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  • Опубліковано 11 кві 2011
  • Actor and voice coach Gareth Jameson teaches you how to speak Scottish. Sean Connery eat your heart out. Check out Gareth's attempt at an Australian accent here: bit.ly/2t1oq08
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  • @jackedwardtomlin6566
    @jackedwardtomlin6566 5 років тому +6758

    Plot twist: this guy is Scottish and all the other posh accent stuff is actually what he's putting on

  • @TheShaitan2000
    @TheShaitan2000 5 років тому +7549

    I just want to learn the scottish accent so when I'm insulting it sounds more pissed off.

    • @V0r4xiz
      @V0r4xiz 4 роки тому +254

      Okay, I'll help ye oot: lesson one: there is no Scottish accent. There's West and East Highlands, Lowlands, Glaswegian, and Ulster freaks. They're no the same.

    • @cammy2036
      @cammy2036 4 роки тому +121

      Get tae fuck. Thats one

    • @michelmyers486
      @michelmyers486 4 роки тому +79

      i do that but with a german accent so that i sound even more pissed
      HEY SWINE VAT DID YOU SAY TO ME

    • @commandante6188
      @commandante6188 4 роки тому +27

      Bro, you sound like a twat when you try to do a Scottish accent and insult people, there isn’t even a singular Scottish accent there are many

    • @m4rkcarey_pdf
      @m4rkcarey_pdf 4 роки тому +18

      wit the fuck are you daeyin

  • @bamboozled2935
    @bamboozled2935 2 роки тому +1688

    I’m Scottish but somehow this guy can do a better Scottish accent than me 😂

    • @christinawahlmuller1142
      @christinawahlmuller1142 Рік тому +7

      😂

    • @big_ron3585
      @big_ron3585 Рік тому +15

      I love the Scottish accent especially Glasgow 😂

    • @gayealisir5661
      @gayealisir5661 Рік тому +10

      Your comment has a lot value. It shows that what we stereotypically think of regiional accents are usually stronger than what actual speakers speak.

    • @ZephyrBW
      @ZephyrBW Рік тому

      Wow really

    • @chaosofagoose
      @chaosofagoose Рік тому +2

      I'm from the Caribbean and for the 2nd time in the past hour people said I sound Scottish

  • @adrianramsey6932
    @adrianramsey6932 4 роки тому +6851

    I came here so I can speak like Shrek since I'm playing him in my school musical

    • @chesniii
      @chesniii 4 роки тому +406

      Adrian Ramsey same but I’m just trying to sound like Shrek because I love our ogre lord

    • @meganjames2373
      @meganjames2373 4 роки тому +98

      Your going the right way for a smacked bottom

    • @eleanormcarthur9072
      @eleanormcarthur9072 4 роки тому +30

      Brilliant

    • @Hamshqi
      @Hamshqi 4 роки тому +24

      Glad your thinking so highly of Scotland

    • @kittyenright2654
      @kittyenright2654 4 роки тому +18

      Same bro except I’m not playing him a school musical, I just wanna talk like shreck

  • @RachaelSlaven
    @RachaelSlaven 8 років тому +9750

    50% of the video views are scottish folk trying to see if anyone really can do our accent

    • @bunyaminalbayak582
      @bunyaminalbayak582 8 років тому +213

      how can I learn the Scottish Accent? I love Scottish Accent,

    • @RachaelSlaven
      @RachaelSlaven 8 років тому +237

      Bünyamin Albayak Ahah, well it's very thick and we have our own words instead of english words

    • @amyscott3764
      @amyscott3764 8 років тому +69

      +Rachael Slaven im Scottish and I can easily do the accent I moved to England when I was 4 then I lost it but I can under stand everything in the Scottish language. im from Aberdeen

    • @VarnoDecanius
      @VarnoDecanius 8 років тому +55

      +Rachael Slaven I'm Serbian and I love Scottish accent, it's bloody awesome!

    • @phoenixwolfie5488
      @phoenixwolfie5488 8 років тому +8

      Yeah I'm Scottish soooooo

  • @Rumikworldprincess
    @Rumikworldprincess 6 років тому +1621

    I used to teach abroad and my students told me that they found it easier to learn English in my accent (Scottish) because it sounds more or less identical to how you write it. The letter 'r' is always an 'r' sound, the 't' is always a 't' sound, and the vowels are almost always consistent. I don't understand why people go out of their way to learn an English accent when Scottish is so much easier for non-native speakers in terms of the correlation between written and spoken words.

    • @nuclearwarhead9338
      @nuclearwarhead9338 2 роки тому +78

      Yeah, the most phonetic english accent ever.
      Easier for me.

    • @SospeteNyongesa
      @SospeteNyongesa 2 роки тому +46

      As someone from Kenya I couldn't agree more. Scottish accent is very clear and understandable.

    • @karvainenkarvinen8959
      @karvainenkarvinen8959 2 роки тому +18

      okay yeah thats probably a reason why people say i sound scottish sometimes! im finnish so i tend to pronounce some words close to how theyre written

    • @real_rx
      @real_rx 2 роки тому +5

      Bro how do yall understand stand this dhit bro 💀

    • @Brucemcleod2345
      @Brucemcleod2345 2 роки тому +1

      Aye

  • @federalcasemaker
    @federalcasemaker 5 років тому +3566

    Characters that ppl want to imitate:
    1. Scottish Pokemon Trainer
    2. Demoman
    3. Some girl in VrChat

  • @AliaEvera
    @AliaEvera 5 років тому +2706

    You Scottish people are lucky.
    Everything you say sounds hot

  • @tigergirl305
    @tigergirl305 6 років тому +866

    "I'm Scottish and we sound nothing like that!!!" Wow, it's almost like he said he was doing a generalized accent at the beginning of the video!

    • @piggyplayz6202
      @piggyplayz6202 4 роки тому +20

      tigergirl305 since u r Scottish u don’t hear your accent cause ur used to it people from other places ask me about my accent but I don’t know I have one

    • @kesther9736
      @kesther9736 4 роки тому +2

      @@piggyplayz6202
      I don't have an accent but my parents do cuz they were raised in Africa and ppl say they have and accent but since I love with them I don't hear it

    • @amazingsupergirl7125
      @amazingsupergirl7125 4 роки тому +17

      Except you do. People rarely analyze their own accent so when they hear someone else analyze it, they aren’t aware of how they sound.

    • @oxsnxiwn7804
      @oxsnxiwn7804 3 роки тому +2

      It depends where your from tbh I’m from the highlands so our accents are like a mix of American and posh Englishman unless we’re angry then the accent comes out but down south it’s more of a stereotypical chewbacca learns how to sound Irish lol and forgets how to say the letter a

  • @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy
    @GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 3 роки тому +819

    Also, and this is generalized, the first word in a Scottish sentence is emphasized, then the following words are spoken low, then the middle of the sentence is spoken medium, then the remaining words are spoken low. So, it's like 'High - low - low - low - Medium - low - low - low', know what I mean? Kind of hard to explain in text.

    • @tjknight
      @tjknight 3 роки тому +31

      That's the inflection you're describing, like how in most dialects you tend to raise in pitch when asking a question

    • @AJ_Deadshow
      @AJ_Deadshow 3 роки тому +1

      That makes sense to me; it's like the main part of what is being communicated, particularly in an emotional sense comes through with that word

    • @mikaamberthekittens6368
      @mikaamberthekittens6368 3 роки тому

      Omg it does. I didn’t even notice I did that. (Ya this video is very generalised because there is different accents in Scotland within a 10 mile radius from each other.)

    • @spreedy3956
      @spreedy3956 3 роки тому +1

      Yea we dae that

    • @arvidassburg4500
      @arvidassburg4500 3 роки тому +8

      I read that in a Scottish accent, and without even forcing it, but instead slowly realizing as I continued reading, you're actually right. I guess you could say it sorta comes naturally.

  • @alexstudieshistory5823
    @alexstudieshistory5823 3 роки тому +164

    I'm a native Portuguese speaker from Portugal, and I always loved the accent.
    I've been studying it during my free time, and I must say it's been quite easy for me. The 'R' sound is so natural for me.

    • @markmunro4530
      @markmunro4530 2 роки тому +10

      sou português também e sempre achei mais fácil! também ajuda que o meu pai é escocês ahaha

    • @matichagak548
      @matichagak548 Рік тому +5

      Mais um português para a conversa! (Se bem que sou rapariga)
      Eu estou aqui porque em junho eu e a minha mãe vamos à Escócia e queremos ver quem consegue fazer o melhor sotaque.
      Um fator a nosso favor (portugueses) é a grande diversidade fonética da nossa língua. Poucas línguas têm tantos sons e isso ajuda-nos muito quando tentamos aprender novas línguas e sotaques.

    • @migantomon117
      @migantomon117 Рік тому +1

      Let's goooo, outros tugas à procura do sotaque escocês

    • @gjota1371
      @gjota1371 9 місяців тому +3

      ​@@matichagak548comecei a dar risada depois que li "rapariga", esqueci que o pessoal de Portugal fala "rapariga" em vez de "mulher"

    • @DKHAKDHSJS
      @DKHAKDHSJS 8 місяців тому

      @@gjota1371somos dois mano

  • @sadiewootton6720
    @sadiewootton6720 5 років тому +1498

    when you come here because you need a new voice for your D&D characters... Can't be a squeaky british girl forever

  • @SuperLamboy1
    @SuperLamboy1 8 років тому +3388

    Who else finds themselves reading the comments in a scottish accent?

    • @user-dr5lt5ik9w
      @user-dr5lt5ik9w 8 років тому +8

      lol

    • @uscrktz
      @uscrktz 8 років тому +35

      you talked me into it

    • @GrannyGyo
      @GrannyGyo 8 років тому +54

      me because I am Scottish ^-^

    • @uscrktz
      @uscrktz 8 років тому +14

      that accent is adorable

    • @aizyy1356
      @aizyy1356 8 років тому

      me XD

  • @jacobthurmond6210
    @jacobthurmond6210 6 років тому +4802

    I’m going to receive so much hate... please don’t hurt me...
    I came here so I could talk like a Dwarf

  • @panther7xo275
    @panther7xo275 3 роки тому +140

    I’m Scottish and I do have to say this is actually the best tutorial I have seen he sounds like my dad

  • @LocalGooberGoobs
    @LocalGooberGoobs 4 роки тому +312

    0:54 “it would be very rare to hear murrrrderrrr with big long R’s”
    Conductor from a hat in time: Am I a joke to ye?

  • @HaniiPuppy
    @HaniiPuppy 9 років тому +1264

    It's actually kinda freaky how spot-on his attempt at a Scots accent is.

    • @erinheaney6362
      @erinheaney6362 9 років тому +35

      Sure he sounds it but the words he speaks r completely wrong why does he say birds like that 😂 im scotish btw and 11 years old

    • @HaniiPuppy
      @HaniiPuppy 9 років тому +19

      Erin Heaney It is a wee bit off, but I had to go back and listen again to see what you meant.
      Arichty fae Dundee btw :P

    • @jakebremner2568
      @jakebremner2568 9 років тому +3

      I'm from Arbroath! :)

    • @zdangismyname5334
      @zdangismyname5334 9 років тому +4

      Erin Heaney I dinnae ken

    • @erinheaney6362
      @erinheaney6362 9 років тому

      Ehh?^^

  • @Ranggalih
    @Ranggalih 8 років тому +1618

    "Hello evrrribodi, do I sound like merrrida, noh? "

  • @tinyarmada2019
    @tinyarmada2019 4 роки тому +20

    Came here since I'm playing a Scottish gnome in D&D. This vid was a big help

  • @stephanginther9051
    @stephanginther9051 4 роки тому +39

    That is extremely helpful. I'll have to study this video. I've always wanted to be able to mimic both Scottish and Irish accents. Being able to tell the difference already puts me ahead of a lot of Americans, lol.

    • @azmiraclegirl441
      @azmiraclegirl441 Рік тому +3

      Knowing they're different countries puts you ahead of most Americans

  • @ronaclark9970
    @ronaclark9970 8 років тому +256

    He's rolling his R's too much lol

    • @xxcosmicsakuraxx3074
      @xxcosmicsakuraxx3074 5 років тому +2

      Вы уверены, что?

    • @leoc1122
      @leoc1122 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah and it's not that we all necesarrily roll our 'r's but we just say them rather than being all English with an 'aaaaaahhh' we just say 'are'.

    • @leoc1122
      @leoc1122 4 роки тому

      Also, we have the same first name :)

    • @nutyyyy
      @nutyyyy 3 роки тому +4

      It's exaggerated but that's how you learn to speak in a different accent.

  • @aileanmacraith
    @aileanmacraith 6 років тому +91

    You're actually very good! I'm a Scot and the only thing I'd question is havenae. I'd say huvnae. Otherwise, I like the video and you've captured us well!

    • @iqnorable
      @iqnorable 3 місяці тому

      I'm Scottish and both sound right to me but used in different ways including husnae or it might just be regional... he husnae ( hasn't)done that...they huvnae (haven't)goat/got it. I havnae ( have not) been there before. All mean the same thing but but how the sentence is said is what word and what it saying obv determines which way it gets said. Love from Scotland xxxx

  • @aenematron
    @aenematron 3 роки тому +16

    I watched this to help nail the voice of a character I thought was Scottish in a book I’m reading to my kids, and the next paragraph explained he had a southern accent but spoke as if he was from Scotland. Thanks anyway!

  • @rhinadallila348
    @rhinadallila348 4 роки тому +31

    "meRRRda" sounded like the word wich means literally shit in Portuguese hahaha

  • @leylap5075
    @leylap5075 8 років тому +724

    Who is thinking of James McAvoy?

  • @kaygow8184
    @kaygow8184 7 років тому +488

    Ok so I'm Scottish this is the accent that movies portray I feel u would have to be in Scotland to understand how we actually speak?

  • @hamshaiwb5849
    @hamshaiwb5849 4 роки тому +45

    I just want to speak like James Mcavoy

    • @pagodazzz
      @pagodazzz 4 роки тому +1

      You're really out here calling me out alright lets scrap

    • @hexyko4850
      @hexyko4850 4 роки тому +2

      He's hot and a good actor
      Not a bad choice

    • @rajarshichakraborty8862
      @rajarshichakraborty8862 3 роки тому

      Same here lmao

  • @dinenduath4782
    @dinenduath4782 5 років тому +18

    Here because of Outlander, and because I want to give my LARP character a scottish accent (thanks to the group I'm in)
    Currently doing as much research as I can so I won't sound stupid

  • @ForeverRepublic
    @ForeverRepublic 10 років тому +261

    I go to school in Glasgow (I'm American). I find imitating a Scottish accent to be near impossible. My mates are always trying to get me to do it.
    "murrrderrr" Ha! that was hilarious.

    • @davidgraham370
      @davidgraham370 10 років тому +19

      I live in Hong Kong and I was born in the southern general hospital. unlike you, I moved from scotland to Hong Kong when I was 2 years old so I lost the accent and I am desperately trying to get it back.

    • @Jamie-kv9eg
      @Jamie-kv9eg 6 років тому +8

      My arse. An American going to a school in glasgow? That’s amazing.

    • @disinque6961
      @disinque6961 2 роки тому +2

      @@davidgraham370 its 8 years late, but im having an exact opposite situation now, from hong kong to scotland and got a Scottish accent now

    • @jeffreymodesitt3345
      @jeffreymodesitt3345 9 місяців тому

      @@Jamie-kv9egI’m doing the same but I’m Edinburgh lol

  • @moffeltje4967
    @moffeltje4967 9 років тому +703

    The most beautiful gurel in the wureld

    • @LackadaisicalWizard
      @LackadaisicalWizard 9 років тому +4

      hahaah

    • @maheshmurali2697
      @maheshmurali2697 8 років тому +16

      +The 3rd Testicle can I gehh(get) some waaher( water)

    • @Wildjesta
      @Wildjesta 8 років тому

      +Mahesh Murali Dang that really helped, I got the 'arenae' 'havnae' stuff down, didn't know the 't' was swapped with an 'h' in some cases!

    • @Avalikia
      @Avalikia 6 років тому +5

      It's pronounced 'lass'.

    • @AlbaRecoil
      @AlbaRecoil 6 років тому +5

      The bonniest lassie in a' the world

  • @darrellrobinson9354
    @darrellrobinson9354 5 років тому +17

    An English friend of mine laughed at the fact that "Train Spotting" had subtitles here in America.

  • @anna2k_
    @anna2k_ 4 роки тому +42

    tip from a scot: don’t roll your r’s as much as he is lmao

  • @Tooterbooter
    @Tooterbooter 6 років тому +225

    I can’t roll my R’s though! ;-;
    When I try that it just sounds like the Japanese version of R. ;-;

    • @sorensmith8587
      @sorensmith8587 4 роки тому +2

      i felt that

    • @evehellod9776
      @evehellod9776 4 роки тому +13

      I am at least a year late but I saw somewhere that if you say 'udder' multiple times quickly, you might get a rolled R at the end of the word.
      Works with 'ladder' and 'butter' too (I think)
      Otherwise, just try or train it until you get it right. That's what I did when I was little and then I finally got it right.

    • @adrienn8992
      @adrienn8992 4 роки тому +1

      @@evehellod9776 It worked with 'ladder' for me, thanks for this advice :)

    • @goldengamemaster6133
      @goldengamemaster6133 4 роки тому +1

      The tongue roll takes a lot of practice.

    • @user-xj3lz3yg6p
      @user-xj3lz3yg6p 4 роки тому

      ama yeah i don't roll my r's and most people i know don't, except my grandparents but i can do it it's just not normal for me.

  • @MrBird-ni8mt
    @MrBird-ni8mt 6 років тому +355

    Which is heaveya..
    A kilogram ob steew oh
    A kilogram ob fedars

    • @bloodyhell8201
      @bloodyhell8201 4 роки тому +7

      @@arthurthedeaddealerofbread6432 cos stills heaveah than feders

    • @bloodyhell8201
      @bloodyhell8201 4 роки тому +2

      @林 bu'
      Stills heaveah 'han feders

    • @uberdozer7719
      @uberdozer7719 4 роки тому +4

      i can do this HAHA but i can't grasp saying normal sentences in the accent

    • @ouichtan
      @ouichtan 4 роки тому +4

      Remember to drink 8 glasses a day.
      ...
      Woughteh

    • @maryama5828
      @maryama5828 4 роки тому +1

      Best comment 😂😂😂

  • @ciaraduffy724
    @ciaraduffy724 5 років тому +59

    I’m Scottish and I’ve just realised how true this video is 😂

  • @geetsharma6944
    @geetsharma6944 2 роки тому +1

    After watching outlander...i am in love with the Scottish accent!!

  • @spaceacesciencenerd4360
    @spaceacesciencenerd4360 7 років тому +50

    I only wanted to be able to say "Get in mah swamp" like my lord and savior, Shrek.

  • @ladytalking8870
    @ladytalking8870 6 років тому +69

    “bird” in the scottish accent means “cold” in arabic

  • @quwyn6192
    @quwyn6192 2 місяці тому +1

    I was looking for a video on how to speak scottish for a video project. How did I already watched the whole thing, liked it!?!?? what did I need this for

  • @sondre7501
    @sondre7501 4 роки тому +11

    I’m a 16 year old Norwegian guy who should be doing homework but instead tries to learn Scottish for fun😂😂

    • @VenusEvan_1885
      @VenusEvan_1885 7 місяців тому

      Are you still learning Scottish? Now you are 21

    • @sondre7501
      @sondre7501 7 місяців тому

      Shit nah I don’t really do that anymore. I turned 20 about a week ago. Crazy how fast time moves. Have a good day man

  • @theflyingdropbear2009
    @theflyingdropbear2009 10 років тому +8

    I have a few mates that are from Scotland, and I just love hearing them talk, most times I just shut up and listen because I love the Scottish accent, it is awesome.

    • @windylicker1888
      @windylicker1888 10 років тому

      Where are you from?

    • @theflyingdropbear2009
      @theflyingdropbear2009 10 років тому

      Jesse Pinkman I live in Australia, I used to work with people who are Scottish. and they sound completely different to what this guy was doing.

  • @coreywiley3981
    @coreywiley3981 6 років тому +18

    It would be interesting to put a bunch of people with different accents and regional variants into a room and listen to them converse and interact with each other and compare how they sound. Imagine a Texan talking with an Australian or A Boston person talking with and Irish person. I wonder if a bunch of English speaking people of varying accents and dialects were lost and stranded on an island how the culture of their descendants would sound. Would they have a mix of Texan/Long Island/Liverpudlian/Glasgow/New Zealand/Dublin/Rhode Island/Perth/North Carolina accent? Which accent would be dominant or would they form some new type of accent?

  • @historygal7
    @historygal7 2 роки тому +1

    Oh boy...so I'm from Texas and will be in Glasgow for a wee bit this autumn. I wonder if I'll pick up the language lol.

  • @chironeros
    @chironeros 3 роки тому +6

    the contrast of how confident he seems saying the script vs how nervous he looks checking it rattles me

  • @Lilahexe
    @Lilahexe 10 років тому +35

    I'm Scottish and when I try to do a British accent it comes out as Scottish so this was easy lol

  • @lilbatwolf
    @lilbatwolf 9 років тому +365

    I'm Scottish and find this offensive... Haha no. But I'm Scottish and can't even roll my r's help

    • @Bluemangrup
      @Bluemangrup 9 років тому +4

      ***** You could just have a different accent. He did say generalized Scottish English but there are other Scottish accents. Or maybe you don't live near people who roll r's?

    • @ragedmongle
      @ragedmongle 9 років тому +7

      Its not difficult i actually try hard to not roll my rs 😂

    • @YerMawsDa
      @YerMawsDa 9 років тому +2

      Where abouts are you in Scotland? I'm fae Irvine!!! I've just noticed I do depending on the word where the r is lol

    • @ragedmongle
      @ragedmongle 9 років тому +1

      Dundee.

    • @kwikrii
      @kwikrii 8 років тому +1

      Im hispanic and I can only roll my rs once.

  • @thingsareabouttogetgrusome5092
    @thingsareabouttogetgrusome5092 3 роки тому +2

    You have gained the perks, *’intimidate’, ‘confuse’,and ‘mighty roar’*

  • @unrussleablejimmies4428
    @unrussleablejimmies4428 5 місяців тому

    thanks for that! I always have bright smile when I hear a Scot speaker, for some reason it just warms my hear to hear.

  • @zviyeri9117
    @zviyeri9117 7 років тому +14

    I'm researching the Scottish accent for voicing a certain character of mine, thank you so much for this video!

  • @strayfox506
    @strayfox506 8 років тому +348

    I just want to sound like the 12th Doctor.

    • @moonchildeus
      @moonchildeus 8 років тому +34

      Or 10

    • @ahlaam7590
      @ahlaam7590 8 років тому +24

      Or Amy Pond

    • @eqqko5278
      @eqqko5278 8 років тому +30

      DAVID TENNANT!!!!

    • @retrovro
      @retrovro 8 років тому +5

      +P.S. ILoveGaming I just want to sound like soap from mw3

    • @kaleylecroy8141
      @kaleylecroy8141 8 років тому +3

      +Spongebob Squarepants you've caught me...

  • @kensmaman
    @kensmaman 6 місяців тому

    The Scottish accent is so adorable. Couple that with some good sarcasm, ginger hair and a kilt and you guys have serious game.

  • @sas888day
    @sas888day 5 років тому +3

    I came here to learn how to say « DISGOSTANG » 😂 if you understand the reference, I love you

  • @mineraftguy123
    @mineraftguy123 10 років тому +59

    I got a Scottish accent after watching Austin Powers, but all I could say was "GET IN MY BELLY!"

    • @briyzx2444
      @briyzx2444 6 років тому

      mineraftguy123 OMG SAMEEE.... GIT IN MA BELLEE ^-^

  • @OhFortunae
    @OhFortunae 9 років тому +14

    When I traveled for the first time abroad and thus had to use the English language to communicate; I did not have control over the pronunciation, although I knew.
    Many accused me of singing and after I had that under control, the people thought I was Scottish because I pronounced with the Dutch southern dialect, Noord-Brabants / Flemish - and the Scots pronounce many words with the same emphasis as the Dutch on á, é, ó, í.
    The Flemish accent is the most polite, it sounds in Dutch as the British dialect sounds to Americans; and My Brabantse accent is the French R and not pronouncing the T and the D's.
    Of all the dialects, Sco'ish sounds the most beautiful and - ''in touch''.
    I will definitely learn and develop this dialect further; though I have to get more control over the accent that I have now - through learning new languages and exposure to other languages and dialects and folk music, I have developed ear for distinction.

    • @OhFortunae
      @OhFortunae 9 років тому

      ***** Though languages change as they are organic, thus an expression of not just the particular individual (quality of mind, geography, ideals, organs), but of a whole population.
      Affected by demographic shifts, warfare, idealistic change, trade, inter-marriages, isolation; still a language will adjust to the people; hence a clear differentiation between Ebonics and the English branches developed by the diverse European populations.
      Thus, even though the English language is more or less bastardized Latin, it is bastardized in the sense that the pronunciation has been adjusted over time by the people, thus a more Germanic expression in such regards.
      Though Dutch and German are similar in many regards, the differences in certain pronunciations are very clear; as we have ''ch'' as they also have in the Arabic and Hebrew language.
      But I find Dutch to have more in common with Swedish.
      The Germanic branches are rich; but indeed the Scottish dialect is interesting.

    • @Italiaasher
      @Italiaasher 9 років тому

      ***** dont discount the Saxon influence as well, considering Lower Scotland was invaded by the Saxons/Angles

    • @tweetiepie551
      @tweetiepie551 5 років тому

      Did ye aye?

  • @AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
    @AnneAndersonFoxiepaws 6 місяців тому

    I'm Aberdonian and was all ready to pull your accent apart but you did beautifully! My sister acted for a while and despite having exactly the same upbringing as I did, now speaks rather like you do (R.P.). I am going to watch the rest of these and attempt to tone my own (rather posh Scots) accent down to see if she notices next time I go home. 25 years in London have done little to my accent although I speak much more slowly here, so, I will try, my sister did do voice production classes, but I also did elocution when I was small but, if you heard us, without seeing us, you wouldn't think we were related.

  • @greigmartin9148
    @greigmartin9148 Рік тому

    Spot on. As a Scotsman I can tell you that was a good explanation.

  • @konstantineguruli
    @konstantineguruli 7 років тому +20

    The best "accent video" I've ever seen! Well done Gareth! Your video about Irish accent was tremendous, but this one is absolute class, top of the tops.
    At 1:44 you say "no deference" without meaning to do Scottish accent, but you are doing perfect one accidentally :D Well I think it is accidental :D

  • @one-vs1gl
    @one-vs1gl 8 місяців тому

    My father's side is Scottish but I was raised in America and I thought it would be cool to learn the accent! Thanks!

  • @rubybalmer1652
    @rubybalmer1652 4 роки тому +22

    "That'll do donkey, that'll do"

  • @harringtonvo
    @harringtonvo 12 років тому +6

    This video just helped me nail a Scottish character voiceover for a video game today. This guy is the real deal. I've voiced hundreds of characters for video games, but NEVER one Scot. This was a pretty big title so I was a bit uneasy at first. On the drive to the studio I kept repeating his words "the girrl had a rrred birrd" and it really REALLY helped. I'm coming back to this dude before auditions and gigs from now on.

  • @ResurrectingHobo
    @ResurrectingHobo 8 років тому +222

    I don't roll my r's at all

    • @Mariederoses
      @Mariederoses 8 років тому +4

      Same

    • @deilhif8522
      @deilhif8522 8 років тому +2

      Ikr

    • @iansorola5285
      @iansorola5285 8 років тому +2

      Really, I thought everyone could do it. But the. Again both of my parents are from Mexico, and "r's" are rolled in Spanish.

    • @Rajamitaj
      @Rajamitaj 8 років тому +5

      Traditionally (originally) Scots dialect only has tapped or rolled r's, so if you heard a Scots person in 1800s speak you would never hear an english or american r. However, since WW2 due to globalisation and increased education, migration and media the 'normal r' has been increasingly adopted. Most folk now speak on a 'class continuum'- lower/working classes in urban or rural communities tend to always tap/roll there r's, while middle classes increasing use less r tapping as you move up the wealth ladder (ie. 'Water' with an american r but 'girl' with a tapped r and two syllables for example) until theres none. This makes sense since middle class and higher are more likely to have links to a different country (america, england, ireland) and this is reflected in their speech and the tapped r's must be one of the first features to be lost probably.
      Come tae the east coast around Dundee, fife and Perth - you'll hear plenty of r tapping!

    • @Jasonwolf1495
      @Jasonwolf1495 8 років тому +4

      yeah but you send people rolling after them.

  • @kieravermeal9127
    @kieravermeal9127 2 роки тому +2

    Learning how to do a Scottish accent so I can roleplay my dwarf artificer in my friend's DnD campaign.

  • @Johnsanne
    @Johnsanne Місяць тому

    This guy is my old English teacher. Lovely guy really wish him the best.

  • @alexanderjones5109
    @alexanderjones5109 5 років тому +6

    thank you!! i love voice acting but i've always had the most trouble with scottish. this helps a lot!

  • @bjornerlendur4606
    @bjornerlendur4606 5 років тому +117

    That's how I pronounce English after a Danish lesson.
    Then, when told to speak more clearly, I switch to Russian accent.

  • @emperorryanii
    @emperorryanii 4 роки тому +5

    I wish I can make the pronunciation sounds he makes, 👏👏👏

  • @Al-pf7lg
    @Al-pf7lg 3 роки тому +3

    I can’t say how much I love Scottish accent it’s like music to me

  • @AelitaUndomiel
    @AelitaUndomiel 8 років тому +28

    David Tennant, Peter Capaldi

  • @user-oj2ko5yi4z
    @user-oj2ko5yi4z 5 років тому +8

    *who else is Scottish and is here for no reason*

  • @martingeico9171
    @martingeico9171 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this video. I auditioned for a play and i got shrek so now im practicing his accent

  • @ouchyouhitme5365
    @ouchyouhitme5365 4 роки тому +7

    When you’re doing Macbeth with your school...

  • @StopFear
    @StopFear 8 років тому +34

    That couch and room though Teheeheee

  • @lordhelmchen3154
    @lordhelmchen3154 8 років тому +126

    Wanna learn Scottish? Simply listen to the dwarves of the Witcher videogames! :DD

    • @mimirtells
      @mimirtells 7 років тому +3

      Zoltan!

    • @unknownpack5717
      @unknownpack5717 7 років тому

      EvilGamerCrowley yeah man!

    • @JEREX101
      @JEREX101 7 років тому +3

      or some of the dwarves in World of Warcraft

    • @alexanderaaron7930
      @alexanderaaron7930 4 роки тому

      Zoltan, Cleaver and Yarpen...

    • @Atomic_Haggis
      @Atomic_Haggis 4 роки тому

      ...and now, on Netflix (with the shittiest Scottish accent I've ever heard!)

  • @NocturnalPyro
    @NocturnalPyro 12 днів тому

    This video is actually quite a good help, I’ve recently found myself as a Dungeon Master for a dungeon of dragons campaign and want to do a little bit more out of the voices for different npcs in it campaign.

  • @nespokiy
    @nespokiy 2 роки тому

    The video is 10 years old and I’ve bought the same Senheiser headphones just last year 😄

  • @BestFriendAdam
    @BestFriendAdam 11 років тому +6

    Actually, Scots is a dialect that used to be so different from English that it was practically its own language. It has since died, but books upon books were written in Scots. It features different spellings for English words, and many of its own unique words influenced by the Pictish and Gaelic languages of old.

  • @justamultifandom9642
    @justamultifandom9642 8 років тому +255

    this is too hard for me -.- im asian

    • @angelinel7694
      @angelinel7694 8 років тому +8

      Same

    • @kenz2756
      @kenz2756 8 років тому +14

      easy for me, Indonesian.
      you might be an east Asian and you're one of those people that thinks east Asia is the only "Asian" countries, like how people always think that every Asian is wide eyed lol.

    • @epicpixelyt5614
      @epicpixelyt5614 8 років тому +1

      Im asian to

    • @invalidname.pleasetryagain122
      @invalidname.pleasetryagain122 8 років тому +12

      I am but it wasn't hard at all. It almost sounds a bit stereotypically Indian

    • @rockkid1412
      @rockkid1412 8 років тому

      bruh I feel you

  • @just4music687
    @just4music687 7 місяців тому

    Scottish accent is my very favorite accent to hear, I love it so much. Been watching old Upstairs/Downstairs w/ Gordon Jackson, LOVE to hear him speak, especially when saying the words: calm, third, thirty, years, careful, worse.

  • @katenmark
    @katenmark 3 роки тому +1

    Right, you've got us down pretty well, but you forgot to mention about how we kinda just like, combine our words. Like "I dinny wanna do at" or "I canny come to yer place e night, sorry lad" and about how much we swear. Oh god we swear a lot. We basically combine any words that have that ' in it. So what I'm saying is Can't, becomes canny.
    Can't = canny
    Don't = dinny
    Won't = willnae
    Couldn't = couldnae
    Shouldn't = shouldnae
    Wouldn't = wouldnae
    I'm = Imma
    Isn't = Isnae
    (basically not, becoming nae)
    On the rare occasion, the only word we use with a ' in it is it's.
    And we miss out our vouls quite a bit. We also say wee or a tad bit instead of small or little.
    In some of our words we add ny because, why not. "it's a tad bitty cauld (cold) oot here lads".
    (This is a generic Scottish accent I'm talking about)
    But otherwise, you've gotten us most accurate so far to be fair. Not bad on ye lad. (I'm using my mums account currently. But I was brought up in the Caithness area).

  • @masterpage69420
    @masterpage69420 7 років тому +38

    If you wanna hear a real Scottish accent, look up Voice Recognition In a Lift

    • @herptim
      @herptim 7 років тому +6

      That's a classic mate

    • @TheRabbidDOC
      @TheRabbidDOC 7 років тому +3

      Funny as ma man. Haha

    • @tweetiepie551
      @tweetiepie551 5 років тому

      11.

    • @yuri73185
      @yuri73185 4 роки тому

      i've watched that and its funny as hel

  • @maltesers008
    @maltesers008 7 років тому +5

    God i'm so in love with the Scottish accent! I lovvvvvvveeeee it.

  • @jakollee
    @jakollee 9 місяців тому

    You left out what I find to be one of the most characteristic Scottish vowel pronunciations: Scots often pronounce short “I” like a short “e,” so fish becomes fesh, mids becomes meds, hill becomes hell, etc.

  • @chrislaws4785
    @chrislaws4785 3 роки тому +1

    It's funny, because the Scottish way if running words together and dropping certain letters such as in "gotten any" being said sort of as "goten-eny" is a lot like how we in the south do with our words as well. Many would call it "lazy tounge" but really it's just a dialect.

  • @lilytheactress1
    @lilytheactress1 12 років тому +4

    I have auditions for a Scottish role in a musical tonight and this helped soooo much! Thank you!!!

  • @youwantaspritecranberry383
    @youwantaspritecranberry383 8 років тому +21

    Yer goin to be fine donkeh.

  • @asafjuarez1
    @asafjuarez1 3 місяці тому +1

    The Scottish Twins Donald and Douglas😂😂😂

  • @michalcordo6073
    @michalcordo6073 5 років тому +5

    i searched for shrek accent tutorials and this is the closest i got

  • @tacosforsale871
    @tacosforsale871 5 років тому +80

    How to speak in a Scottish accent “by an Englishman”

    • @ahobimo732
      @ahobimo732 4 роки тому +31

      Actually, a native Scot would have a much harder time explaining the accent because it's just normal speech for them.

    • @joutakujo8079
      @joutakujo8079 3 роки тому

      I'm not even American

  • @michaelmyers7953
    @michaelmyers7953 9 років тому +293

    Shrek is love, Shrek is life.

  • @VinlandSagaSnake
    @VinlandSagaSnake Рік тому

    i loved this. coming here from the US because i absolutely love the Scottish accent. started watching Still Game and it's a challenge watching without English subs lol. i think you nailed this video mate, cheers!

  • @detectiveeli2597
    @detectiveeli2597 Рік тому +3

    I need this for my dnd character 😭

  • @SuperGman117
    @SuperGman117 9 років тому +929

    This reminds me of Shrek.

    • @thepunisher6321
      @thepunisher6321 9 років тому +17

      ***** Shrek? fuck no. ITS BRAVEHEART

    • @SuperGman117
      @SuperGman117 9 років тому +4

      Karwan Mizori They use the same accent, so it could be any.

    • @jmj.paton-og882
      @jmj.paton-og882 9 років тому +2

      +Karwan Mizori yeah! Braveheart!

    • @irosencrantz882
      @irosencrantz882 9 років тому +4

      This reminds me of Trainspotting.

    • @cr1ptck499
      @cr1ptck499 8 років тому +4

      this reminds me demoman

  • @MaevaStardust
    @MaevaStardust 10 років тому +8

    If you wanna learn Scottish accent, just watch Spartacus and listen to John Hannah. He's got a sexy Scottish accent! :)

    • @magnustheredxv
      @magnustheredxv 6 років тому

      Soul Melody The guy who play Jonathan Carnahan from the Mummy trilogy, right?

  • @Alpine_Joe
    @Alpine_Joe 4 місяці тому

    As a Scottish person, I came here to mock your attempt at my accept ... but here I am eating humble pie because it's actually pretty well on point.

  • @3deeart
    @3deeart 5 років тому +1

    I can fall in love hearing this accent :)
    (Thanks for pointing these out!

  • @sugelanren
    @sugelanren 9 років тому +40

    I'm going to be fair and say, he's pretty close to the mark. Sounds like a Dundee-ish accent.

  • @KingofAmerica97
    @KingofAmerica97 10 років тому +368

    Does anyone else confuse Scottish accents with Irish ones?

    • @BigKris666
      @BigKris666 10 років тому +66

      Only people who aren't British or Irish

    • @beckerqueiroz
      @beckerqueiroz 10 років тому +35

      Kris McMillan Or Scottish

    • @JamiePiller
      @JamiePiller 9 років тому +1

      Kris McMillan How can ANYONE?? Do people confuse American and Canadian? Oh hang on, with peoples brain powers nowadays maybe so but how the hell can anyone confuse Irish and Scottish no matter where they are from? I get the Gaelic links but Scotland had 2 languages before anyway. The Scottish accent is so different from the Irish it is like comparing Australian and New Zealanders or Americans and Canadians

    • @saramation5203
      @saramation5203 9 років тому +9

      I'm still not great at identifying accents, but the more you hear of any particular dialect the better you are at knowing what it is and whats not it.

    • @JamiePiller
      @JamiePiller 9 років тому +1

      ***** You moron. Scottish and Irish are nothing alike and neither is Canadian and American. Do your ears work??

  • @freakinfrugal5268
    @freakinfrugal5268 Рік тому

    The luvliester gerrel in the werreld is gud with fud in the pull!

  • @globglab739
    @globglab739 3 роки тому +1

    Whats the difrence between English accent and scottish accent

  • @Chunkeecheeze
    @Chunkeecheeze 10 років тому +23

    So much hate against videojug lol

    • @sleslie23
      @sleslie23 10 років тому +10

      It's hard not to. :-)