Spell it out please.
2007-10-18 04:02:22 · 8 answers · asked by godbar 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm a broad and I'm from Yorkshire!
Broad of course being a slang word for bird (ie girl)
One might say " are y'off dahn pub?" (are you going to the pub)
and might hear the reply "aye lad, I am" (yes I am)
"well I'll sithee then" (well I'll see you later then (see thee later))
2007-10-25 10:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch Emmerdale!
When I lived in Yorkshire, I heard a lot of:
Ay up = Can be used as a greeting, or a call for attention ie 'ay up, I see t' sheep are out of the barn again'
't = They never say 'the', it's always 't.
Instead of saying myself they say 'ma-sen.'
They call people pet.
'Ow do = Another greeting.
When referring to a third party, they prefix the name of that person with 'our', eg 'our Sheila's been to the shop to get t' milk.'
Hope this ok, I loved the people up there (I'm in the Midlands), bloody cold all the time but lovely people!
2007-10-18 11:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Stuart and Mary-Michal's Yorkshire Wedding Blessing.
This blessing in WR dialect was specially written by John Waddington-Feather for my son Stuart who married his American fiancée, Mary-Michal, on 1st May 2004 at St Andrew's Church in Stockton, California. John refers to both this blessing and the one below in an article about the Haworth dialect.written for the Brontë Society. To view the article click here.
Tha'rt startin' on life's greatest journey nah,
An' weer it leads net one of us can tell;
Tha'll travel ower lands boath near an' far,
Wi' ups an' dahns, but growin' cloaser till ye mell.
For that's what married life is all abaht,
Mellin', growin' cloaser year by year;
Ridin' aht some rough times wi' the smooth,
Mixin' in thi laughter the odd tear.
Stuart, Mary-Michal, now two-in-one,
Wife that's come a way across the sea;
Californian beauty wed to Yorkshire Tyke,
Happy may ye boath for ivver be.
May God bless thy union now an' aye,
Bless thi hoam an' all that dwell therein;
May, in turn, thisens be blessin's, too,
To thi fellow creatures an' thi kin. Amen.
John Waddington-Feather © 2004 .
mell = join together, meld.
2007-10-18 11:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On Ilkley moor ba'tat
On Ilkley moor without wearing a hat
2007-10-18 11:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
On Ilkley Moor bat-'at
2007-10-18 11:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by lovelylexie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
darl narn narn narn: dial 999
going up the apple and pears: going up stairs
int it warrrrm:ian`t it warm
dog n bone:phone
give us a cloggy:let me on your bike too
i`m just mekking tea:just making the tea
me owzis on fire:my house is on fire
just pegging washing out:just hanging the washing out
ton telly ova:turn the television over
2007-10-18 11:16:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eeeee by gum.
2007-10-18 11:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by AnnieG 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
here read sum of this our kid..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshireisms
2007-10-18 11:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋