Allan Hawco On How To Speak Like A Newfoundlander

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Republic of Doyle's Allan Hawco gives George a lesson in basically Newfoundlandese.

[@deathbastardable]

As an Irish person, I feel like I'd fit right in in Newfoundland!

[@Drust79]

deathbastardable some palces apparently use "well " as a greeting too! "Well boy"

[@Belzedar]

deathbastardable It's insane. They're more Irish than the bloody Irish. We haven't spoken like that in the West since we got RTE2 and wasn't that the 70s?

[@joshandallo2170]

deathbastardable After hearing "What's after happening now," I immediately recognized that as a Hibernianism. :)

[@finalfrontier001]

+Belzedar English ethnicity is the highest in Newfoundland.......

[@JohnDoe-mp1zk]

+Imnotasamwich it seems like they are more Scottish and Welsh? Or at least the part I visited - which was Triton. Many very fond memories. The people treated me like family and opened their homes to me. Nicest people. I'm so glad the economy has changed for the better and so sad that the Goverment let the big fishing boats literally deplete the sea of cod. There's really know place like it in North America. Anyone thinking of visiting, don't give it a second thought. Annie Proulx book the shipping news is an excellent read.

[@az0963818]

Montrealer here. Newfies, don't ever lose your culture or your accent! Your dialect is so amazing to me, drill it into your future children's heads!!! Keep Canada diverse! That is all..lol :)

[@punnyarts]

Newfie from the future We didn't loose either :)

[@brandonedwards1181]

Newfoundlander before Canadian always.

[@Breadbandit720]

Yesh by

[@malcontender6319]

@@brandonedwards1181 All fun and games until the retards start playing IRA music on St. Patricks day... Again...

[@emmabrennan8904]

Newfoundlander blood. I was born in Alberta so we’re my sisters but we sound and have the slang. We confuse so many people

[@lmtt123]

I'm Irish and understood it completely. It's basically Gaelic translated into English literally.

[@johnc6311]

My god as an Irish man I could move there in the morning and feel as if I never left Ireland incredible lol

[@sneakygibus4990]

Drink the same too

[@sneakygibus4990]

@Lavishly Lavender newfie myself, seems like it’s either you love it or you hate it there’s almost never an in between with us eh

[@alexk7973]

I think that‘s because of all the other Irish men before you who did just that 😂

[@l337g0g0]

They are Irish Immigrants the newfoundlanders.

[@milesedgeworth132]

@@l337g0g0 The cool thing is that most Irish that moved to America have lost their accents completely. There are more people identifying as Irish in America than Ireland by 30m.

[@sserptoh]

That's basically how the Irish speak. They're all Irish phrases - I got them all.

[@cathybrace5010]

Yes, I'm Newfie but have lived in Ontario (the Mainland) for 33 years now. When a Mainlander asks me to describe the Newfie accent, I tell them it's basically a "bastardized" Irish accent. Even though I've had to speak more clearly due to my profession, when I hear my self on any type of recording device all I hear is that "Irish" lilt. I am so proud to be both a Newfoundlander and of Irish heritage!

[@sserptoh]

Yeah. Even the sentence and grammatical structure is Irish, and derived, if you go back far enough, to the Irish language.

[@Belzedar]

Cathy Brace Not bastardized. Honestly, it's rural Irish. I'm from Connaught and I can tell you that's pretty much the way we country folk from Connaught and Munster spoke until the turn of the century.

[@cathybrace5010]

Thank you Belzedar! I will now stop saying bastardized. Ireland has always been on my bucket list and now I've added Connaught and Munster as a must go to! My isn't knowledge a wonderful thing!!! God speed.

[@cathybrace5010]

Conor McHugh so true. Years ago I worked with a lady from Dublin. The time I said "I'm after doin it" she made she repeat what I said; she thought her ears were playing tricks on her and said she had not heard after used like that since she had left Ireland many years ago. The more I learn about my culture the most "Irish" I become!!

[@Syzible]

As an Irish guy, I can really hear the influences in the phrases and the way he pronounces his words

[@lorcanfurlong531]

Syzible what's after happening now is a common phrase in Ireland

[@Syzible]

Lorcan Furlong I know, I'm from Ireland

[@crytee3055]

Syzible I'm a Newfoundlander living in Western Canada. When I first moved here I had no idea words I'd use weren't common outside of Newfoundland. We say maid, bird, muss, strill, sleeveen, and niche. All meaning woman, little boy, little girl, and the last two meaning a dirty, unkempt, maybe even sexually promiscuous person. And if someone has messy hair we'd say "clitty" (lol) or that their hair is like "a birch broom gone in the fits". There are a lot of expletives used when we are talking to one another. It wouldn't be uncommon for even the most religious person to say "shit" a lot. Lol. My Nan and Aunt would always call me a "lousy snot of a soul" when I was being a hard ticket when I was a youngster. I miss it so much! I see pictures of Ireland and the landscape is very similar to Newfoundland. Sorry for the huge reply, I love to speak with people from Ireland/England. I relate more to them than I do my fellow Canadians.

[@crytee3055]

Syzible Through my own research I found my moms family originated (at least in the 1400's) from Poland, eventually migrating to England and then finally Newfoundland. I have some indigenous heritage on both sides. My dads family I couldn't get much info from. I can go back to the 1500's but they're still in Newfoundland. I'm assuming the Taylor surname came from England though.

[@crytee3055]

Syzible Another thing, even myself who I wouldn't consider to have a thick accent, I drop the 'Th' off all my words. Like thick would be tick, and mother and father would be Mudder and Fadder. I don't know many Newfies who pronounce their th's in regular conversation. We are taught in school that the accent doesn't sound intelligent so we are encouraged to drop it. The accent does prove to be an obstacle when learning to read and write because a lot of kids tend to spell the way they pronounce the words. My sister confuses "well" and "will" a lot because with a Newfie accent, they tend to sound the same.

[@xangpee8271]

they deffinetly have a strong Irish influence in Newfoundland but 'stay where your at until i get to where your to' is actually said in Wales, alot! In Ireland they always use the term What you at (styled Wua) instead of what are you doing and in Ireland they also say 'after' as in your after breaking it. So Welsh and Irish ways of speaking English but with Canadian accents

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

It's definitely from Irish where you at is a abbreviation I would say. Ethier way his accent is very very similar to Irish I honestly could confuse them.

[@tweedledee5375]

@Jorj Enough already 😴

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

my ancestry is traced to Wales on both sides, so in NL we have the eclectic blending of Irish and Welsh in our dialect and in our recipes. I acclimated to Alberta, but there is no place like home, especially when you get older.

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

I'm Irish and I know locals in my small country town who use 'what's after happening now?' constantly. The other phrases remind me of Irish mixed with French.

[@bcpr9812]

The Irish mixed with French makes perfect sense, given Newfoundland history. Also, the Newfinese accent and dialect is supposedly more French in the northern part of Newfoundland, although I'm less familiar with it, being from the west coast of Canada, where accents are milder (urban is just a generic, neutral accent which may be difficult to discern from Washingtonians or Oregonians, in the USA, and the rural/boonie accent, at least from the part of the coast I'm from, can turn a bit more stereotypically Canadian, with influence from local First Nations reservation accents).

[@emilywhittle2146]

I am a proud Newfie. Anyone who thinks we are stupid are ignorant. It's just how we talk. We fight to live here and we all take care of each other like family. Even in the city most people leave their doors unlocked during the night because it is very safe here. (Although lately we have seen a rise in violent crime unfortunately due to job cuts and lack of money among a lot of people) We fight through the winters, and our summers are short. But this is a wonderful place to live.

[@canadianbigboy1696]

Emily Whittle wish I was Newfie I'm a blue noser

[@charlotteguy8753]

Emily Whittle I'm a Newfie too!

[@margaretforsey7763]

Emily Whittle I am a Newfoundlander, too! It is the most wonderful place in the world!

[@canadianbigboy1696]

Love Newfoundland and love the accent wish I could have that accent so bad

[@eboshi122]

Blue Noser here. Love the Newfoundlanders. You're a fine bunch. Friendly, lovely people. Happy to call you neighbours here in Atlantic Canada.

[@oldsalty100]

im from wexford ireland ,where lots of fishing folk from here went to newfoundland ,and brought their way of speaking to newfoundland ,i found it very easy to listen to that ,

[@hurleytom]

We use "after" in the same way in Ireland!

[@padraigcronin1172]

hurleytom Yes, I noted that use of "after" as well.

[@isaacoye4684]

hurleytom .....that is awesome!

[@myles3856]

Yup

[@myles3856]

Ok

[@DEvilParsnip]

The use of this stems from the Irish language , and is what is termed hiberno-english.

[@XLC-zd8dn]

My greatest Newfoundlander story comes from when I was in the Air Force. We had an American exchange officer join our unit. He was a fantastic gentleman with a wealth of experience and an awesome sense of humour. I was his sponsor, which meant I helped him complete his move from the US to Canada. Now when I first met him I wasn’t surprised, having worked with the US Military before, to meet this 6’4” African American officer who grew up in Alabama. If anybody who has worked with the US military before you will know it is very multi-cultural as it was one of the first US government institutions to be racially integrated. So no surprise to me. However, he was a few years older than me so he had some interesting perspectives on the south prior to the repeal of official segregation. So you get his background. Well, after we did some research into accommodations, and some bar hopping on the weekend (we were both single but not looking) the day came to introduce him to the rest of the guys on the unit. I told him; “any issues come and see me and we’ll sort it out”. After one day he came to talk to me and he was extremely upset about one of his peers and was going to physically accost him. Well the individual’s nickname was Homer and he was the nicest guy on the unit but my Alabama friend was completely pissed with this guy. Obviously the cognitive dissonance was overwhelming for me. And my American friend said; “ the SOB keeps calling me boy”! Well he even got more mad when I burst out laughing at the comment. I put my hand up and told him; “Homer is a Newf! And it’s not Boy, it’s Bye! It is an endearing term such as buddy or pal. In fact in Newfoundland he might use that term with just about anyone but his mother. It literally has nothing to do with the colour of your skin” So my American friend had his first lesson on the diversity of Canada on his 4th day in country.

[@caitlinhickey6]

Will you people quit using terms like “Newf” and “Newfie” for fuck sakes? The proper term is Newfoundlander.

[@tweedledee5375]

@@caitlinhickey6 Will you quit whining?

[@user-vv3po2wk2b]

That b'y story has happened to me alot throughout my life after moving to another province from out East the looks ya get sometimes lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

​@@caitlinhickey6 *not* everyone on the Island shares your view. To quote one of our favorite sayings "what crawled up in ya and died?". Lighten up.... it is an old endearing term from many many years ago, even in an old song some 40 plus years ago by Stompin Tom Connors. "you might think it's goofy, but the man in the moon is a Newfie".

[@acechadwick]

I was very confused the first time I watched 'Republic of Doyle'.I was like 'Couldn't they find any local actors? Did they have to go to Ireland ? Then I read that they were from Newfoundland. I was like 'Why?? Why are they speaking with Irish accents so....I did my research. Well whaddya know! It's awesome how that accent has stayed pure. I'm from Liverpool which was in earlier days, a second home to Irish Immigrants. We once (not long ago) had a lovely accent, warm, slightly Irish lilt to it but it's now changed beyond all recognition in the last 30 years to something that makes your ears bleed. And yet you guys...you've kept it pure. It's a delight. It's a TING of beauty :)

[@MekkaSG]

lmao omg same. I was watching it on Netflix and kept thinking,, why does he sound Irish? doesnt hurt that he also kind of looks like colin farell too . ..i ended up googling him and found that he was newfoundland born and raised. lol then more digging lead me to the history of Irish settlers and their influence on the people on newfoundland. learned something new today! .

[@janbarriault4494]

@@MekkaSG he looks very typical newfie,, lol i do see the colin farrell thing tho. now you mention it, hahaha

[@Wonderkid44]

Scouse accent is beautiful

[@kpaxian6044]

I'm Canadian and people tell me I sound Irish all the time.

[@pissinthetrousers3420]

Here in Ireland... Question - wha r you at? Answer - fuck all

[@FlickenDBeanz]

pissinthe trousers or feck off

[@steveearle9693]

Not gonna lie, as this was a family show-ish... he couldn't say it but there are many, MANY ppl that say the same thing here in Newfoundland! lol

[@adolfharambesstrongbleacha4475]

pissinthe trousers I wonder if they still have teh phrase what's the crack

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

So in the area of NL where I grew up..... the answer would be Sweet F all (but I don't swear/cuss)

[@ClareMaguirePiano]

"Whaddyat dere b'ys?" "Not a ting, m'dear!"

[@cassandrastacey2601]

A lot of the summer I would be down the bay and you knows you would hear that a lot

[@doublebassman123]

M'love

[@SomeRandomGuy-zg6lj]

Idk if it's just my town but do ye b'ys also say "M'ducky"

[@myles3856]

True

[@genregurl]

@@SomeRandomGuy-zg6lj we do all the time.

[@johnhiscock6849]

I,m a Newfie and a few years ago I took a friend of mine over to NL fishing. We were watching some guys salmon fishing off a bridge. My friend an ardent fisherman came over to where I was standing and asked me what kind of fish was an arn clyde He said a guy came over to man that was fishing and said did e get arn clyde and the guy answered narn bye. He said what the hell are they talking about? It was so funny. When I explained to him that the guy fishing was named Clyde and buddy want ed to know if he caught a fish yet and narn meant he didn't get one. The look on his face was precious after I explained what they were talking about. Love it.

[@JohnDoe-mp1zk]

LMAO

[@robertweich9765]

What is NL?

[@Countrybananas]

@@robertweich9765 Newfoundland and Labrador

[@myles3856]

@@Countrybananas yeah

[@robyndwyer]

I was reading threw the comments and saw a lot of Irish people saying that they say the same thing most Newfoundlanders ancestors came from Ireland

[@freespeechisneverwrong9351]

Yeah I came in search of the Newfoundland accent after watching a video on Celtic influence in the US.

[@myles3856]

True

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

Wales, Ireland, and a wee bit of Scotland

[@ritaw76]

Newfoundland was settled by the Irish, English and French. Different parts of the Island have different accents, although the Irish accent is very evident. My parents recently went to Ireland for a visit and people there were fascinated with them. They loved their accent. My parents thought it was hilarious. :)

[@az0963818]

Never give it up! Cultures and accents like these need to flourish in Canada. Love from Montreal! :) lol

[@_Spacecraft]

"What's after happening now" actually makes perfect sense to me.

[@humblemaster66]

Maybe if they changed the after to before, it might make a little sense. Or even just drop the after all together. After now implies the future. The meaning literally makes no sense with the "after" in there.

[@padraigcronin1172]

Fizz Kablooey The "after" makes sense because we are in the time after which the action has occurred. It is like saying "what are we in the aftermath of?"

[@DavMacLeod]

Folks in Dublin told me that the Newfie accent was much like the County Wexford (Ireland) accent.

[@cassiemoyles4177]

Eugene Simon said something similar at a panel here,said he slips in to his accent while talking to us

[@TheGrimReaper54321]

I think its more Waterford, During the famine a lot of them settled in St.John.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@@TheGrimReaper54321 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Newfoundlanders#History

[@myles3856]

True

[@SuperThomas228]

Heard all of these here in Ireland to aha :) shows how awesome that a place that's next stop across the Atlantic from Ireland is Newfoundland, Canada and vice versa and how similar the slangs are :)

[@sean864]

I'm from ireland Im familiar with everything he is saying.

[@ciaran4579]

Newfoundland speak is basically sayings from around Ireland 🇮🇪 as an Irishman, we use these sayings or a form of them depending on where you're from

[@uachtair]

Makes perfect sense to me and I'm Irish. :)

[@snowfox4996]

Its so weird them being confused but me being irish i can understand everything

[@laurelkeating1245]

I never even thought about how strange these phrases were before now! 'what's after happenin' now' is such a ''normal'' thing to say here that i never realized how it must sound to everyone else!

[@Wade9wilson]

As Indian living in Alberta, Canada I want to visit this beautiful province I heard the locals are most friendliest people in whole Canada I want friendly treatment too.

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

Predominately friendly....we still have a few "rough tickets" though. (aka that is some people who are rude, racist & obnoxious).... but most are friendly.

[@DaniHMcV]

Makes complete sense to I. Lol. I miss Newfoundland. Someday I will return and never again will I ever leave it. Can't wait.

[@joshuastynes4972]

I can understand every word he said. 👍🇮🇪. God bless Ireland and Newfoundland. 🍀

[@fredengels8188]

sláinte!

[@deniz6187]

i was doing a little research about chilean people of italian descent and about an hour later i'm here. internet is awesome

[@digitalboomer]

Don't know if people still say this, but when I was growing up in NFLD, you heard this all day " Kettle's boiled... no odds to Aye" Since we are big tea drinkers the kettle is boiling water all day long. As you are passing by the stove you might notice the kettle boiling and just to be polite you let everyone know; but you also have no intention of doing anything about it either (no odds to I or aye = just saying and it's not my problem or come take care of it yourself!)

[@isaacoye4684]

So true...it makes sense to us but when you hear Allan explaining it, you soon realize we all sound crazy. God I love it.

[@thatinternetteen5616]

am a newfie and i had some laugh at this. i understand all of this. haha

[@ChopTopSawyer]

Jason Voorheese byes oh byes, don’t go stroking ears lmao

[@myles3856]

Yup

[@wictoriaojheden]

Don't forget B'Y always B'Y , I lived in Belfast Northern Ireland and there is soo much i recognize and it's so funny. Now i live in the Republic of Ireland and i still hear stuff all the time lol great show and i wish there was more....

[@justin26ify]

We talk like that because of our Irish roots. all of our traditions and culture comes from there. and being and isolated island with not much economic growth, we were kind of just left alone, with one culture. I assume the rest of Canada lost its english/Irish accents when non English speaking Europeans settled into Canada, and had children with English as a first language. creating perfect pronunciation.

[@JohnDoe-mp1zk]

Is it not more Scottish and or Welsh?

[@stroppywoman5979]

Overwhelmingly it grew out of accents from South East Ireland and West Country England. There is some French influence as well.

[@evanconnolly8717]

Hey Justin from a fellow Larkharbourian lol

[@heilong79]

I am Irish and this makes perfect sense.

[@davidoftheforest]

or "I dies at you" means "I think you're funny" like, I die laughing

[@donnawatkins4796]

I was amazed at how Irish they all sounded on Rep of Doyle. However, there were some things said that went by me. Loved the show and Allan.

[@christinanadeau5965]

I'd love to live there. Newfies are great fun to be around.

[@MalloryKnox.]

I was born and live in Scotland, and we use “after” like that sort of. We say “wit you efter dain?” Meaning “what did you just do?” And “am just efter gawn tae the shop” meaning “I’ve just been to the shop” We also say “wits efter happenin” meaning “what just happened” in the exact same way as this use.

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

this is so good to know.... we are all kindred.

[@MalloryKnox.]

@@truthinthefaceoftyranny that’s nice, where are you from?

[@truthinthefaceoftyranny]

@@MalloryKnox. from "the Rock" the blessed Isle of Newfoundland, but a direct descendent of Wales on both sides of my family tree.

[@MalloryKnox.]

@@truthinthefaceoftyranny aw cool! Thanks for sharing that. I’m from central Scotland, and as far back as I can trace, my whole family is from Scotland too.

[@TheJogirl23]

"What's wrong with ya George!" "...But do you mean physically or do you mean intellectually? I'm on your same page? What do you mean?!" "...I dunno what's wrong wit you man..." lolol 1:55

[@Charlienmeg]

As an English person with Irish roots, it all made total sense to me 😂

[@dianehird8742]

I'm from Scotland I get most of these! Most of my ancestors from Stornoway left for your country in the clearances

[@ulvehund]

No problem for norse people to understand this. Way of thinking bout' the language is quite similar. Nice...

[@maximgunnarson3291]

Thomas Torgersen this is similar to nordic languages? Really?😅

[@blpb0]

The funniest thing to me is when he says; "What's after happening now?" I couldn't see what was wrong with it... when I did, I couldn't stop laughing!

[@Modernbluesharmonica]

I spent a couple of months one summer, many years ago, living with a family in Castor River North. I don't remember any of these expressions. I remember people talking about cheeky kids being "brazen" (we'd say "fresh") and I remember that the general expletive was "Lord Jesus," pronounced "Lard Jesus." And the huge yellow berries were called "bake apples," and the flies and mosquitoes, when they got ridiculously bad, were just called "flies," as in, "The flies is real bad today." We ate seal meat and moose meat, and watched "The Days of Our Lives" on TV during lunch. Nice place. Lots of gravel highways.

[@2012SuzieQ]

Loves Allan, loves George, loves Newfie (and I am one so I can say that) slang and dialect! This is fab! My general response to "what are ya at?" is generally, "not much b'y, what are you at?"

[@kevinadamson7571]

I knew an old man who died aged 94 and I always thought he was Irish, but towards the end of his life I asked him whereabouts in Ireland he came from, he told me he and two brothers came across from newfoundland during second world war to work on convoy ships. After the war he settled in north east of England and everybody thought he was Irish due to his accent. So I'm thinking Newfoundland must have been settled by the Irish during the potato famine, hence the accent.

[@kinetsievarvenfloot1237]

How off-the-charts gorgeous is Allan Hawco in this clip? 😍

[@Tamashi88]

I couldn't get into republic of Doyle when I was a CFA, now that I miss the Rock I might have to check it out again.

[@golaoi]

What's after happening now is said in Ireland as well. Origin: In the Irish language if you were to say in English "What has happened here?" in Irish the structure is "What's after happening here?"

[@finalfrontier001]

+Gearoid O'Laoi Why is English the highest ethnicity in Newfoundland?? How discovered settled and found the Newfoundland Province?

[@golaoi]

+finalfrontier001 Cabot I suppose. The ethnicity of Newfoundland is 55% from SW England 45% from SE Ireland. The accents are a mixture of Devon and Waterford. The Devon accent is a strong one as well as Waterford's. The explanantion is that ships used to go from Plymouth to Waterford (to pick up wheat) to St.Johns and people were recruited in both places.

[@beachboys3326]

​@@finalfrontier001 Nonsense

[@epsilonsigmamu]

In Cape Breton, we say "s'gowan ahn" instead of "wha'dyat".

[@TheScrewed0ver]

We say that in Ontario too

[@stefanmartin7521]

TheScrewed0ver yeah but in Cape Breton it's a little different than in Ontario...just sayin'.

[@whynatbmx9689]

Yea man

[@candleinthewind9135]

Is that something from a First Native language? (no offense)

[@epsilonsigmamu]

candleinthewind HA. No. It's lazy speak for "What's going on?".

[@AugustHawk]

Sounds like George Lucas likely used Newfoundland language as an inspiration for Yoda's speech. ;)

[@cassiemoyles4177]

Well he used the russian for dog as chewies name so anything is possible lolol

[@patiokitty]

I live in St. John's these days and come from the mainland (most of my life spent in BC) and what they don't show here is how fast they speak in comparison to the rest of the country. It's the speed that confuses the pants off of a person until they get used to it. Not only that, the reason why Irish folks can understand it is that most born and bred NLers are descended from Irish fishers that were brought over to fish here and never left. Accent is still the same in some places!

[@_Minecraft_ASMR]

I remember in music class one year we had a substitute teacher who made us sing "I'se da b'y" using proper English. "I'm the boy that builds the boat" just doesn't sound right. I was glad to never have him again as a teacher.

[@DarthSharp]

This is like time travel speak....I like it. Lets go back to where we've never been!

[@pidgeholt2844]

It’s funny when you travel other places, you say “Yes ‘by!” And people look at you like your crazy! Haha.

[@newfbunny]

I love how all Newfoundlander's responded to this with our language. It seems odd to keep finding people who don't understand this! Seems so simple.

[@mariendorf1981]

what are ye at and what's after happening now...we say that in Ireland. Looking forward to going on holidays there next year :-)

[@DrFreerun]

A huge number on people from Newfoundland are Irish immigrants. I've lived in Ireland all my life and when I listen to this slang it's mostly the same as we say it in Ireland. So it's not really Newfoundland slang, it's Irish. In fact, it's almost more specific than just Ireland, it's a west Ireland accent too.

[@TheScrewed0ver]

Im_More_Of_A_Lurker_ yeah, reeeaaaally far west

[@bobsmith5441]

+Simon S Collins It's actually predominately South and South West Ireland, Waterford, Tipperary, Cork.

[@isaacoye4684]

Marienkäfer ....so how did your trip to Newfoundland go?

[@Countrybananas]

Lol you Irish always say that but theres very distinct differences in dialect

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

I came here from learning Chuck Connors parents were from NL 😁🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@JohnDoe-mp1zk]

"Smarten up by". Always liked that one and used it a time or two when talking to kids back in the USA

[@MagsMusicfan9]

CORRECTION: the phrase is actually “Stay where you’re to, til I comes where you’re at!” The Carlton Showband wrote a song about it called “Nothing Like A Newfoundlander.”

[@TheMellowGrenade]

i love how newfie slang is very similar to Cork slang (in ireland)...we say bai a lot too lol, and all those phrases, newfie slang and accents seem to be very rooted in slang here in ireland, its awesome,

[@garybarrett4881]

I’m Irish. This is exactly how we speak too 😂

[@bobalong131]

One thing I find funny as a Newf is when we are telling a story how we always ask questions as statements of fact. "And right dere den, I fell right arse over kettle into the brook. And ya knows now that brook is aint frigid right?"

[@gregdawe2786]

the right isnt part of the statement, its the same as the use of eh, and huh, and many more thiings around the world , its a confirmation that you understand what i said

[@christopherrobinson767]

In NB we have something similar. Only we would say 'You think that brook wasn't cold?' Then someone would respond with...'Magin'

[@jabrown]

What does 'Magin' mean?

[@laminateallama1977]

"I'm tellin' yous now, that brook was some frigid"

[@zer0harts]

@@jabrown It mean imagine that

[@julielevesque6034]

OMG! "What's after happening", we say that litterally in French, in Quebec. "Qu'est-ce qui est après arriver?" this is like an epiphany. :o

[@stephenmurray9228]

sorry Julie ..? what were you trying to say

[@MrBonners]

Born and raised in Calgary and we have no problem understanding Newfenese. During the various oil booms there were groups of Newfs in all the bars and clubs, great party hardies. The Newf club had a big flown in lobster festival, live entertainment and party, sell out tickets, 2 day party every year for years. Same in the other western cities.

[@krisn6118]

I remember talking to my friend who isn’t from here, and being so shocked that he didn’t know the term “what are you at?” I know it’s kind of a Newfoundland thing but I guess I’m just used to it that it’s odd when someone gets confused 😂

[@wedbejazzin]

I don't understand what is so complicated about those phrases! They make perfect sense to me! :D

[@enasJewaid]

what I like about Newfie People is that everyone calls everyone 'MY LOVE' which makes your day Perfect...

[@themscabot]

I live in New Brunswick and I love how everyone is now using the term"havin' a time".Soon we'll have them speaking right!!!

[@kathykeegan8603]

I've watched this so many times....love it!

[@amonster]

I love Newfoundlanders. They've preserved their own argot and a distinct accent that helps create a unique culture, unlike the majority of us in Southern Ontario who are content to let our identity blend seamlessly into that of Americans, who we constantly criticize.

[@lomiquela7387]

As a Newfoundlander, Newfoundland is like Ireland’s weird cousin.

[@NewfieMan98]

I'm understanding all this without the explanations #newfielife

[@kirrean1636]

Ethan Bussey I Didn't Choose The #newfielife It Choose Me XD

[@bradymercermusic]

I miss newfoundland so much :'(

[@urgrandmaonsteroids1656]

Same 😂

[@myles3856]

Same

[@ThatJeepGuy99]

I love my Newfie accent

[@muirsully]

Hey thanks! My dad was saying a lot of waterford fishermen emigrated to there in reasonably recent history, so its nice to know that we are unintelligible in another part of the world! :-)

[@EveryTongueShallTell]

Saying "what's after happening" comes from the direct translation of Irish to English of "what just happened".

[@Hotmercedes1]

oh gotta love it..I am from Newfoundland and it brings back so many memories..love it..keep it alive Doyle thx lol

[@MissCorrinne]

Irish and I understood all of that. We say "I'm only after *whatever you just did*" which is close enough to "what's after happening"

[@DaveAndersonJokes]

I used to work with a newfie and an Irishman, they couldn't understand eachother at all when they spoke with their accents... I was the only one able to communicate between them

[@valentinewhitty3639]

Haha I'm from Ireland and I seriously thought that, what are you at, or what are you after doing now would be universally understood

[@catsmeow374]

Accents vary across Newfoundland. The East Coast being predominantly Irish sounding. Some areas sound French, even in folks who have never spoken French. Some areas, such as White Bay, the accent is hard to distinguish from Appalachian . Due to the isolation of 'outports', old or pure versions of dialects were retained. Interesting tidbit, NL university students enjoy working in the hospitality industry in Ireland for summer jobs, supposedly hired because Americans can't distinguish their accents from Irish.

[@christinabon18]

you dont even know how much i love this!!

[@pipmcg1]

Stumbled across the republic of doyle on this sleepless night during the lockdown, not my cuppa tea but read a little about origins of the spoken tongue. Some obvious facts, some not so. Great looking place to live btw.

[@URProductions]

I'm an Albertan but Albertan, but I live in Fort McMurray. So I understand all of this.

[@_Minecraft_ASMR]

Most of the population has an English(~45%) background followed by Irish(~25%). There is a only small amount of French (roughly 6%) and Scottish(less than 7%). The accent cannot be turned off, it is something we learn like a second language. Some people cannot speak without their accent, especially people in rural or small fishing communities. Newfoundland English is similar to the West Country accent in England and some Scottish. There is no Irish in the accent at all.

[@valentinastrazzullo6930]

Just a random Italian commenter who doesn't understand a thing passing by :)

[@Monkeyradar]

I heard that Newfies are really nice, kind-hearted people.

[@tarnsand]

The dialects are quite different depending on which part of Newfoundland or Labrador. Some remote regions the dialect sound exactly like they are from Ireland.

[@GuruishMike]

The 'after' one is a construction that carried over from Gaelic into English.

[@raymondkinsella2484]

As an Irishman, it is so familiar!

[@22grena]

''What's after happening now'' is very Irish.

[@XxlilkatieXx]

All that slang sounds so Irish! And being Irish, I understand all of it.

[@diannemoyes1505]

I'm fascinated by the Newfoundland dialect.

[@jonathanhernandez3292]

Its beatiful and earthy I love it

[@christianschrader5788]

Gives me the warmest fuzzies all this talk of New Findland

[@sash586]

I don't know if you found out after or not, but the name of the ApprenticeEh vlog was Birthday Vlog (Done on Canada Day). Hope this helps :)

[@WizzardJC]

My parents coming from two of the main places Newfoundlanders emigrated from, I understood everything straight away, this is basically my vocabulary with a North American twist 🙃