Learn to "Speyk Reyt"!!!

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 10 Dec 2003, 19:52

The meaning of this topic is "Learn to speak right".

The "Broo-ad Yorksher" (Broad Yorkshire) in the other thread was quite amusing, so I thought I'd a bit more here rather than going off topic in another thread.

"Speyk reyt" - both of these words rhyme with the English word "eight".

This is the variant of Yorkshire spokken (spoken!) in and around Barnsley and South Yorkshire. Yorkshire is England's largest county, and was originally split into three Ridings - North (like today's North Yorkshire), West (today's South and West Yorkshire) and East (today's East Yorkshire and North Humberside

) The dialects around Yorkshire vary alot, but this is one id the most often associated with Yorkshire.

A greeting: "Ey up pal, ah's t'a goo-in on?" (literally "hey up pal, how are you going on?") (The spellings are entirely phonetic, they are written as they are pronounced for ease!)

"Ah'm all reyt thanks" would be the reply to the above question (literally "I'm all right thanks").

"Ah t'a goo-in aht ta-neet?" literally means "are you going out tonight"?

More will follow if this takes off.

Si thi later!!

(literally "see you later"!)

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 10 Dec 2003, 20:00

WOW, it's avery interesting dialect.
I would really like to hear it spoken.

Chris

eager to hear more of Broo-ad Yorksher

Vonsmalhausen · Post by **Vonsmalhausen** » 10 Dec 2003, 20:08

amaai, sounds like our national "Bachtendekeuppens"

love those regional dialects, it's a great part of your identety 8)

aerobel · Post by **aerobel** » 11 Dec 2003, 00:44

Vonsmalhausen wrote:amaai, sounds like our national "Bachtendekeuppens"
love those regional dialects, it's a great part of your identety 8)

ei manneke, eij gie ne twadde tegen 't West-Vloams miskien ?

I also would love to hear some of that yorkshire 'language' live

TOM
de groeten uut Bruhhe

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 09:49

If tha cumz ter me spot on t'12th September next year, tha'll hear plenty on it, Ah promise thi that!!!

(If you come to my spot on the 12th September next year, you'll hear plenty of it, I promise you that!)

(There is no such word as "the" in Yorkshire dialect, it is replaced by " 't ")

Post by **sn26567** » 11 Dec 2003, 09:56

I see that Yorkshire uses the singular 2nd person "Thou" instead of the polite plural "You".

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 10:12

sn26567 wrote:I see that Yorkshire uses the singular 2nd person "Thou" instead of the polite plural "You".

What?? Yorkshire has no grammatical rules, the two words "thi" and "tha" mean exactly the same, it depends what words they follow as to which one is easiest to say.

For example we don't say "see tha later" but "see thi later" because it is easier.

There is no such word as "yourself" it is "yersen". So in Yorkshire, DIY does not mean "Do It Yourself" it is "Do It Yersen". Similarly, the word "myself" does not exist, it is "mi-sen" (the "i" said like the "i" in the word "it").

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 11:19

Here's more

To tell someone to close the door - "put t'wood in t'oil."

Said on taking the dog for a walk - "Ah'll gerrit tekken" ("I will get it taken").

"What meyt duz t'a want a Sunday?" ("what meat do you want on Sunday?") "Meyt" rhymes with "eight" and "want" is not the regular English pronunciation, the "a" sound is the same as in "at".

"Key oil" ("key hole" but the "key" in Yorkshire is not pronounced as in regular English, it is said as "EIGH in the word "eight") Likewise for "pea" it becomes "pey".

"We're ha'in a goise at New Year" ("we're having a goose at New Year", but "goise" could sometimes be replaced by "goo-is").

"He's a wind up merchant!" not dialect but an English slang term meaning someone who finds it extremely funny to do something to someone knowing it will cause them to become annoyed or angry.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 12:15

sn26567 wrote:I see that Yorkshire uses the singular 2nd person "Thou" instead of the polite plural "You".

If you are implying that I am impolite, or have no manners, then don't!!!!

This thread is only a bit of fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whee'az thi sense o' humour gone? (Where has your sense of humour gone?)

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 14:11

Food-related topics!!

"Ah'm goo-in ter t'chip oil". ("I am going to the chip shop" [as in fish and chip shop])

"Gerrus a loo-af a bread when tha guz aht!" ("Get us a loaf of bread when you go out".)

"We're ha'in sum beyf o' t'boo-an forrus dinner a Sunday." ("We're having some beef on the bone for our dinner on Sunday.")

"What beer duz t'a want ta-neet?" ("What beer do you want tonight?")

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 11 Dec 2003, 19:35

"Thi" and "tha" derivatives are not the only words which are used to mean "you". All those words can be replaced with "yer" as in "see yer later" instead of "si thi later".

L-1011 · Post by **L-1011** » 11 Dec 2003, 22:42

I'm really liking this dialect

ciao,
TriStar

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 12 Dec 2003, 09:54

Glad you like it TriStar!

"Boo-it" - boot.

"Moo-in" - moon.

"Throyt" - throat.

"Coyt" - coat.

"Oil" - hole.

"Crestmas" - Christmas.

"Laking" - playing (as in children playing, not playing a record).

"She's gorra cob on". - She's in a bad mood.

I don't talk like this all the time, I just exaggerrate it sometimes for a joke!

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 12 Dec 2003, 15:11

Thanks for all those words you're teaching us

. I'll be ready to fully understand you speaking like that on the 12th of september.

de groeten uut Bruhhe

I really like the pronounciation of Brugge as Bruhhe

Ciao
Chris
8)

Robin_Bamps · Post by **Robin_Bamps** » 12 Dec 2003, 15:38

The "Broo-ad Yorksher" is very nice! Go on teaching us

Het dialek van mich is ooch plezant

But it would take to long to explain it with such a slow speed

Regards, Robin Bamps.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 12 Dec 2003, 15:49

Chris, Robin, TriStar and everyone else, here is a little bit more (my Mum says she'll put some on later.)

"He's gone aht baht his coyt." Meaning "he's gone out without his coat."

"We've gorran 'oss" - "we've got a horse."

"If tha (or "yer") dun't werk 'ard at schoo-il, tha'll end up dahn t'pit." - "if you don't work hard at school you'll end up down the pit." (Barnsley was a mining area, and many boys left school and ended up "dahn t'pit." But the mines have been closed down now.)

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » 12 Dec 2003, 18:43

I'll add my twopennorth to this extremely silly (but delightfully light-hearted and fun) thread!

Louise, am I to understand that the spot on 12 September will take the form of a mass teach-in of broad Yorkshire (correct term is "Tyke")??

I keep getting images of Belgians all speaking broo-ad Yorksher.

OK then, here's some more.....

Ah'd also hope ter see some aerraz when we do us spot in Bruss, cos that's what we want ter see!!

I dunt want to be laiking abaht doing nowt, an' I hope weather's good an' all!!

It'll also be smaht ter meet all us friends off Luchtzak an' all, aye that'll be reyt smaht wint it??!!

Reyt ah'll go nah, cos Louise is 'overing ter get back on t' t'computer, so tarrah fer nah!!!!

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 13 Dec 2003, 15:21

Good ter know that some foo-ak on this forum appreciate good humour!!!
(Good to know that some folk on this forum appreciate good humour).

VC10 spells this a little differently to what I do, so it may have been harder to understand!!

"Is there any reyt damned poo-ast?" ("is there any right damned post?" or "is there any good mail?" (ie no junk!!)

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 13 Dec 2003, 18:48

I am ending this fun little thread. I will not post any more "Broo-ad Yorksher", everything else will be in plain English, as some people do not like dialect being posted on these forums.

To all you who enjoyed this thread - thanks for your positive comments and sorry that this bit of good-humoured fun is to stop.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 13 Dec 2003, 20:24

Why do you want to stop

Nobody told you, to stop writing in Broo-ad Yorksher in the luchtzak pub

Chris