How To Talk Like The Scottish - DUNDEE!

PART 2 OUT NOW!
All about the slang, dialect and accent of oor wee city on the East coast of Scotland, Dundee.
Here's the article I mentioned: www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-...

[@scowoody]

10 past 2 in the morning learning about my own accent fs

[@elsasnowden4551]

omg litterally same ffs

[@bobbyskyler2465]

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[@dakotaoakley9654]

@Bobby Skyler instablaster ;)

[@Omni_Shambles]

5am for me. . . fml . . .

[@sunniiskies]

Same 😭

[@Ministry_of_Fear]

I was on a local Dundee bus in 1980 and overheard two old ladies chatting away: Word for word: "See meh man?", "Eh", "See mince?", "Eh!", "Meh man loves mince!" And that was that. They sat silently for the rest of the journey - It still makes me smile 'till this day!

[@darrenburns16]

😂😂😂😂 eeeeooiii

[@FangMcFrost]

I'm a Dundonian born and bred and it's really nice to see someone taking such an interest in our language/dialect. However, having lived in Dundee all my life, I can't really say I've heard "acht" being said but I have heard "echt" being said, mostly from my elderly family members. The same can be said for the word "onion", as I've not really heard "inyin" being said but I have head "ingin" (pronounced "ing-in") being said. Please don't feel like I'm correcting you however, as that's not my intention, perhaps there's just two pronunciations of the words? Anyway, it was a great video which I really enjoyed and I thought your accent when saying the words was pretty spot on and I would love to see a part two! 👍

[@EvieSpeaks]

Part 2 up now! And thank you for giving your corrections :) - as soon as KZbin gives me permission to add overlayed annotations throughout videos, I'm going to pop some in here to correct any mistakes. Glad you enjoyed Part 1 despite corrections needing to be made!

[@barbaramontani2856]

I agree with both echt and ingin (Dundee born).

[@dargerdanger5637]

I was born in Dundee aswell

[@brianmiddleton2282]

Hi Evie. Im Dundonian, just having a wee nosey, I love seeing someone enjoying this brilliant City. No one can say we are not full of originality. haha good luck in everything, im gonna subscribe

[@couttsie]

lockdown boredom actual has me sittin here watching a tutorial on ma own accent dno whats wrong w me

[@brianmiddleton2282]

me too but how much originality is in our wee city. i love it

[@frozendog538]

Eh ken man least she iz nae bad at it iy 😂 hir "eh's" are a wee bit sheggite but iver all clued up, voice iz nice tae so least maks the accent sound less like a microwaved Keillor Centre 🤷‍♂️

[@shivreid11]

😆

[@couttsie]

@@frozendog538 hahahahaha nae wiy class

[@danielutzu2000]

Coping mate. Youre only coping pal. Stay safe!

[@krusher181]

I’m Canadian, dad was from East Kilbride, near Glasgow. Great video, most of it’s completely new to me. Only dialect I ever learned was around Glasgow.

[@annabodhi38]

Thank you for this video. I enjoyed it very much.

[@chrisjohnson3590]

When I first came to the city in 1977 one of my new colleagues asked me if I knew any French and wrote this down, “Mai oui breure failaf ǎ pletti en é breux ezeram.” Happy days. Anyone from Dundee care to translate?

[@steffiramsay9888]

The person buying the pies was probably in Dens Road market. I remember the pies there (probably mistakenly) fondly.

[@mileyerindavidson1804]

eh i go there evryday tae get meh piece

[@valentinmogos9647]

About to move there soon, this is pretty interesting research for me. I like places where they stick to their old ways when it comes to language. In the UK I enjoyed living in Dudley (somewhere in the black country). There's alot to learn about languages from places like these. Looking forward to being asimilated :))

[@aihtdikh]

I'm from the East of Australia but moved to the West when I was young, and one of the first differences I remember noticing in the language was that over in Western Australia people would often end their sentences with "eh?" meaning "isn't it?" Of course in an Aussie accent, it's a longer diphthong "ay" sound, but I wonder if perhaps there was a Dundonian influence on the West coast here in the early days, that did not apply to the East. Thanks for the insight into your part of the world!

[@peepodaylane]

well done, informative and funny.

[@cryptogamer6223]

I am from Dundee and my great grandfather built tho forth road and rail bridge you are spott on though love you to bits xxxx

[@Bergkatse2]

Really enjoyed this. My American friends (actually any friends outside Dundee) used to make fun of me for ending every sentence with “ken”. Who’s this Ken you keep talking about? My accent is more mid-Atlantic now so I only say it now when I’m drunk or get into an argument with my mum 😅

[@craigscaife7588]

Sono di Dundee ed anch’io parlo la lingua bella. Che sorpresa all’inizio di trovare che anche tu la parla.

[@johnedwardceraos8103]

I'm not even fluent in English and I'm here. I will now support this channel.

[@EvieSpeaks]

thank you, that means so much! More videos coming soon :)

[@lucybertie5536]

As a dundonian i find this very funny having my grandparents accent described to me like it’s just strange I was just trying to describe how junkies talk to an American

[@keek4831]

@ Evie "An an ingin een an ah". It's "ingin" rhyming with singin' (a song). "Ingin" is used in other parts of Scotland too. Really enjoyed your video 🙂

[@feebux]

EVIEEEE ur so cuteeee ;__; i was looking up dundonian dialiect to show my korean bf and you described everything so well

[@EvieSpeaks]

Aweeee thank you! So sorry I’m shite at checking my notifications and didn’t see this til now 🙀. I’m glad the video helped you sharing the Scottish culture with ur bf! Gonna probably do a Glaswegian Part 2 this year as I’m moving there soon. V excited

[@highdharr]

When you realize you have been using the "eh" correctly without knowing, then with pride you order a kilt and begin calling yourself "Mcniuwgui" afterwards:) Fantastic videos! Gonna be moving to Dundee in a few days, so I hope you continue with the series!

[@foolmarks]

I've never said 'acht' for eight, but 'echt' is really common.

[@confidentenglish.school]

Fabulous! As an half-Australian, half-Dundonian who speaks Australian and teaches English, I love this!! Makes me so happy as you pretty much only hear west coast weegies slang here. /ken/ may be used across Scotland, but never to the same extent and variety it is in Dundee; would definitely class it as Dundonion slang, eh hen.

[@dufc1962]

Good attempt Evie. It's definitely not an easy accent/language to learn. One thing to note, and something that's common is with words like 'bairn' it is said as bairn, but as bair-in. Addin vowels is a common trait in Dundonian. removing consonants is another trait, that throws a lot of people, for instance, we will often replace a consonant with a 'gutteral stop' so, a word like kitten would be said as ki - in with the t's missed out and replaced with the gutteral stop.

[@rainkatt]

This was fun, my Granddad and Grandma immigrated from Dundee to the states 100 yrs ago, I'm doing research on them and their culture. I was able to visit Dundee when I was a teen in 1975, but only had one day there. Some day I want to return for a longer visit.

[@Kuba-hn7xl]

i live in dundee right now and it really isn't good like stabbings, suicides ,fights all the time and more but that nice youre researching it maybe some places here are a bit better

[@rainkatt]

@@Kuba-hn7xl that's so sad. I visited Dundee in 1976 when I was 17. Then it was pleasant, ppl were friendly, I loved the view from up on a hill overlooking the Firth of Tay. My Granddad had done a painting of that view, according to my mother. Unfortunately the painting was lost long ago. As an artist myself, I always wanted to paint that view myself, but haven't been able to find a photo of that scene. I wish I had taken a photo myself. Take care

[@rainkatt]

@@Kuba-hn7xl if you want, send it to me at [e-mail], hey thanks!

[@alc4ever24]

My ancestor that came to America was from Dundee. I'm excited to have some Scottish roots! I still have the cursed English smile though....

[@kateeccles1664]

Burst out laughing at the twa pehs thing, my ex is from Dundee and always used to say a wah a peh, an Inyin aen an'a... took me back 😂😂😂

[@EvieSpeaks]

It's brilliant isn't it 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video! And I've learned a lot more Dundee slang since making it so thinking of doing a part 2

[@kateeccles1664]

@@EvieSpeaks oh my god you definitely should!! 💕💕

[@mm3nrx]

"Eh" has about 30 different meanings tho lol ;) Dundee man here "Eh there meh fev peh's" has always cracked me up

[@octobass9072]

But can she speak eggy

[@ballsack6547]

I got told that the Eh in dundonian mightve originated in the shouting in the overbearing noises in the factory's back in the industrial days , funny watching this as a Dundonion albeit in London for years . well done.

[@NSAJ33]

Sounds a wee bit Germanic. Like it! Greetings from TX! 👏🏻

[@johnmaxwell1750]

As an American, this dialect info is fantastic and wonderful to me. When I was 15, I flew with my family from Pittsburgh to Europe. Before we left the country we switched planes in Boston, Massachusetts. There I couldn't understand anything that our baggage porter said. He was speaking a Northeast/Yankee dialect I had never heard. Hilarious!

[@lauralishes1]

Crazy we're actually speaking the same language in a way

[@shookstylez]

GREAT VIDEO

[@dreamersvlog4072]

Would be nice if you made a part 2 because this video is class and I'd like to see a second one cheers

[@EvieSpeaks]

Thank you Sam! I wrote one over the weekend, so subscribe if you like to catch it when it comes out :)

[@dreamersvlog4072]

Will do thanks

[@dreamersvlog4072]

Would you have a rough idea when the video might come out thanks

[@EvieSpeaks]

@@dreamersvlog4072 I won't be free to film it until Thursday or Friday, so it'll probably be Friday or over the weekend :)

[@dreamersvlog4072]

Ok thank you I'll make sure to watch it because well dundonian trump's Ayrshire slang by a mile and it's fun to watch these videos so thank you.

[@graciegalahad9258]

thank you for this! i'm playing willamina fleming (one of the "computers" who helped get hubble into space) in a play about her colleague Henrietta Leavitt, and this is where she's from! i wanted to have less of "general scottish accent" and more of "i have an idea where she's from and what she'd sound like"

[@eddieross7233]

meeh Eh-Phone willnae connect tae the weh feh……..eeh?

[@dishy1989]

Great video and really interesting. I dont no much about scottish gaelic but there are a lot of similarities in sounds to Irish Gaeilge, especially in the numbers. One in Irish is aon pronounced pretty much the same and 8 is ocht. I'm guessing that these are gaelic derived.

[@kenrob4965]

53 myself pal and from Dundee, great this...have always thought the numbers we say almost sounds French/flemish?

[@united2557]

Many years ago I took a friend to Dundee while on vacation in Scotland, I mentioned to her that everyone in Dundee had a brother called "Ken" after a short time there she realised what i meant...... KEN !!

[@markc6214]

8 is said "Echt" or "Aicht" rather than "Acht" (which is German). "Onion" is ingin (rhymes with singin) - (not inyin) - "ingin ane an a"

[@johnferguson40]

Thanks.

[@Jennividion]

My favourite accent x

[@roddymac998]

A hidden language that was considered a myth is also spoken in Dundee. Eggy language. Heggelleggo beggoy. ( Hello boy ) I know a few people that speak it fluent and it sounds nuts haha.

[@lauralishes1]

Ey oy beggoy

[@roddyohara7385]

Some o the scheme boys in Annan spoke that eggy language

[@FrozenWillow1980]

In Ayrshire we say - ye ken? Ken = Know or remember/recall Sometimes we even shorten that down to just - ken? It gets used at the beginning of a sentence as well. It totally depends on the context of what is being said. Ayrshire - Ken that time we went tae the pairk anaw those wee neds showed up? English - Do you remember/recall that time we went to the park and lots of little delinquents appeared? Ayrshire - Whit wis aw that noise last night? A cudny sleep, ye ken. English - What was all the noise for last night? I could not sleep, you know. Edited to say, I've just caught up on a comment that says you have lived in Scotland all your life. So that answers my original question :)

[@ianherd569]

I have never seen a Dundee TV Soap Opera or a detective programme. The rest of the UK (or even the Weegies) just do not understand. The closest is Rebus.

[@K_____]

I’m from Dundee and the word “belter” can be used for good and bad for example… “he’s a belter” (idiot) or “that’s cars a belter” (smart) I’d say it has a double meaning.

[@RyanBennison]

I'm From Dundee!

[@dargerdanger5637]

Same!

[@speedy692]

Growing up my parents would say 'Did you eat your tea'? I would reply 'Ah et it a'. I ate it all'.

[@adaidhfitz]

im from fife and a lot of these are said here too

[@julianschot7379]

wow im a dutchman and when i heard the numbers its almost exactly the same as in dutch! This video is proof that english, dutch and german have the same origine.

[@marcuskingstanley9522]

Another common dundonianism as compared to west coast is when we pronounce words like Bread, Head, Thread, Dead for eg West coast is Breed, Heed, Thread ,Deed. Dundonian is Brade ,Hade, Thrade, Dade etc. Just thought i would throw that in

[@elbib2446]

i was born and raised in dundee,havent been back for years though,you certainly know yer dundonian,right,im off doon the chipper,tae get a peh for ma denner

[@buutich1]

I wonder if that is where Canadians have developed using "eh" at the end of their sentences.

[@doublej3313]

I have sooo many other words for belter 😂😂😂

[@shakyhandsdave]

Whits the "damage" ?, used in what does it "cost" in a shopping type situation

[@ron6376]

Aye ye savory pie eh in me eye matee.

[@travellerseko]

Which accent can be understood easier for someone who speaks English as a second language? Do you think if Dundee or Glasgow is better to move? Actually I moved to Glasgow on 01 jan 20 and realised we can do our business online. Therefore, I wanna move somewhere nicer. But my main concern is my son. He is 9 years old and going to Primary School. I don't want him to have hard times in the school. If it is going to be a disaster, I'll rethink about it.

[@lauralishes1]

If you're from a Muslim country you're better going to England.

[@revolutionarygentleman8105]

Lately I've been learning about my family history through Ancestry, Relative Finder, and another I can't think of at the moment. I've always known I'm Scandinavian, Scottish and Irish, but wasn't familiar with the details until recently. With these resources I've been able to go back many generations and see the specific towns (just south of you) where my multiple time great grandparents lived. I don't think it's special for anyone with Scottish ancestry, but Robert Stewart III is my 14th great grandfather. If anyone could confirm the rarity (or lack thereof) of such direct ancestors to help check my ego, it would be greatly appreciated. With my unintended ramblings out of the way, I mean to say, thank you for sharing this fun and interesting information, and I hope to learn more about the country. Scotland is truly beautiful and has such a rich history.

[@nobilismaximus]

Bairn, hame and hoose are Scandinavian borrow words fully integrated. Makes sense that much of the Old English loan words are still in general use on the east coast…. I can’t think of any more except perhaps Kirk I think Norke is Kirkir, and there is a similar sounding word to KirKir in Dutch but im not sure how to spell it let alone try to put it into phonetic Dundonian!

[@tyhik9338]

❤

[@keek4831]

What I hear more often than "See yi efter" is, "See yi li'ir (later)", meaning just Cheerio, I'll see you again (or just Cheerio if you're not likely to meet again). I think later is pronounced " li'ir" like litter with a glottal stop. First time I heard it it confused me as I thought they were coming back again!

[@alanglen6589]

It's ECHT for 8 and INGIN" for onion.

[@aidan_8]

The mane one i say is “ I din’a Ken “

[@joshuastrachan2994]

Dinna

[@aidan_8]

Joshua Strachan cheers

[@FrozenWillow1980]

Ah dinnae/dinny ken is said in Ayrshire :) Different spellings for preferences :) After moving from Glasgow to Ayrshire, the lingo rubbed off on me. I once said "Ah dinny ken" to my cousin who still lives in Glasgow and he said "Who the eff is Ken?"

[@joshuastrachan2994]

@@FrozenWillow1980 the Scots dictionary is 'dinna/dinnae'. Regional differences again.

[@joshuastrachan2994]

@@FrozenWillow1980 I'm from Fife. Interesting to hear how the west coast chat.

[@freerkottema]

It almost counting as we Frisian do (neighbors across the Northsea). ien twa treie fjour fiif seis, sân acht njoggen tsien. and more words are similar

[@creeyuwan2733]

Funny, the numbers are similar to the German numbers: 8 is acht in German. 7 is "sieben" which we pronounce "seeben". 1 is "ein" . I want to learn about Scottish Dialect as I was born in Dundee, but grew up in Germany. Greetings CreeYuWan

[@EvieSpeaks]

I'm delighted that people are enjoying the videos as much as I like making them! Also, how interesting to hear about the similarities with German. I'm learning Italian at the moment but have been thinking about starting to learn German on Duolingo! Sending best wishes from Scotland to Germany!

[@creeyuwan2733]

@@EvieSpeaks thanks for your answer, Evie. After listening to all of your video, I have to say, that's probably it for similarities with German... I don't understand a bit of Scottish Dialect. 🙂 Seems to be a lot of work learning it

[@EvieSpeaks]

@@creeyuwan2733 Some Scots Dialect can be tricky, I understand :), and people kind of use it randomly along with standard English here and there. Sometimes I use dialect a lot and sometimes not at all - it just depends on who I'm speaking to! Here's a video I made in September about genera; Scottish dialect basics that you might find interesting

[@lauralishes1]

No one really says that anymore. It was more my grans generation.

[@amana1480]

2:00 In England we say "Good-un" for "good one"

[@Adi-Dassler]

I’d say “aningininana” and deffo echt. Still, a great video.

[@Midlifer69]

Your Dundonian is second to none . Like you were born here 😉

[@samchristie755]

I am from Dundee and I rate them in comments section

[@samchristie755]

1 to 7bis fine but I have never hired enyone say 8 like that

[@samchristie755]

And barins is good

[@samchristie755]

And the fraud is good

[@nobilismaximus]

Steak p’eh a mince P’eh - I always learned ing’in suppose it’s Pronounced as in shopp(ing) rather than than it’s contracted version in the shoap ((like Sean Connery pronouncing soap)in’ same as the work in, pronounce with the eh dipthong eh for “i” )) Ing’eh’n eh’n en ah.

[@Caso_lased]

I’m from Dundee so that’s a coincidence

[@jyrijarmolainen4923]

number reminds me nordic languages

[@freerkottema]

An other one in Frisian; Bairns = bern 😁 pronounced exactly the same

[@dunkarldunkarl4168]

Where are you from originally? You dont sound Scottish. Great video👍

[@EvieSpeaks]

My mum is from northern Ireland and my dad's Scottish but he moved around a lot as a kid, so my accent is a bit of a mix! I've lived in Scotland all my life - born in Edinburgh, then lived in the Scottish Borders, and now in Dundee :). Really glad to hear you liked the video!

[@garymacdonald7165]

1 to 10 in Dundee is not to dissimilar to 1 to 10 in Dutch!

[@thewolverinediaries8318]

My head hurts.

[@JacobiteBhoy]

Cool accent

[@EvieSpeaks]

Thanks! I'm half Irish :)

[@JacobiteBhoy]

@@EvieSpeaks Aye its cool ! Part Dungannon/Glasgow here

[@teambanana1609]

I am In dundde

[@coldsuperstar]

Do you have an Instagram account? My dad was born in Dundee and lived in Wormit.

[@publikenemi49]

Seems to me scot and Aussie accents sound a lot alike should be no surprise I guess

[@whizzwhammer]

Five meat pies and an onion one as well

[@johnhodge4072]

♥️ & I'm a fifer

[@darrenburns16]

Och eh jock mvkeh... Oh eh, ken what eh mean, n an inging ane an ah.... Eeeeioo and teckle peh

[@ChavvyCommunist]

So eh is basically like "ne" in japanese

[@DrB81]

Another hybrid of see you later/efter is chefter. Nice vid btw. Shed rule.

[@couttsie]

Dr Drewlittle ftd83😎

[@eighteenin78]

Canadians are always being made fun of for ending sentences with eh. Now I can see where some of it may have come from. East Coast Scotland (among other places?).

[@gordonritchie-in9sn]

Yullbracket!

[@joshuakirschbaum]

The word for 8 is the same as in German. Klingt auch genauso, müsst ihr mal drauf 'Acht' geben 😋

[@Yvaelle]

Dundee numbers are heavily Norse influenced (and Norse is a Germanic language). They also use 'ein' for 1, which is Norse/Germanic.

[@joshuakirschbaum]

I know. I just love how that [x] sound in the throat is unfamiliar to standard English but used in Scots/Scotish dialects and Scouse.

[@patrickchampion8179]

Weird thing I've noticed... quite a lot of this isn't too far from how us Geordies talk. Then again, shouldn't be surprised two cities on the same coastline with a lot of Irish influence are similar...

[@adrianajacobo6473]

And I thought Glaswegian was difficult😂😂😂

[@Carla-qf9np]

Acht out here sounding German or Dutch ( im south african living in England btw)

[@paolotubo74]

Is there a connection btw Dundee and Cocodrile Dundee?😁

[@EvieSpeaks]

unfortunately not! hahaha

[@paolotubo74]

@@EvieSpeaks better, i don't even like the movie that much :DD

[@EvieSpeaks]

@@paolotubo74 great hat though! :D

[@glebelands11]

I remember bein asked if I was Mentul?! a lot back in the 70s which of course eh am :-)

[@jukeboxgeneral7105]

Wit aboot Teckle?

[@EvieSpeaks]

haven't heard that one! What does it mean?

[@jukeboxgeneral7105]

@@EvieSpeaks teckle means good/perfect/sound. One of Dundee's most popular words. Any help needed with Dundonian phrases or words, speak to me or watch Gary Robertson (Dundee Poet) on youtube.

[@EvieSpeaks]

@@jukeboxgeneral7105 ah that IS a great word! Maybe I have heard it but it just went over my head as words sometimes do haha. And thank you for the recommendation! I love poetry so will definitely check his stuff out :). Part 2 is out now, so check that out if you like!

[@niamhoconnor8986]

Viking Scots

[@granthogg2824]

Vikings were slaughtered in Dundee by Picts at Carnoustie. Apparently.

[@eagle003]

When you were pronouncing the numbers, you were talking Flemish (Belgium)

[@eagle003]

The Flemish came to Scotland to enrich their fibre industry, so that's why so many terms are almost the same (commenting as I watch the video :'))

[@hec8]

@@eagle003 There's a place name nearby Dundee in Angus which perfectly illustrates what you're talking about. It's Friockheim - "Friock" from the gaelic for heather, to which was added -heim at the request of Flemish weavers who were there to develop the flax spinning process. I've nipped that line from wikipedia where they give a source.

[@stevestruthers6180]

Your non-Dundonian accent is so neutral you could practically pass for Canadian. At the very least, you sound the way a lot of Scots who have emigrated to Canada sound after they've lost a bit of their native dialect - that is, there's a hint of a Scots accent, but it's not strong.

[@Yvaelle]

Not a coincidence btw! That Canadian/Dundee accent is because a major early wave of settlers were from clans Murray, McGregor, Stewart, Campbell, McDonald - who all used to live in the highlands above Dundee, up the river Tay. Still some of the most common last names in Canada (or other last names that were parts of those clans).

[@stevestruthers6180]

@@Yvaelle: Well, for what it's worth, some ancestors on my mother's side came from Islay. Paternal ancestors with my surname came from the Lowlands, Falkirk and Linlithgow area.

[@duncansolway7473]

Us doric are aye forgotten 😕

[@Tom-kf6nz]

Eh wid say "echt" not "acht". Eh'm a Dundonian eh ken this. 👍

[@meshborg9929]

eh always though belter meant something very good.

[@EvieSpeaks]

In Scotland it generally does! Like a good song or a party or something really funny. But in Dundee especially nowadays if you say it in reference to a person, it's usually an insult

[@LG-me2se]

all correct except for acht....its EHCT ;)

[@alanbeamer9513]

Two is Deux in French. Three is trois - not twa

[@captainduck3421]

I'm a Dundonian born in england. When I say that I mean my ancestors are from Dundee