How To Have a Northern Irish Accent

In this video, you’ll learn how to have a Northern Irish accent.
#northernrishaccent #northernirelandaccent #belfastaccent
0:26 - Where to find a Northern Irish Accent and an Ulster Accent
1:11 - The plosive /t/ sound
2:23 - Gurnin'
2:53 - Boggin'
3:25 - Mirror
3:50 - The tea is wet
3:59 - The messages
4:11 - I'll just stay for 1
4:27 - Taps aff
4:39 - What's the craic?
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[@AlsActionEnglish]

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[@hoffmathsmathematics8027]

I came from Bald and bankrupt😀 I hope He accepts your invitation...🤞👍🤞👍🤞👍🤞👍🍀🥇🌟

[@AlsActionEnglish]

@@hoffmathsmathematics8027Hey! I hope so too! Thanks for checking out my channel. I absolutely love Bald. Best travel KZbinr!

[@ferooyahya4138]

Hello Dear Alister, I have sent you an email but not really sure where you are active the most so, commenting here too! I watched your video and I am so interested in Irish English accent, it’s pretty! I would like to learn more about the accent. I would love to give something in exchange you teach me the accent. Please let me know what do you think, friendly chats and no pressure :D Waiting your response! Cheers!

[@trickyfact5703]

@@AlsActionEnglish Hey! I live in Belfast as well. I also hope that Bald visits Belfast.

[@yonbon2920]

Mate thx for the vid but do u charge for lessons. Cos I need to learn something in a Belfast accent Cheers

[@evellacroix]

no one: me in my bedroom at 4am: tha ba lives in fla

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Why at 04:00?

[@jeffreyhoward6319]

I am a native of the state of West Virginia which is "smack dab right in the center" of the Appalachian mtn region of the United States. There are oodles and oodles of similarities between the speech of Northern Ireland and Appalachia. My grannie has spoken to me many times about our families 'Scots Irish' origin.

[@gneeson8619]

2:24 omg my dad never stops using that word ‘Would ya stop gurnin grainne’

[@AlsActionEnglish]

It's a great word! Is it ever aimed at you?

[@paulweir7122]

@@AlsActionEnglish I would think that the g of gneeson stands for Grainne.

[@jennastewart1676]

Why am I watching this I’m Northern Irish ahhh!

[@AlsActionEnglish]

From where?

[@mikedonnan7181]

@@AlsActionEnglish Just found this channel, trying to help my partner understand me better lol. I'm from bangor, now living in oregon in the us and it's been super instructive!

[@goldenretriever6261]

Practice

[@heatherl2452]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@ulsterexile4215]

I well remember my aunt and uncle being in a clothes shop, my aunt was looking for a mirror, and my uncle said "Thurs murs thur"

[@Football1990s6]

as aperson who loves northern ireland want this accent

[@scopeh2006]

"Going out to do the messages" - is something that is common to say in the scouse dialect because of our Irish heritage 👍 my ma says it all the time

[@lujunkai7152]

I’ve been to QUB and was fascinated by the accent there, which is understandable with a quite exotic tone, and that is why I’m here lol

[@northernirishviking7283]

Us belfast natives have the native belfast accent, very broad, the culshies say hay at the end of every sentence, 10 mins out of belfast on any route and the accent changes so much, the lisburn accent is very similar to ours, however any seaside town on the east coast is very Scottish sounding, ya can hear the influence in it, we are ulster scotch, or scots irish to our american friends, our DNA is of ancient britons with a flash of norse viking from the raids/settlements over a thousand years ago, warriors at heart and every battle since our existence in the british wars we have played a massive roll in gaining the victories, even rodgers rangers in the US army are of scotch irish and even to this day are engrained in that regiment. We are a warm welcoming peoples to visitors, have a nice day all

[@nutsriket9687]

Most charming dialect and accent of English language indeed!

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Certainly!

[@HairlessLittleLass]

Indeed!

[@EvelynQKelly]

Aye!

[@freedomlife5579]

Thank you teacher🙏

[@EvelynQKelly]

I let "the craic" slip on another channel's comment section yesterday and not only did the uploader himself immediately comment "NORN IRON, REPRESENT!" but on my feed I mysteriously found this video as a suggestion 😂 I'm sure it's just a coincidence. And KZbin must think I came up the Foyle in a bubble 😉 Great video. I do love a good accent video - _aye, it _*_must_*_ be said_ 👏! 🎶

[@kolibri5861]

I just know how like to control my accent in every way, you developed stuff I wasn't focused on, you deserve more subs

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Thanks man! How do you control your accent?

[@kolibri5861]

@@AlsActionEnglish well I am Arabic so I have the ability to spell every letter like everything cuz my Syrian accent is very relaxed accent while talking so like that's it. I get to hear only one accent I be able to act my voice like it.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

I don't fully understand. Is this an Arabic trait or just for you?

[@kolibri5861]

@@AlsActionEnglish yeah I think it's a just me who does it and I think Arabic also helped me it contain many letters and every letter can be spelled in a way we call it "moves" of a letter for example B can be spelled (ba bi bu B ban bin bun ) it's crazy but it depends on how the word is, cuz many of my friends don't speak English as I do to see if they does it as me, I am just like special person who does that, I guess so, anyway thanks for your replies.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

@@kolibri5861 Appreciate your insight being shared. That's cool how you've explained about the letter B. Are you currently living in an Arabic speaking country?

[@siobhanonavon1989]

I think it's really interesting that a lot of things you've described, such as "ing" becoming "in," and the dropping of the final "t" sound, are common in Appalachian American English. In the US, this area was settled by immigrants referred to as "Scots-Irish."

[@diabloakland]

Thank you, I’m trying to learn for my acting class. I did fairly well with a Scottish accent but now i keep accidentally doing a Scottish one now lol

[@IslaMcIntyre]

yeah am scottish and i just sound more scottish😭

[@vanjaskoric]

The closest to "What's the craic" in American English would be "What's the scoop?" - this is coming from a Croat who has spent more than 1/2 of her life in the US (both west and east coast). I love native English accents so much. Thanks for this great video - been watching your videos one after another for a while now. :) (it's a weird thing when a non-native English speaker like myself tries to mimic other native English accents. So much fun though!)

[@PhilipStarritt]

Great videos !

[@carriesaundersson]

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ another Northern irish person here 🥰

[@evagabor5]

I was in Belfast last year. I loved it!

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Where are you from?

[@evagabor5]

@@AlsActionEnglish Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It was a bit chilly and rainy when I went..it was April.

[@Trizvdl]

As a native Dutch guy I've learnt a lot of the English accents well enough to get around. Scottish is a no brainer and American and cockney are easy enough. Struggling with the north of England tho and never got the hang of Irish and especially northern Irish so these videos are really helpful, thank you!

[@AlsActionEnglish]

In time you shall master your Norn Iron accent. All the best with it and thank you for sharing the positive thoughts!

[@paulweir7122]

Since when were Scottish and American English accents?

[@Trizvdl]

@@paulweir7122 since... forever? Sure the Scottish originally spoke Gaelic but mosern day Scotland and the US both speak the english language in their respective accents/dialects

[@CamelotFW]

i am too, but i noticed ive started saying things in a southern accent on accident and i wana fix it💀

[@stevenmurphy6479]

Hi there. Im watching your video. I have to do a monologue in a Norther irish accent in 2 days! Im from the South of England.

[@steve00alt70]

My parents are both irish and uk, but my origin is scottish too.

[@countrycoverangel]

I have ancestors who lived in Antrim, Belfast, and Londonderry Derry. 😁

[@paulweir7122]

Back to gurning; my old mate Hugh from Ballyhenry never said it, his word was gowling .

[@unmitigatedgall8732]

Aw heck! As a Canadian, English is my first language, but this shows how wildly everyday speech can vary depending on where it's spoken. It can all get really confusing! Hopefully these folks will take pity on those of us from "away"! Loving this accent, all told. ❤🍀😊

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Hey! Absolutely, accents and dialects are part of the excitement of communication though, right? Where in Canada are you based?

[@unmitigatedgall8732]

@@AlsActionEnglish I was born in Southern Ontario, and have lived in Alberta since 1979. A couple of classmates told me early on that I had an "Ontario" accent, but I honestly couldn't hear the difference. For the most part, I think we sound a lot like Midwestern Americans...but they might disagree, eh! 😉

[@chrisfrederiksen1358]

@@unmitigatedgall8732 everything sounds like a question from a westerner, I think it’s called Canadian raising, half my fam sounds like that lol

[@goldenretriever6261]

@@unmitigatedgall8732 i recognize the Ontario accent right away on KZbin videos when you don't where the presenter is from.

[@jaycee533]

I have been living in Ballymena for the past 2 years and the accent was so hard for me to hear at first but now its getting better . Im originally from Zimbabwe

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Pleased to hear of your progress. Blantyre? Harare? What brought you from Zimbabwe to Norn Iron?

[@jaycee533]

@@AlsActionEnglish Iam from Harare and I work as a nurse here in Ballymena

[@paulweir7122]

@@jaycee533 Some people from Ballymoney can't understand Ballymenaese.

[@lilisa6518]

I got a job from ballymena. So nervous now. My job Is pick phone to taking orders. I am worried about the accent. Omg. Tomorrow is my first day.

[@paulweir5031]

While watching an old episode of Coronation Street today, Andy McDonald gave his N. Irish father, Jim, his birthday present while speaking in a cod Irish accent which bore some resemblance to Limerick but not Larne!!

[@emer67]

I lived in Ulster between 1987 and 1989 , incredibly friendly people...

[@emilybakerjones9881]

I'm Welsh, but luv a good Irish accent.

[@jetwaffle1116]

In my accent in northern Fermanagh, final /t/ sounds actually sound a bit like a [ɾ] sound. Some people actually trill this /r/ sound, but this seems pretty restricted to a few towns in north Fermanagh and south-east Donegal. So I would pronounce the word [kat] like [caɾ] or [car]

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Really? Fascinating insight.

[@jetwaffle1116]

Only some speakers in one or two villages around Northern Fermanagh talk like this, but it’s something I’ve noticed over the years. It is rather rare though, as I would trill it a bit but my father just uses the “standard” Northern Irish /t/ sound. Rather interesting!

[@reviourasaragoza463]

We're only having the craic!

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Craic or the craic ?

[@reviourasaragoza463]

Al's Action English the craic, perhaps. 😁

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Mmm, I think in this sentence it's better to use craic.

[@reviourasaragoza463]

Al's Action English you know better. 😉

[@paulweir7122]

In the North of England they hold , or held , gurning competitions where men , mostly old , would screw their faces in to weird shapes. Gurning in NI is crying , and those who do so usually contort their bakes thus giving the connection.

[@rexunculus]

The consonants are basically the same as US Southern accents; the vowels and vocabulary are a bit different though. We do the same with the final T and -ing.

[@northernirishviking7283]

Yes that means we are going to do the shopping, still used to this very day

[@peytonclarke4185]

My dad and most of my family is from Ireland so I want to feel includef

[@christinepatterson8949]

My question may seem odd, so I do have Norn Iron hearatige, but I am born in Canada 🇨🇦. Is it possible to have a Norn Iron accent even if you are not born in the country? Canada also has Newfoundland which is a province that has an rich Irish and Scottish settling history. I also have been told I sound Newfie as well.

[@donathandorko]

I worked in a call centre for a couple of bleak years so i did. Most customers where from England so they were. Many of them assumed my accent was Scottish so they did. Know what I mean like?

[@genustinca5565]

I missed the 'uptalk' at the end of a sentence + the extended 'aa' in words like flat, bat etc. as defining features of Northern Irish. Nonetheless great video.

[@anthonyscully2998]

Do schools in northern Ireland try to correct their own accent?

[@donzioldbuddy]

Do you use the word Quare, as in the quare craic altogether? My mother was from Tyrone And used quare often...

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Yes! I think it's been commented on elsewhere in the channel...

[@lauramccullough8888]

I love how American people say mirror 😂I'm from larne mare

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Murrrrrrrr

[@jondonnelly4831]

mur mur on da wall, whoose de fures of dem al

[@annaluiza1415]

Hi Al - why so many videos of North Ireland :D

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Great question! Many in the audience have asked for these videos. Also, it's where I'm from (:

[@PS-ru2ov]

Northern Ireland* ;) us Northern Ireland folk are proud of coming from Northern Ireland the smallest part of the United Kingdom there is only 1.8 million of us

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Absolutely! Norn Iron forever!

[@PS-ru2ov]

@@AlsActionEnglish totally 😍

[@AlsActionEnglish]

How can we indoctrinate the world haha !?

[@dr.murphy17]

I think this is the way I talked growing up in Pittsburgh, PA. Especially hour and shower. As well as the -ing ending. Anyone else?

[@tresloin7433]

me too

[@brianbreen1026]

Kathleen Murphy,did you know the name Murphy translates in English as,Sea Warrior. Theres also related names such as Murray ,which relates to the sea.Kathleen get a boat and a weapon,the world is yours for the taking.

[@captaindavid4640]

Be from Northern Ireland

[@pennymitchell6960]

How would someone from Belfast say 'A noisy noise annoys Nancy.' ??

[@jmurray212]

Aye that'll do righty ni.

[@brianbreen1026]

The name Murray translates into,Sea farer.

[@jmurray212]

@@brianbreen1026 some names derive from occupations- Miller, Turner, Fisher, Fowler; others from places like Lane, Woods, Field - many from geographical places. Such as Murray.

[@paulweir7122]

Newsline, Wednesday 9/12/20: during today's session in the House of Commons Julian Smith MP , when advising Michael Gove to reach out to all in NI, referred to "the Shankhill Road". I have heard other English people make this mistake, but I do not expect it from a former Secretary of State.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Not sure anything can be expected from politicians these days.

[@terryandrews7271]

I'm an American we've got Irish and Scottish blood Andrews is my last name last name, I love you guys if I wanted to damn old I'd move over there, Thanks aint looking good here🙂

[@rubbishman5320]

does the irish say "better" like the american way with a flap T ( beder?)

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Great question! It depends on the situation and the individual. Those who speak quickly are more likely to use the /d/ sound you refer to... There's no hard and fast rule though.

[@HairlessLittleLass]

We pronounce our country as Northrn Arlnud

[@lindabradley6225]

Norn Iron

[@paulweir7122]

Newsline, Sunday 6/12/20: during the Lisburn Lights report did BBC NI have to show the reaction of the woman? Not only did she come out with that ghastly phrase, " stuff like that there ", but she also mentioned the " pamdenic "; was the intention to hold her up to ridicule?

[@MD-in5tj]

If I go to belfast can we meeeet :)

[@moldiworp9143]

In australia Gurning means to make a weird facial expression, or something similar. Likely derived from the mass emigration, thanks for gurning ey!?

[@beyou8468]

I can’t thank you enough ☹️

[@AlsActionEnglish]

You just have!

[@millennialfalcon8958]

I hear some similarities between Northern Irish and Appalachian English. A lot of settlers were Scots-Irish in Kentucky/Virgina/West Virginia/East Tennessee which I attribute to it. Especially the final "T" and excluding the "g" from -ing, and we are heavily rhotic.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

That's class - I've been in 26 states though none of these areas. I'll have to explore and check it out first hand for myself. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@millennialfalcon8958]

I have an Appalachian Accent, I may post myself reading some words that show its nuances. There are some good examples and discussions about it on KZbin.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

The music? What's this all about?

[@millennialfalcon8958]

@@AlsActionEnglish Probably folk music in Appalachia, the songs and melodies we remembered from the British Isles, and how that has evolved into Bluegrass and early American country music.

[@virginiahughes1030]

i like your videos. may i suggest for you to speak just a wee bit slow please.

[@jinurajan1105]

Hiii

[@cooperhowz2]

Crack means something different here in California, America. 😁

[@AlsActionEnglish]

The spelling changes everything.

[@user-dj2tk2ht1x]

I'm Turkish and I don't have any accent. I wanna learn Irish accent but so hard.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Why do you want to learn this accent? Irish or Northern Irish?

[@user-dj2tk2ht1x]

Because Irish accent is sounds great.

[@user-dj2tk2ht1x]

Irish or Northern Irish both cool 😅

[@AlsActionEnglish]

@@user-dj2tk2ht1x I hope my series is useful and enjoyable for you!

[@user-dj2tk2ht1x]

Thanks a lot

[@gabrielh6198]

What’s the difference between northen irish and scottish accent

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Great question! I plan to feature this video in an upcoming accent comparison series... Where are you from?

[@northernirishviking7283]

About 30 miles is the difference

[@paulweir7122]

Conor Harty posts that he is from southern (sic) Ireland. No such country, he is from the Republic of Ireland, part of which is further north than Northern Ireland.

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Haha, so true!

[@danielalizaso7284]

Do you have an Instagram account?

[@AlsActionEnglish]

Of course!

[@moldiworp9143]

Wait.... did people bastardize whats crackin from craic? Lord I want that to be real.

[@paulweir7122]

Bounty Hen says that she(?) is from Dún na ngall and therefore not "northern Irish", but I beg to differ. Not Northern Irish is correct, the use of the lower case n gives her comment a completely different meaning.

[@brianbreen1026]

Paul Weir,I know you know this but for everyone else's benefit.Dun na gall,means the,fort of the foreigners.

[@Kendicklame-ar]

I'm from Dún na nGall but we are not northern Irish

[@AlsActionEnglish]

The province of Ulster. The country of the Republic of Ireland. County Donegal in English. Thanks for the clarification.

[@jimcazador6057]

Northern Ireland accent? Which one? Accents change every few miles.

[@rhysburns5420]

Lived in Northern Ireland my whole life and no sign of any accent

[@AlsActionEnglish]

You must have some sort of accent?

[@rhysburns5420]

@@AlsActionEnglish not that I can hear and not that anyone else can hear

[@paulweir7122]

@@rhysburns5420 I think you are labouring under a delusion.

[@rhysburns5420]

@@paulweir7122 nah trust me m8 I don't even have an accent to people from different countries

[@williamjohnston7164]

Who would want to,cannot understand anything they say

[@DrMerle-gw4wj]

I'll do you one better. Here are two steps you can take such that it will make you sound like you are from East Texas. (1) Stop saying the 'a' as it is spoken in Spanish or German. Instead use the flatter 'a', a bit like the French nasal 'a'. (2) Don't use words like "craic" that uniquely identify you as from Northern Ireland. It might also help if you would speak a little slower. There now, your dead on (that's one of our expressions by the way).

[@kurt9837]

Fucka caps

[@peterdathug5297]

0:36 cringe

[@oglachnaheireann752]

Dia dhuit! Go raibh maith agat! An-mhaith! Troid ar son na saoirse go dti an deireadh! Tiocfaidh ar la! Bua no bas! Saoirse!!! Eire go deo!!! 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮👊👊👊👊👊✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@blood_upon_the_rose]

The North of Ireland you mean ?and the occupied 6 🇮🇪

[@GarethColquhoun]

CRY MORE !!! You were conquered. GET OVER IT 😂😅

[@jubaxo]

don’t care

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

Why do you keep moving your head back and forth so much. You're making me dizzy just watching you.

[@vincenthigginbotham8729]

He is doing it for the craic