no in a will gie it tae the dug !
2007-08-06 11:10:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Here's one for you, not exclusively Glasgow:
What does it mean when someone says "I'll be there at the back of five"?
Here's another:
When is it appropriate, and when not, to utter the phrase "By the way"?
2007-08-06 10:22:28 · answer #7 · answered by Mustafa Ba'ath 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) hows things?
2)how are you
3) havent seen you for a while
4)id better go
5) i have to dash, my wife will be cross
6) phone me
2007-08-06 22:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's partner is Glaswegian.
So it would be cheating for me to answer. Just thought I'd share the info.
XX
Jon
2007-08-06 10:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
5. I must leave now, my wife will be most upset.
2007-08-06 09:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋