| Do you speak (English/ Scottish )? |
D'ye spaek (English / Scots)? |
| Just a little. |
Juist a wee. |
| What's your name? |
Whit's yer name? |
| My name is ... |
Ma name is ... |
| Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… |
Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… |
| Nice to meet you! |
Nice tae meit ye! |
| You're very kind! |
Ye ar verra kin! |
| Where are you from? |
Whaur ar ye frae? |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Scottish) |
A'm frae (the U.S / Scotland) |
| I'm (American) |
A'm (American / Scottish) |
| Where do you live? |
Whaur d'ye bide? |
| I live in (the U.S/ Scottish) |
A bide in (the U.S / Scotland) |
| Did you like it here? |
Did ye like it haur? |
| Scottish 2 is a wonderful country |
Scotland is a wonderful place. |
| What do you do for a living? |
Whit d'ye dae for a livin? |
| I work as a (translator/ businessman) |
A wirk as a (translatur / businessman) |
| I like Scottish |
A like Scots |
| I've been learning Scottish for 1 month |
A've been lairnin Scots ae month. |
| Oh! That's good! |
Och! That's guid! |
| How old are you? |
Hou auld ar ye? |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. |
A'm (twintie, thrittie ...) year auld. |
| I have to go |
A hae tae gang |
| I will be right back! |
A'll be reit back! |
| Wish Someone Something |
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| Good luck! |
Guid Luck! |
| Happy birthday! |
Canty Birthday! |
| Happy new year! |
Happy Hogmanay! |
| Merry Christmas! |
Merry Christmas! / Merry Yuil! |
| Congratulations! |
Congratulations! |
| Enjoy! (for meals...) |
Enjoy! |
| I'd like to visit Scottish 2 one day |
A'd like tae veesit Scotland ae day. |
| Say hi to John for me |
Say "Guid day" tae John for me |
| Bless you (when sneezing) |
Bless ye! |
| Good night and sweet dreams! |
Guid night an sweit dreams! |
| Solving a Misunderstanding |
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| I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) |
A'm sairy! |
| Sorry (for a mistake) |
Sairy! |
| No Problem! |
Nae problem! |
| Can You Say It Again? |
Can ye say it again? |
| Can You Speak Slowly? |
Can ye spaek slowly? |
| Write It Down Please! |
Screive it doun please! |
| I Don't Understand! |
A dinna kin! |
| I Don't Know! |
A dinna ken! |
| I Have No Idea. |
A hae nae thochtie. |
| What's That Called In Scottish ? |
Whit's 'at caad in Scots? |
| What Does "gato" Mean In English? |
Whit dis "..." pure decht in English? |
| How Do You Say "Please" In Scottish ? |
Hou d'ye say "Please" in Scots? |
| What Is This? |
Whit's this? |
| My Scottish is bad. |
Ma Scots is bad. |
| I need to practice my Scottish |
A need tae practice ma Scots. |
| Don't worry! |
Dinna fash yersel! |
| Scottish Expressions and Words |
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| Good/ Bad/ So-So. |
Guid / bad / so-so |
| Big/ Small |
Muckle / wee |
| Today/ Now |
The day / nou |
| Tomorrow/ Yesterday |
The morn / the streen |
| Yes/ No |
Ay / Nae |
| Here you go! (when giving something) |
Haur ye gae! |
| Do you like it? |
D'ye like it? |
| I really like it! |
A pure like it! |
| I'm hungry/ thirsty. |
A'm guttin / thirsty. |
| In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. |
In the mornin / in the forenicht / at nicht. |
| This/ That. Here/There |
This / that. Haur / thaur. |
| Me/ You. Him/ Her. |
Me / ye. Him / her. |
| Really! |
Pure! |
| Look! |
Leuk! / Swatch! |
| Hurry up! |
Coorie up! |
| What? Where? |
Whit? Whaur? |
| What time is it? |
Whit's the time? |
| It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. |
It's ten oors. It's 07:30 at the forenicht. |
| Give me this! |
Gie's this! |
| I love you! |
A loue ye! |
| I feel sick. |
A feel no weel. |
| I need a doctor |
A need a doctor. |
| One, Two, Three |
ane, twa, three |
| Four, Five, Six |
fower, five, sax |
| Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten |
sieven, aicht, nine, ten
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