Jamie Dornan Teaches You Northern Irish Slang | Vanity Fair

Jamie Dornan breaks down some of the most famous slang terms from his home country of Northern Ireland. Check him out in the new film “Robin Hood," in theaters November 21st.
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[@krystenw9426]

thank you so much for waching northern irish slang with me Liam Neeson

[@diinalens]

i actually chocked on my tea at that

[@Rebecca-dw3rs]

it’s the north of ireland

[@AS256]

You know that my great aunt is liam nessons assistant when he is in Northern Ireland

[@tamsindodds8402]

*hank you so mach fer waching me tacheing u irish slaging wif me Liam neeson*

[@bronxcheer1484]

Rebecca :3 - look at a map.

[@kriissyy09ify]

He's not even joking with 'wee' it's literally used in every sentence here. "I had a good wee night out" "I'm feeling a wee bit down today" "that wee 40ft man is tall" it makes no sense but for some reason it's just accepted.

[@Courtneyburns90]

I remember asking for a wee one (coffee) and they actually gave me a tiny one.. I was so upset 😂

[@LNPercy88]

There's your wee receipt there.

[@andywatson3480]

At a shop “just pop your wee card into the wee card machine, and enter your wee Pin, take your wee card out there, thank you and there’s your wee receipt.

[@Tea-tn8sn]

mon the reds

[@ArleneBettsS]

Just a wee bit

[@Feylock_Art]

My mum who is French came to NI in the 90s, she was confused for the longest time about "wee" thinking it was "oui"

[@CelestialDraconis]

That's actually the funniest thing ever, thank you for this.

[@rachelstarritt481]

Cloé M hahahahaha love it, that’s fantastic!!! I laughed my head off but it seems the French want to be polite hahahahaha!!! Thank you for sharing this wee comment 😂😂😂

[@tiqvahone]

Was it a wee wee? Qui!

[@holliebrooke7327]

omg i love that

[@titania1888]

Hilarious

[@hannahvest296]

“the craic was good” ok jamie.

[@nikitashakur1812]

Hannah Vest was. It was good craic.

[@ewandragy9398]

Just realised I say that all the time and now ik why it sounds a bit off

[@kara-eo7xm]

Hannah Vest what’s the craic

[@michelleflood8220]

Myst Scazza why all you’re asking them really when used in proper context is what good times or fun they’ve been having lately nothing wrong with that my Irish cousins ask me this all the time ! Used as much as the word grand is tbh .

[@rivermistfae]

Mmmighty craic!

[@svsvsvsv2913]

"Thank you so much for watching Northern Irish slang with me - Liam Neeson" hahhaha

[@aikak4077]

Alexander Skarsgaard AND Jamie Dornan? You're too good to us, Vanity Fair.

[@lizzypelosof9689]

No that was liam neeson

[@somethingnew1322]

Alexander Skarsgård is the best😍 (No, I’m not biased at all 🇸🇪😂)

[@SosoGamerChick]

Aika K I know! I’ve been waiting for both haha! I watched Alexander’s last week and then I quickly search for Jamie. Of course it wasn’t there haha, but know it is hehehehe.

[@iceeirony]

Aika K Janes McAvoy too

[@hiko73]

@@iceeirony She James' sister?

[@leahtv7778]

"But you're just getting a normal sized bag" *MIND. BLOWN.*

[@genevievenimhuiris5495]

@jimmy stewart hahaha

[@user-rk4jy3lj1c]

Sebastian Stan teaching us Romanian Slangs next, please!

[@briarrose3687]

Mădălina OMG YESSSSSS

[@yoodyvee89]

Yaaas pls!

[@paulas.1837]

YEEEESSS

[@hadif.6477]

oh yess

[@georgiana1147]

Baaa,nu credeam ca si romanii il stiu pe Jamie,omg:))

[@tahneedavies1598]

“Northern Ireland is know for basically..ME.” 🤣🤣

[@MM-dq2pi]

That was pretty bold! Mostly true though...also Snow Patrol.

[@nikitashakur1812]

Mike Campbell definitely bold! But hardly true...✌🏼

[@seandoherty925]

He forgot Van Morrison and Rory McIlroy but maybe he was just thinking of Actors...

[@hiko73]

Colin Morgan xoxo

[@monsterhanna6691]

sean doherty He was joking.

[@puddylump41]

I'm Scottish and it's funny because so many of the words he mentions are ones that we use here as well! For example, wee, jammie, steamin, eejit, faffin we use all the time in Scotland, and we say 'kegs' instead of kex, but omg, it's so similar!! But then i guess Scottish and Irish people are very much alike! x

[@WhatChaMaCalum]

Not surprising considering the whole "plantation of Ulster" with thousands of Scottish settlers so a lot of people in Northern Ireland have Scottish roots myself included.

[@tombotombo9894]

Love reading Scottish tweets, always make me laugh 😂 so creative

[@hiiminafield]

We say so many of these in England as well, makes me happy :)

[@jessicac8732]

I’m welsh and I probably say Faffin about 100x a day 🙄😂 drives my friend nuts!

[@MM-dq2pi]

We say it in Australia too. Faffing about.

[@brittknee]

"Thank you for watching Northern Irish slang with me....Liam Nesson." That about sums Jamie up Reminded me of the time Jamie said the celebrity he gets most mistaken for is Eddie Murphy....that is Jamie's humor, which I love.

[@jessicamarshall1975]

“Any more of this and there’ll be less of it” made me burst out laughing. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of my Irish Nan because that is something she always says.

[@francescopezone1297]

Jessica Marshall what does that expression mean?

[@Anhorish]

@@francescopezone1297 If you keep doing what you are currently doing, I will put a stop to it.

[@Sunny25611]

Something I should say to my husband when he’s telling the same stories I’ve heard for the last 30 years.. ^^

[@emilywhittle1420]

Try this newfie saying out for size. “What’s after happening now”? (It means...”What just happened”) Is there a point in it? No. Is it said constantly? Yes.

[@koolnomi95]

@@emilywhittle1420 That sounds surprisingly Irish

[@colbiegraham9545]

Do people just think we’re leprechauns with the music in the background an all 😂

[@Notturnoir]

Yes, gotta have it!

[@csoniah4432]

He looks more like a dad now

[@jhl1858]

Still hawttt

[@csoniah4432]

@@jhl1858 he's also daddy

[@dayshawna]

he is a dad

[@monsterhanna6691]

He is a dad expecting his third child with his wife, Amelia. 💚

[@csoniah4432]

@@monsterhanna6691 yes I know that's why I made this comment thanks

[@rainforestmints2341]

Jamie is so soft I love him

[@flux.aeterna]

RAINFOREST MINTS have you seen him in “The Fall”?

[@m_e_nere]

@Niso Stannard how would you know you haven't touched them all

[@Worgiewoo]

Loads of these are used all over the UK, but how sweet is Jamie don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile that much

[@station12a4]

Since this segment started I've been looking forward to Jamie showing up.

[@abbia261]

I’m Northern Irish and it’s so weird to hear someone on screen with my accent 😂

[@PS-ru2ov]

same Northern Irish here as well

[@bens6n168]

Both of you are Irish

[@kyotowolf3108]

@@bens6n168 northern irish

[@Coolcol44]

I'm Norn Iron aswell....BOUT YE !

[@jessicaking2303]

Was engaged to a Northern Irish fella once & he said almost all of them! Some were new but... either way, their accent makes me weak in the knees, gah! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Flowergirlfairy]

So why'd you leave him?

[@jessicaking2303]

Well - I think time & distance took it's toll on us... :( He'll always be the one that got away.

[@Flowergirlfairy]

@@jessicaking2303 Oh noo! That breaks my heart 😥💔. Maybe you should try and find him. See if he's still single?

[@jessicaking2303]

@@Flowergirlfairy I have found him online, but he's moved on... New fiancée & 2 little girls now. It feels like a lifetime ago. But - maybe some day we'll cross paths again. That was my soul mate, for sure.

[@Flowergirlfairy]

@@jessicaking2303 Aww I'm sorry to hear he's moved on. But you're right, if it's meant to be, it'll happen. Until then, you deserve to be happy too 😊.

[@puddylump41]

Anyone else thinking that he would have been sooooo much sexier as Mr Grey if he used his Irish accent? xx

[@reikun86]

lindiloos the force is strong with an Irish brogue. In a good way 😉

[@aricm5973]

Certainly NOT the Belfast accent.

[@angel4405]

Try watching “The Fall” you’re welcome.

[@scarlettduma7893]

No

[@xero6321]

Idiot it’s not an irish accent

[@amandawright1372]

As a Scouser, I didn’t realise how many of these ‘Irishisms’ I actually use. Great video.

[@bens6n168]

I’m Scouse with both grandparents being Scottish and Irish, I always use words such as craic, eejit and wee lmao

[@Sweshification]

I NEED Cillian Murphy to do one of these!!!

[@ayahssi4958]

YES!

[@chelseacardwell7537]

As a Northern Irish person myself, I had no need to watch this but it was worth it for Jamie 😍😂

[@brittknee]

When Jamie referred to that bag he had to cover his package with he referred to it as a wee bag😂😂😂

[@monsterhanna6691]

dornan.dakjohnson I thought of that too. 😂

[@jenellet5988]

YES!!! As soon as I saw Wee come up I started laughing thinking about that interview. 😂😂😂

[@mallorys.8066]

I’ve been to “Norn Iron” twice! It’s so beautiful and the accents the best! I love the crac and class saying the best :D

[@Clingan1234]

That's class mate

[@taylormcgrath]

Drop ‘norn’😖

[@ikamy7717]

Please do one with Tom Hiddleston about Shakespearean slang !!! This is gonna be awesome !!! 🤯 And I love those videos keep going 😉

[@forgetfulstranger]

terrible idea, no one uses that anymore

[@kitanau1270]

yess do this

[@deadnamedan6726]

YES YES YES YES

[@forgetfulstranger]

In my opinion, this series is about learning the common slang of the common people around the world, to have an episode just for shakespearean slang for tom would be missing the whole point

[@Realisticallyliteral]

@@forgetfulstranger well they did one on Broadway slang so

[@elizabethmcleod246]

Happy Belated Birthday Jamie. You are so much fun! Enjoy life.

[@0807nathalie]

thanks needed this

[@ia3241]

Did he say at the end... with me.. Liam Neeson!? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@linabjanthala9721]

I L i heard that too! 😂😂

[@cyclopsli1923]

He did

[@OldChannel181]

"I'm gonna have a wee cuppa tea" Even though you're having a normal sized cuppa tea TRUE THOUGH XD

[@JamieDornanSpain]

This is really good! Love it!

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

"Eejit" is actually a word I heard in my family a lot but nowhere else in America as far as I heard, so I always thought it was just a funny word my dad liked using but then I watched all these kinds of videos and suddenly it makes so much sense!

[@rachkate76]

*Please do Viggo Mortensen and Danish slang next.*

[@forgetfulstranger]

now this is a good idea

[@sinemguzel-yldrm8353]

I fully support this.

[@clara21084]

I want Viggo Mortensen doing Argentinian slang!! That would be epic!

[@Mathias-vc4jp]

Pretty sure Viggo wouldn't know any danish slang

[@hiko73]

Mads Mikkelsen with Danish slang

[@zoebluth6324]

I could listen to him talk all day

[@andreacharrybuitrago8806]

Es un hombre maravilloso, saludos de parte de todas sus fans latinas 😘.

[@Ash-cd8mx]

IT'S THE ONE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!

[@K3LM4]

OMG HE IS SO CUTE I'M DYING

[@_e11e_78]

I love how in Northern Ireland when someone is talking to you about someone else, they're either yours or ours. Just like Jamie said several times "your man" or for example it could be a particular person - "Your David" and "Our David". Is like they claim people and I love it :)

[@IndieRockerHippy]

That's all over Ireland really

[@ChristineInNornia]

And a hueen of other things too Jamie😄 “Would you hurry up and take your time” is another good one.

[@scaife]

A lot of these words are used here in England too! Love it.

[@patriciawarner1274]

AND Bronagh Waugh, loved her in The Fall. I’m vacationing there next year, better study up!

[@reenovacaine6059]

Okay my last name is Branagh and I thought you just said my name so I had to do a double take

[@estocadatx8172]

My American wife couldn't stop laughing at the "wee" when I took her to Belfast. We went to pay for something in a shop and the girl said, "Do you want that in a wee bag?", and then said, "Just swipe yer wee card there". Priceless.

[@inessamaria2428]

Very informative.

[@taragibson7638]

My husband is Northern Irish and I can definitely say that I have heard him use almost all of these phrases/words! ha ha ha

[@jasonking4096]

I love Jamie Dornan!!! I could listen to him talk for days!!

[@ciarax9918]

Basically my vocabulary in a three minute video☘️

[@crystalphillips696]

I love Jamie so much he is hands down one of the best and my favorite actor.

[@efenege2]

He could be a great Magneto when Michael Fassbender finishes that role in Dark Phoenix.

[@victoriabennie6447]

Swoons over anything that comes out of Jamie’s mouth. 🖤

[@marchingham]

Holy crap he is ADORABLE with the Irish accent.

[@PS-ru2ov]

He's Northern Irish Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and a different country to Ireland 🙄

[@marchingham]

@@PS-ru2ov well then he's so adorable with the Northern Irish accent. 😁

[@PS-ru2ov]

@MacFhlannacuidh aye whatever troll

[@lorrainecc99]

@@PS-ru2ov That's debatable...

[@Brickcellent]

@@PS-ru2ov The accent existed before the border dumbass. It is still an Irish accent, no matter how much ye Brits want to steal it.

[@clara21084]

Love the way he says "cool"!

[@aprillane8382]

😍 flipping love this man

[@mariathomson4552]

It sounds very like scottish, I knew most, like dead on that's a good one, and jamie you are a honey xx

[@mayraortiz7347]

AMO. AMO. AMO. AMO. AAAAAAMO 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Jamie siempre me saca sonrisas. Lo adoro. Gracias Vanity Fair por hacer esto.

[@Reemt25]

The music played in the background is soo nostalgic

[@ziyanda_theartist]

This is so great!!!

[@hadif.6477]

Why is he so adorable yet so freaking hot

[@bessiejhoygalimba9766]

Helpful when rewatching Derry Girls 😆

[@ruvishkarathnayake9125]

love this

[@sweetiepie7396]

Epic wee video ❤

[@angies7202]

Jamie is such a nice man 🤗... He is funny 😂.. always friendly and his talents are endless 🎬🏌️👔🎤......He is the best 😊👍 Thanks Jamie ... we love you very much 😍......and Liam Neeson🤣🤣

[@subhasethuraman2869]

Love his voice and accent.

[@greymote9794]

He’s so warm and cuddly...looking...I don’t know! 😍

[@giasaleen2]

He is such a sweetheart. Omg

[@maddie4170]

I love Northern Ireland 😍 it’s beautiful and people are lovely!

[@abigailfreeman1678]

Maddie Wes aw this is so kind!!❤️

[@rainforestmints2341]

Northern Southern in America: idjit Northern Irish: eejit

[@jeffmorse645]

Yep - my Southern parents said idjit instead of idiot.

[@hodeirubio-lacey9805]

idiot and eejit are diff

[@Brickcellent]

There's strong Irish roots in South USA too. Some of their folk music is also similar.

[@vandacorrea9116]

Jamie is the best. Love Jamie

[@wattsnottaken1]

0:56 good save 😅 😂

[@hanniaa0948]

I didn’t even know he was Irish. This whole video seemed like he was playing an accent game hahah

[@kl3579]

you're an idiot

[@gracemonteith3076]

Hanniaa09 he’s northen Irish not Irish

[@ShaunRL]

He is Irish, he has an Irish passport and identifies as Irish. Northern Irish people can choose British or Irish citizenship and typically identify as Irish, British or Northern Irish or a mixture.

[@gracemonteith3076]

ShaunRL he said he’s northen Irish and he always says he’s northen Irish that’s true but he says he’s not Irish he’s northen Irish so yeah he could have a Irish passport but he is northen Irish and says he is that he has never said Irish,

[@EllieMcHale1]

How did you not know!? Any time he does an American accent, it has an Irish lilt to it. Maybe that’s just me being Irish, being able to hear the slight lilt, but I find it pretty obvious!

[@rossc6423]

I’m Scottish, but my family is Northern Irish and so both they and I use a lot of these expressions!

[@linzg9680]

Cant believe they didn't include another phrase we use which is "Sling yer hook" basically meaning get out of here or move along 😂 I think its a good one.

[@monsterhanna6691]

"What a great craic last night, it usually means that the craic was good." *Sees Jammie* "Is that my name?" 😂

[@theonlychild4719]

Aww he's adorable ☺️😍

[@zenasameh4996]

OMG His accent 😍😍

[@joshuamunoze]

Omg I love his accent

[@faerefolke]

He makes me so happy

[@brittknee]

He needs to be in a comedy!!!

[@MM-dq2pi]

totally, great idea! now get someone to do it

[@monsterhanna6691]

When he said "wee", I just instantly remembered him talking about his "wee bag" for Fifty Shades. 😂

[@brittanyr9471]

I've only ever heard "out on the pull" around Newcastle

[@jackiecampbell7903]

Brilliant Jamie, i'm homesick now!!!

[@lubdubunicorn]

I have a character who is Irish- but I’m American- and I cannot tell you how helpful this was to me..

[@PS-ru2ov]

When will you Americans get into your thick heads Northern Ireland and Ireland are two different countries?

[@jackiecampbell7903]

For part two Jamie: your head's a marley, wise up, ack away on Sammy, catch yourself on, scunderred, all jokin' aside...

[@jennysterg322]

A few of these are also used in England and other places in the UK as well

[@Deniz-mx2xz]

the background music makes this all a million times better

[@izzytaylor5653]

And George Best!! Don't forget the Belfast Boy...

[@imfanofemilyblunt6132]

I would love to see him in Robin Hood Origins and in A Private War.

[@argella1300]

2:31 my sleep away camp counselors would say that one a lot

[@maryherring4261]

Love this man. What a charmer.

[@tgc8845]

Just watched the one with Gerard Butler yesterday and hope there will be one with Jamie Dornan. Never been able to say until now that “my prayers have been answered” LOL. Such a cute guy and a great sport Jamie is.

[@maialeckey8132]

I love him so much 😭😍♥️

[@interestedparty3159]

LOVE IT!!!

[@mysterygeekdude3287]

A lot of these are used in Scotland as well

[@croiaaob]

it's cos the majority of northern Irish slang is Ulster-Scots

[@mrlnxf8455]

love how he tries to explain slang with slang

[@225kristent]

oh my, I love the Irish accent. I have noticed that when they say a t at the end of a word, it's softened as if it's followed by an expelling of air

[@joshandallo2170]

They forgot one of my favourite Northern Irish expressions: "Catch yourself on!"

[@Kaya0Anna]

I'm a Geordie and I didn't realise how much we have in common with northern Irish and Scottish with the slang terms and phrases haha! Canny!

[@Brickcellent]

Canny deal

[@asal2121]

♥️♥️♥️♥️jamieeeee

[@ja1295]

Our wee island 💚

[@Ruslana_Bobrivska]

I’m gonna hand this yoke back now. Sweet😊

[@kokkraj_]

We need Joonas Suotamo to do this!!