10 SCOTTISH expressions and phrases | These phrases are AWESOME | Speak like a local!

Today I'll show you 10 of the most common expressions and phrases in the Scottish English language/dialect. These phrases and expressions will help make you sound more Scottish and speak like a local if you ever get the chance to go there. And I highly recommend that you do. Our wonderful country is absolutely stunning with wonderful landscapes, nature and architecture. It's a truly amazing place and if you manage to nail these expressions, it can really make you stand out from the crowd. So, enjoy the video and try to learn these useful phrases which are awesome.
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[@yessumify]

From Virginia, usa 😊 love Scottish accents

[@channelstufm693]

“Are you enjoying your job?” “A dinnae ken” 😂😂😂 Love it mate! Proper chuckles at this video.

[@truebro77]

😂 Cheers mate

[@mwilliams369]

Aye! Awright! As a Geordie and also being descended from Scottish living in Newcastle, we use words like "Bairn", "Lad/Lass", "Numpty", "Bonnie", "Aye" to name a few. I love Scottish words and I find "Honkin' oxter" so funny! 😅. Glad to have found your channel. Thank you.

[@truebro77]

hahah AMAZING. I think I'll need to make new content as youtube is pushing!

[@djrekepe1375]

I find scottish dialect more attached towards swedish, norwegian and less towards english. Maybe it's me but some words are way to similar pronounciation but differently written.

[@truebro77]

cool story!

[@oyl80]

Check out Doric Scots, it's a hybrid of Norse, Gaelic and old English.

[@lilaccilla]

@@oyl80 neat !

[@henryhooper6638]

'braw' as they say

[@renfecollantes5281]

From the philippines and really addicted to scottish accent.

[@truebro77]

amazing!

[@Viky.A.V.]

Thank you for sharing your language and culture. It's very important in this modern world. Our differences are the special features, not a bad thing, and we gotta keep them. As a non-native, I enjoy listening to English accents, they are so interesting)

[@truebro77]

Absolutely! You are most welcome

[@maryferr333]

Absolutely love love love the accent 😍 wean I knew that one only.. thank you

[@truebro77]

So glad!

[@elzbietajeziorowska5768]

I'm Polish. I live in Falkirk and "AH DINNAE KEN'' is very common here :) I love your YT channel.

[@truebro77]

Hahaha! I'm from Falkirk too and that is why! hhaa I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@bennishnish]

Real language. Glorious versions of it. :) More power to your elbow sir.

[@truebro77]

Great that you found it interesting 👍

[@rev.dr.n.arulmohanph.d.3350]

Make sure you publish the words and the vocabularies in the description box.

[@coxscottishheritage4411]

Cheers and thanks!!

[@truebro77]

You're welcome 😉😊

[@Ginseng333]

Thanks, great lesson!

[@truebro77]

You're welcome buddy! Glad you enjoyed it. 😆

[@user-xb9qm9gx6x]

My Granny is from falkirk. Thanks Mane 📈

[@truebro77]

Good old Falkirk

[@AmarKilatProduction]

❤️from Malaysia 🤩

[@truebro77]

hey thank you for watching!

[@davidalen2590]

Thank you for sharing!

[@truebro77]

My pleasure!

[@tradeargent6507]

I loved that!!! Thanks!!!

[@truebro77]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yvonnesmith8245]

Thank you for the lovely video!

[@truebro77]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@justyna4026]

Very interesting content 🙂 Thanks a lot!

[@truebro77]

You are welcome Justyna!! :D

[@alonsosepulveda3976]

Great lesson !! :)

[@truebro77]

Great to hear!!

[@cmyk8964]

“She’s turned the wains against us!” “Bairn” is a cognate of Norwegian “barn”, which also means “child”, and is ultimately related to Proto-Germanic ﹡barną, related to ﹡beraną, whence comes the English word “born”.

[@truebro77]

thanks for that unnecessary take haha

[@hielkehenstra1182]

In my native tong Frisian bairn is used as well but it spells bern, it originates from old Norse en old Germanic, meaning the born one or born ones, dreech in Frisian means annoying, taking too long, boring. There are loads meer words that have cognates in Scottish English. Beter then

[@andrewr311]

In Australia we used to use 'the pictures' a lot, now it's more, 'the movies'

[@truebro77]

Great!

[@tungstenanderson5991]

"Scud in the lug" Hamish for James.

[@truebro77]

what

[@CHHickory]

Going to the 'pictures' was commonplace in England during my early years and my parent's time. My favorite Scottish word and usage is 'outwith'.

[@truebro77]

nice!

[@ayatbouziane7724]

Thank you for this video! It's the first one for me, I just discovered your channel 😉 You have a lovely accent I would say that your speaking was at first difficult to understand, but the more I watched, better was my comprehension!

[@truebro77]

Thank you so much, stay tuned for more, and keep listening - you will understand it eventually :D

[@ayatbouziane7724]

@@truebro77 no problem! 😉 Yes thank you, normally with more practice I'd be able to understand it better! At least I hope so 😂👍

[@SeoulForeigner]

Just found your video. Thanks for sharing. You’ve got a new subscriber. 😊

[@truebro77]

Hey, nice to meet you. Thank you for your kind words! Are you a teacher too?

[@SeoulForeigner]

The Scottish English Teacher I certainly am and also produce videos on a weekly basis based around teaching, book reviews and vlogs.

[@truebro77]

@@SeoulForeigner I'll need to check it out. 😊 Good to help each other out. Feel free to share this around FB too if you can!

[@user-wn2dg4jk5b]

I was born in Falkirk but lived in Condorrat till I was five then we moved to Australia - we still use these words exept the armpit one I have never heard of that one.

[@truebro77]

Australia sucks!

[@violabielecka8150]

So now i have seen your english pron, polish pron and few other videos and this is definitely my favourite (others are great too, not criticising) Would love to see more of Scottish videos in future

[@truebro77]

Yeah the Scottish ones do gather a lot of attention :)

[@violabielecka8150]

@@truebro77 because the viewer can really sense your passion towards what you talk about

[@truebro77]

@@violabielecka8150 That definitely makes me want to do it more

[@Bartolini1991]

For me Scottish is much more understandable than English pronounced with much linking words. Maybe because of hard letters like R.

[@tartanbessy436]

Being Scottish I love how every mile the accent and words change. Im from the Borders so we all ken ken 😂😂😂

[@truebro77]

that's absolutely right!!

[@dequidaqwadoa1553]

Come back !! We need more of these type of videos 😭👍

[@truebro77]

I'm gone forever! Still check comments from time to time though

[@dequidaqwadoa1553]

@@truebro77 so sad but if you must...you must. Thanks for the video 😁👍

[@aniamil]

Picked some of these from the Outlander show :)

[@truebro77]

Are they really in it?

[@nimkynasir7814]

U taught something different.... It's amazing ...my confidence is not built up yet to use these words.... ..please tell oxter is positive word or negative? Keep the ball rolling and give your best shot 🕊💕💞

[@truebro77]

Thank you so much! Oxter is just the word for armpit - it's not negative in any way. 😊 Did you learn anything?

[@nimkynasir7814]

@@truebro77 learn.... .🤔...as you speak fast it's also a good listening practice.and I really catch up with you. ..... U are an institution.... And never call it off 👍

[@truebro77]

@@nimkynasir7814 so so so kind! This is how we speak.. 😁

[@ingerbomorgan7011]

OH MI WORD THIS IS REALLY I LOVE IT MAN......AND IM DEFINITELY GEEIN LALDY💯😭👍👍

[@truebro77]

haha you feeling alright?

[@sheriberry100]

Love your videos! I have fingers knees and toes crossed hoping international travel is open to Scotland by Aug. I am planning to go and while I'm sure I'll sound very American since I am; I hope to not be so ignorant of Scottish vernacular!

[@truebro77]

Such a lovely message. Thank you. Unfortunately Scotland is experiencing an unprecedented authoritarian dictatorship at the moment so I'll be very surprised if you'll get there!

[@sheriberry100]

@@truebro77 Oh goodness.... I hope it isn't as bad as our current so called "leadership" here in the US! I can't pretend to know anything about your political leaders, but I did wonder if that was the case since your lockdown seems much more severe than England. I know here, it wouldn't be so bad if what they were dictating made any sense. But I guess that's really asking a lot for politicians to have sense! Well, if not this year maybe next! Meantime I'll keep learning from you, Shaun, and others!

[@JackRutter-bv1wk]

​@@sheriberry100no loo

[@karolinabartczak6371]

Great video, shared, subscribed, Thanks

[@truebro77]

Thank you so much. Where do you live??

[@karolinabartczak6371]

@@truebro77 Edinburgh :-)

[@truebro77]

@@karolinabartczak6371 but you're Polish I guess?

[@karolinabartczak6371]

@@truebro77 Good guess ;-)

[@truebro77]

@@karolinabartczak6371 so which part? I live there now!

[@kasiaswirkosz7287]

I'm happy I know what it means : braw. Thanks 👍

[@truebro77]

It's braw!!!! yess! Good job Kasia!

[@jansobczak6680]

Great video! Do you have any idea, if words like braw or bairns have anything to do with some Scandinavian language? Bra means good, nice in Swedish and Norwegian and børn is a Danish word for kids.

[@truebro77]

Not too sure man. Probably though. Bra in English is something that keeps a woman's bust together 😂 thank you fir your comment!

[@alicequayle4625]

Yep some Scots words are of Norse origin. eg the word dreich I googled and apparently its Norse for 'persisting' . But used for persistent bad weather.

[@CHHickory]

For sure. Bra Slog is 'Good shot' in for eg golf, in Swedish. Kirk is another Swedish word, loads of others.

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

So many similarities to Scandinavian languages. Bairn=Barn/Børn Greet=Græde Braw=Bra

[@truebro77]

I love it in Sweden!

[@chriscross1661]

First: I'm German. But I hear so much words here.. sounds familiar, for example: oxters. In Germany this part of the body is called "Achseln", here in Bavaria it sounds like "Axeln" (the A like a mixture of A and O)... or: Ah dinnae ken here in my dialect: "Nah..Kenn i ned" Funny.

[@truebro77]

close then!

[@danielu2501]

That's a braw collection of phrases! I've been living in Falkirk area for over fourteen years now and just love it here. But one thing: no reasons to come and visit Falkirk? Seroiusly? 'Mon the Bairns!!

[@truebro77]

hahahaha I'm sure we've run into each other a few times at some point bud. That's where I lived all my life up unyil 6 years ago. Whick part? I was Laurieston, Polmont, Camelon and mostly Shieldhill!

[@danielu2501]

@@truebro77 Laurieston? Im in Westqarter, right at the very bottom of the valley. Used to stay in Polmont in rented flat between 2006 and 2008, but then got my own place in Westquarter. And gues what, I'm also sporting ginger beard, altough not as impressive as Yours...

[@truebro77]

hahah didn't know it was so impressive! Cheers though! Do you like it in Falkirk dude?

[@danielsteinberg7416]

I've finally got it. Scottish English is finally here.

[@truebro77]

Got what mate?! :D

[@danielsteinberg7416]

@@truebro77 some proper materials for learning the Scottish English :)

[@truebro77]

Mostly English as a foreign language on here though mate :( Could get some videos out for you though! ;)

[@danielsteinberg7416]

@@truebro77 Well, I’m a foreigner after all. This would be incredibly kind of you, not going to lie.

[@truebro77]

I hope you find other videos helpful!

[@colleenpritchett6914]

My mom was born in Aberdeen. We had many “phrases” lol

[@truebro77]

The Granite city!

[@mattmatt9098]

Bambot word is well :)

[@truebro77]

What mate?

[@MisterDutch93]

The Dutch word for armpits is oksels, sounds a lot like oxters lol

[@truebro77]

hahaha amazing! Cheers for watching dude

[@normanbell-br7nf]

gee someone a "deed or deid leg"-- another nice thing to do to yer pal or brother

[@truebro77]

no

[@williemacdonald72]

Never mind getting the boke, how about getting the dry boak.

[@truebro77]

lovely innit

[@y.vanderkimpen]

'Oksters' armpits in Flemish we say oksels - funny

[@truebro77]

haha mad!

[@uliana2313]

I wish I could visit Scotland and impress Scots

[@truebro77]

you have to do it! Why don't you?

[@nyxwm3778]

I wonder if "oksters" comes from "axilla"? (medical/Latin term for armpit)

[@truebro77]

possibly!

[@laorlinski3037]

I speak Gaelic a little and I can tell you that Cinema in Gaelic is (taigh-deilbh) literally (a house of pictures) or (picture house) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@truebro77]

interesting!

[@drrd4127]

"The pictures" fun fact: Movies/films were first/originally called "Moving Pictures" hence the pictures. Because a video is just that, moving pictures, a video camera takes millions/trillions of pictures to create a moving image that is how video cemera work. Edit: I mean motion pictures not moving

[@truebro77]

Thanks for that David Attenborough!

[@drrd4127]

@@truebro77 🤣😂

[@coxscottishheritage4411]

Braw!!

[@truebro77]

It's awfy braw!!

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

Am a Falkirk bairn. Left many years ago but I still ken the auld Scots. A' that I found wrong was your spelling lad. Bit dinnae fash yer daein fine .

[@truebro77]

my god, shut up haha

[@mojojojo3411]

You don't tap the r in driech?? I know you tap you're other rs but not that one.

[@truebro77]

what

[@user-ju4of5pl9y]

Before forgetting the Scottish culture: Scottish children complained to their parents' that, they are bad speaking scottish language, and they asked them Either teachers study it well in schools or you have to teach it us secretly at homes F.Northmans

[@lotte3199]

Braw has the exact same meaning in swedish - but we spell it "bra"

[@truebro77]

love the Swedes!

[@JohnWilliams-zu8wg]

So a clipe is a grass?

[@truebro77]

exactly

[@dorotalebioda8938]

At

[@truebro77]

What?

[@boryslavlytvynov4841]

😂

[@truebro77]

Hey! What's so funny?

[@boryslavlytvynov4841]

The Scottish English Teacher hi man! Obviously it’s always funny to listen to Scottish and Irish pronunciation. It’s good that you uploaded your video regarding to your culture I just hope you are not going to teach some one English in that way. As to me I can suggest that material is an interacting not educational, I found your post at English teaching community in Ukraine. Well hope to see good educational materials from you and I wish you luck ;)

[@truebro77]

@@boryslavlytvynov4841 don't be so critical. It can be used as something fun and educational. Man, people are so uptight....

[@Sladovsky1]

@@truebro77 He prolly meant it's not academic English and thus shouldn't be used in official exams and stuff. Other than that, it's authentic, real Scottish English. I love it ;)

[@Concreteowl]

Going to the pictures isn't a Scottish thing. It's more generational. I'm a 70s child so I heard adults both in Scotland and Englandshire say it. So I say it myself.

[@truebro77]

wow. You're really on it aren't you

[@ounali5541]

Can you teach scottish in a proper way How i contact you mate?

[@truebro77]

Instagram mate : scottishcolin7

[@alanmacdonald3763]

Weans.....wee ones

[@truebro77]

yep

[@damianbernat7641]

Awrite pal

[@truebro77]

That a question or a statement?

[@lynnbailey928]

Dreich. I’ve heard pronounced dreesh and dreek.

[@truebro77]

!

[@brianandjillianadamson5479]

The spelling here is a bit suss! It's a 'heid' and 'boak'

[@truebro77]

couldn't give a toss what you thhink

[@alicemilne1444]

Pleeeeease don't say "the way proper folk speak". I'm Scots and deal with languages professionally and I get really pissed off at Scots people denigrating their own language and idiom. It's a gey braw leid, yaise it.

[@truebro77]

mate I couldn't give a monkeys what you do professionally

[@marianneconroy1004]

Google English to Norwegian and enter the words House, home, mouse and cow and any other true 'Scot's' weird you can think of. A real eye opener.