I can't understand the point of this video. English isn't my mother tongue I do understand this accent from Glasgow... It ain't so. In many other languages there are wide variety of accents and dialects and no one release UA-cam videos for it. I guess it's just a British weird trend or cultural issue to make bigger this differences within people.
And in order to speak English like a Native, please drop your overuse of "like" the American style of speaking... Try saying "for example" or "such as" instead of "like". And areas of measurement the correct word is "about" or "approx" is correct way to speak English NOT the endless use of "like"
@@SpookyElectric319 Exactly. I used to have a girlfriend from Scotland and she didn't speak anything like he Glaswegian accent. She actually didn't sound that Scottish in general, to the point I didn't know at first whether she was from that country or from Northern England 😅 (in my defence, I'm not a native English speaker).
My grandma and her sisters kept their glaswegian accents through 66 years living in the US. My father could only understand every few words, but its normal to me since she was the only person I would let read to me. I could listen to it for hours.
We say "wee" in my city (Dunedin) in New Zealand. It's a city founded by Scots , so maybe that's why we say it? My sister in law is from Manchester and she laughed so hard when she heard my sister and I say it. Going to Edinburgh was amazing as so many of the streets and areas have the same names because the city was also planned in Edinburgh and the name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
I'm glaswegian only on Tuesday and Thursday during happy hour at me local pub. On a serious note, I think the Scottish language is a real time, on the fly, adaptation that consistently evolves depending on mood, atmosphere or how much one had to drink.
On a recent US Road Trip through Colorado/Wyoming/S Dakota/Montana I was amazed at the reaction to my Scottish accent. So many folk stopped listening to what I was saying…..as they uttered “I just love your accent”…..It happened so many times. It was a great opportunity to promote Scotland….At some hotel/motels I suggested to staff that that they check out ‘how to speak Scottish accent’ UA-cam Channels if they want to learn more.
Katie is so sweet :) I love listening people with Scottish accent, but I have a hard time to understand it most of the times. I live in England for 5 years and on the second year I was ringing gas company and there was a Scottish man on the other side. I thought I will cry. I was asking him to repeat almost every sentence for at least 2-3 times. I was so embarrassed that I could not understand him and I felt that he is getting frustrated:( But eventually we sorted out our gas problem 😂 it was very long conversation 😂
I agree. I don't generally think that Scottish people are too friendly, but his young lady had shattered my opinion, as she is the epitome of friendly. You can never generalize about people in life, because that's how stereotypes get started in the first place.
@@George-rb6bvus Scottish people are friendly, however I'm Glaswegian and we are incredibly friendly, those from other places such as Edinburgh not so much. If you ever come here visit Glasgow 😊
Great video ! I can't really speak about Scottish slang so I will just say that the accent is pure honey to my ears. Also I heard that Scottish people are very welcoming, willing to share their culture and kind and Katie seems to live up to this reputation. :)
Thank you for this, it's really boosted my confidence. I have a polite Scottish accent but I feel really self-conscious about it, as if I'm not good enough because I don't have a lovely English accent. It's nice to think that people quite like my voice after all!
You should be proud of it. I love Scottish accent. First heard it from one of my senior at work, who was from Kilmarnock. Literally took me around a year and a half to understand him better. I've been trying to master it since, but failed miserably. Love everything about Scotland, from the people, to the band (Travis), and the accent. Love from India.
I'm not Scottish but my favourite Scots word is dreich to describe wet and gloomy weather. After Katie explained "pure" I was expecting "pure dreich" as well. It can be used regularly in the wonderful Scottish climate!
I am 68 years old, born in Glasgow, and my family left Scotland when I was 10 years old, yet still when I am amongst a group of Scots, my wife says I immediately drop right into a Scottish accent. It never leaves you. I tell her that English is my second language!
My wife was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immgrated to Canada then to the United States. She left Scotland when she was eight years old and has no accent. Her dad was harder to understand than her mom. The first time they had visitors from Scotland come to visit, I needed a translator. The phrase I remember was a girl they were talking about as being a cheeky bissom and being a wee man daft. Had I seen it written out I mght have figured it out but with the Glaswegian accent, I was lost.
I'm from México and I used to work with scotish lads and they were pretty good with all the locals I had have learned a lot of scotish pharses and words like "gadgie" or "cheerio" lol
First time I heard Scottish accent in the"Outlander" TV series and i loved it.. From that time it was one of my favourite accents... thanks for this video..
My ancestors are Scotch/Irish and from the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. I can hear a bit of where the old timer's accent came from. Katie's accent was very clear. But another example I can think of, from the movie, Snatch, was nearly unwatchable because I couldn't understand a word of it.
I'm currently learning Scots Gaelic. It's been on a bit of a whim considering I live in (and am from) the United States. Interestingly, in the four months I've been immersing myself in the language, it has become easier for me to understand, even the thickest of Scottish accents...and the pronunciation of certain Gaelic words actually serve me well in having garnered a bit of insight into how the Scottish accent developed. Thank you for this post. It was very interesting. =]
@@laurajones2631 Thank you (or Tapadh Leibh!!!) very much for your kind reply. I certainly hope you keep at it. I definitely understand what you mean regarding the linguistic acrobatics which are sometimes required in pronouncing some of those words and phrases. I find the word "damnit" is often interspersed within the body of many of the more difficult ones. I suppose it's rather silly of me to be learning Gaelic...given that I don't really have anyone here in the wilds of Virginia, USA with whom to speak it....nor do I see myself bearing the good fortune to go to Scotland any time soon....but...it's always good to be prepared. =] I hope this message finds you well.
@@daveking5047 I think it’s great that so many people are now interested in learning it. I have a couple Americans in my Gaelic song class and @locheil (TikTok) does a Gaelic conversation class (she is based partly in Virginia and Edinburgh). I think there is a Gaelic college in Baltimore as well (they put on some really good talks about Gaels/Gaelic in North America).
@@laurajones2631 ..... I suppose it would be appropriate to say "Mòran Taing!!" for the wonderful information you've provided. In truth, I'm a trifle on the "old" side of things...and I'm afraid TikTok is potentially, a bit beyond my capacity for patience in navigating. However, your kind response has left me with the impression that, perhaps, there may be more speakers of Gaelic here than I might have guessed. Maybe I just need to take a little look around. Thank you for your kindness...and thoughtfulness. 😁
I have been reminded of so many words my family used, this has been amazing to listen to. We moved to Australia when I was 12 years old 58 years ago and am told my accent is strong. Family in Scotland say I sound "posh". I was often asked to repeat whatever I said, which became annoying. The person would then say that I had been understood the first time, he / she just loved listening to my accent. We called fizzy drink 'ginger'. Dad's accent was very strong , my older sister's remains much stronger than mine. My husband is Australian yet our son had a Scottish accent until he started school. I had not heard some of the 'slang' words until my first visit back home a few years later. ❤
Another great scottish idiom is, "yer coats on a shoogily peg" (your coat os on a loose hook) meaning that you are very close to getting into trouble. Also, "yer tea's oot" (your dinner is ready) has many meanings. Itcan mean the literal. But can also be used as a idiom, meaning someone has found out something you have been doing - "aww yer tea's oot wee man" Another west of Scotland idiom for stupid is "dae ye hink a came up the Clyde on a banana boat". ( do you think I came up the Clyde river on a banana boat) has its roots in a pre 1950s Scotlamd before bananas were readily available. Also some lovely older scottish words that my nana and papa used - Scullery (kitchen) Lobby (hall way) A tightener (a good plate of dinner) Boggey/the barra (wheelbarrow) Other common used words these days - Wheesht (be quiet) Wheest yer gub (shut up) Nut (a more aggressive version of naw/no) A coorey (a loving hug/a hug meant with feelin) Moan - come on - can also be used as another warning of impending trouble if end with 'noo' - "aww moan noo" (thats enough) Stoating "Look at him stoating aboot like he oans the place" - (look at him wandering around like he is in charge) Wanes/wee'uns (children) - also often uses sarcastically in a sentence when an adult is over reacting, "leave the wane alane" (leave the child alone/stop bothering the child) Droothing - thirsty - "am heavy droothing" (I am really thirsty) Snout - cigarette Like you said in the video, you could spend all day talking about this Great video :)
Glaswegian accent and banter is the best! Some of my favourites that come to mind: Gie it laldy: give it your best/ your full effort Ya dancer! : an exclamation type phrase to say when you’re very pleased about something. Mingin’: very smelly/ stinky Stoater : very attractive (as in: she’s a real stoater) Pad aboot /cuttin aboot: wandering around as in “paddin aboot toon” (town) Peely Wally: looking a bit off colour/ sick Bampot: another word to call someone an idiot Yer bums oot the windae: you’re out of your mind/you’re speaking rubbish (not sure if this is actually Glaswegian or just a general Scots phrase but it’s great nonetheless) I’d be curious to know if any of these would be considered old fashioned or if they’re as commonly used as I remember.
How about “haver”? If someone is havering they are talking rubbish (as I understand it anyway). Haad yer wheesht! - be quiet Haste ye back - come back soon
Love Glaswegian accent and their witty, friendly and down to earth nature. My boyfriend is from Glasgow and 'Bawbag' is one of his favourite words 😮😂. Great video! 💯
I’ve got Scottish ancestors dating back to about 1550’s. The most recent Scottish ancestor I’ve found is about 6 generations ago. I wish I had more of a Scottish accent, I love it.
This video was braw! Cheers ladies. Gave me a right good laugh. I'm a fellow Weegie living in Sydney and I just realised I use all of these sayings. No wonder people don't understand me here. 🤣🥳🤣
As an American Man, Outdoorsman and Gentlemen...I'd melt in a mili-second if a charming Scottish lady began speaking to me. If I visit Scotland I may never come home. I get the strangest looks when the topic of accents comes up...some say: French, Italian etc. comes to me I say "Scottish"....I get Wh'aaaat
I am now in the other side of the world, in a customer service role, and when l am on a call l have to slow my speech to be understood. When face to face with customers, they seem to take really take to the accent, but they are also listening more to how l say words than what l am actually saying.
Great video. So much warrior energy in Scottish accent/dialect... It's beautiful and fun. Reminds me of the energy of my own language (Serbian). Not for everyone though! :D
I find both the videos on this channel and the Scottish accent particularly soothing. ASMR is a huge thing these days, and you guys are, for me, part of it probably without you realising it! 😁
I'm a Scottish EFL/ESOL teacher looking for family-friendly material which can be shown to secondary school pupils in Germany who are going to be facing listening tests containing Scottish accents. This is a really good interview with Katie raising so many good points and providing lots of useful insights. Interesting questions too. (Just a pity that the subtitles are not always accurate). I very much relate to what Katie says about her accent becoming more or less pronounced depending on who she has been talking to, and to her having learned to soften her accent to avoid provoking incomprehension or imitation. Tip re the "button at the back" question, I remember a fuller version of this in question form being used by my Glaswegian Mum: "Do you think my head buttons up the back?" and I agree with Katie that the meaning is "Do you take me for an idiot?"
Schree! 😂 definitely Fife and the Lothians, West Lothian, heading into Lanarkshire in particular! My Da says it and he is from West Lothian, born in Lanarkshire!
Fun fact. We had a great friend from Glasgow that lived in Texas for 10 years. She had the thickest accent, but her husband was much easier to understand. He learned to slow down his speech. One day the friend was in an argument with a lady over the phone and she was riled up. She’s going off on the phone and all the sudden stops and says “ I’m speaking English! Do you not understand English?” Their daughters both had American accents. When we visited Scotland years later, both girls had thick Scottish accents. Love them to bits.
American here with a Texan drawl and, depending on what family is visiting, some hillbilly twang, though neither is very thick. This was an amusing and informative conversation, thanks for it. Also, love the stage lights!
Hi Anna! Love the content on your channel; extremely useful for learners of English. I'm a native English speaker with a great interest in languages and linguistics. Over the years I've learned Spanish and French to a reasonable level of conversational fluency, German to a somewhat lesser level, and Italian to a lesser level still! And I've superficially dipped into Polish, Russian, Welsh and Punjabi! (learning a handful of words and phrases). I'm currently attempting to take my Spanish to the next level by talking to native Spanish speakers on Hello Talk, and reciprocally helping them to learn or improve their English. I think your content, your clear pronunciation and your wonderfully articulate presentation would be absolutely perfect for them, so I intend to send them a link to your channel. I was interested to hear you mention that you're from Lancashire. I, too, have lived in Rossendale, Lancashire for the past 30 or so years, though I was brought up in Liverpool! Whereabouts in Lancashire are you from originally? Best Regards, Keep up the great work! Roy.
Anerican english speaker here. In the mid west of the US the shouldna, couldna,wouldna and so forth quite common. Seems these regions were heavily populated by Irish ,Scots, Northern English and Welsh. Enjoyed the Video.
My grandma's accent isn't as thick as it used to be, but when she gets mad, it gets really thick and I can't understand her very much, like when she says typical Scottish words it's hard to understand for someone who hasn't been around a thick Scottish accent for their whole lives
Hi Anna, Interesting, love it! I've been struggling with understanding Scottish accents at work with some colleagues. I would love to improve so I don't have to keep asking them to repeat themselves, as it sounds annoying to keep asking. Thank you so much, ladies. 🥰🩵
Cannae is a lot more distinct than English people saying can't . where the t is almost swallowed - leading to confusion with can ie the complete opposite meaning.
I'm from Ayrshire n to me Katie definitely sounds more Edinburgh than Glasgow. Probably because of the line of work she's in which is fair enough but to my ears quite posh.
Wow, the first part about how customer service, insurance commercials, etc are always Scottish people is very interesting. I'm not from the uk, so I have no idea how they percieve eachother's accents.
I've seen a lot of accents on UA-cam videos. In fact, all over the world, people speak with different accents. Often, in the same country, you find people who speak with accents and with words you have never heard. Here in Brazil, each state has its own accent and its own words to refer to certain things. Normal!!!
“Stop the bus I need a wee wee, a wee wee cup of tea and a bag of chips” is the version I learned. Thank god you can pronounce “definitely” correctly, that boils my piss when people say it wrong! 😂
Shrek has a Scottish accent. So Shrek is Scottish. Some might never have noticed that. Scottish accent communicates trust to other tribes or people. It aslo reflects the psychology of Scottish people. For example, the singing tone of words triggers friend and happy. Likewise you can hear a stark difference in tone when anger emotions are engaged - so a reaction is required from the listener. Quite black and white. And like Scottish people you usually know where you stand when talking with them - no so much Macheavelian but 'straight to the point'. The accent co-ordinates emotional reactions and on the whole people are going to be singier when talking with you - indicating friend, and no threat. Our old brains always serach for cues that we are accepted, or threat. Scottish accent quickly helps others feel at ease very quickly. ONe of the reasons why it is the call centre capital - promotes trust. But also, Captain Kirk of the SS Enterprise - was Scottish surname for Church. Also, Chief Engineer Scotty - was Scottish - as a nod to Scotland for introuducing the modern world to everyone else during the enlightenment period. Scotland had 7 universities during 18th and 19th Centuries creating engineers, economists, philosphers, scientists, doctors, teachers, academics - and were strewn around the world. I think Canada had more than anywhere else - but USA consitinution was written by Scottish academics, and those academics had significant roles in creation of the Ameican constiution during 1700s. From memory 7 of the dozen or so people invovled were Scottish academics. I think also they were masonic, but certianly presbyterian.
@@douglasgreen437 no he was genuinely a Londoner. Some people claim I have a Glasgow accent while many others claim I don’t sound Glaswegian at all. I know I’m very soft and polite spoken to strangers and people publicly. But quite honestly, I do know a lot of people in both cities and most of them do not have typical strong accents or slangs etc… it is very stereotypical really.
My grannie was born in Lanarkshire, Glasgow. She had the most beautiful brouge but as a young boy I never had a problem understanding her. Also that Scottish red-headed DNA has been passed on to my daughter and one of my granddaughters.
Russians used to say "sree" instead of three as they do not have a sound "th" - pretty close to Scottish "shree" tho. I thought a while who does Katie remind me of and bingo - Alyson Hannigan from American Pie and How I met your mother.
My great aunt, an elderly Scottish farmer, once gave me (english) and my dad (glaswegian) an "och aye ne nou". Neither of us had a clue what she meant.
Anna: ever since I was a small child, having heard " The Campbells are coming," I have had a fascination with Scottish accents, which is what drew me to this video, but another thing caught my attention as you spoke. I noticed that you say t in the middle of words the same way as we say it in metropolitan New York, not like the double d that is heard in most of the rest of the US. It is a dead giveaway when an actor is trying to do other accents in other parts of our country and vice versa. I often wonder if this is because of the English occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War. As a teacher of English, I thought this might be of interest to you.
Saying three like the Sri in Sri Lanka is absolutely the norm in Ayrshire. My brother was accused of having a speech impediment by a fellow medical student at Edinburgh University when she heard him saying it like that.
Ah Scotland, the country where I as a tourist can simply say “hallo”, when greeting someone and get a “hallo” back, as if I were back in my own wee (dutch) country 😂
A huge thanks for all this content, Anna. While I am not an ESL any longer, (though we all continue to learn something new almost everyday!) I wish I had discovered your lovely channel when I was beginning my journey. You are wonderful.😉 I just would like to suggest another round of the accent series. That one was just amazing, and as such it left many of us wanting more. I really felt Wales was missing in there, which was a bit of a surprise to me. More regional accents would be fun (Scottish highlands, Dundee, rural Wales, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Cumbria...) All the love.
I was living in Stirling and now just arrived in London. Oh Gosh, I miss Scottish accent!! Aaa the "shree" instead, haha I also heard it from some old men on the road if I asked about address no or numbers lmaaaoo
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I can't understand the point of this video. English isn't my mother tongue I do understand this accent from Glasgow... It ain't so.
In many other languages there are wide variety of accents and dialects and no one release UA-cam videos for it. I guess it's just a British weird trend or cultural issue to make bigger this differences within people.
And in order to speak English like a Native, please drop your overuse of "like" the American style of speaking... Try saying "for example" or "such as" instead of "like". And areas of measurement the correct word is "about" or "approx" is correct way to speak English NOT the endless use of "like"
That's the Scots language, it's not English please do more research, look into its history.
Such a beautiful accent is Scottish. I can easily listen to someone Scottish talking for hours.
We have many accents here, which one? 😁
@@SpookyElectric319 Exactly. I used to have a girlfriend from Scotland and she didn't speak anything like he Glaswegian accent. She actually didn't sound that Scottish in general, to the point I didn't know at first whether she was from that country or from Northern England 😅 (in my defence, I'm not a native English speaker).
My grandma and her sisters kept their glaswegian accents through 66 years living in the US. My father could only understand every few words, but its normal to me since she was the only person I would let read to me. I could listen to it for hours.
Oh, I love Katie’s personality so much!❤️ Such a warm and cozy conversation 😊 Thank you so much!
We say "wee" in my city (Dunedin) in New Zealand. It's a city founded by Scots , so maybe that's why we say it? My sister in law is from Manchester and she laughed so hard when she heard my sister and I say it. Going to Edinburgh was amazing as so many of the streets and areas have the same names because the city was also planned in Edinburgh and the name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
This entire interview is pure heaven to my ears.❤❤❤❤❤
I'm glaswegian only on Tuesday and Thursday during happy hour at me local pub.
On a serious note, I think the Scottish language is a real time, on the fly, adaptation that consistently evolves depending on mood, atmosphere or how much one had to drink.
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On a recent US Road Trip through Colorado/Wyoming/S Dakota/Montana I was amazed at the reaction to my Scottish accent. So many folk stopped listening to what I was saying…..as they uttered “I just love your accent”…..It happened so many times. It was a great opportunity to promote Scotland….At some hotel/motels I suggested to staff that that they check out ‘how to speak Scottish accent’ UA-cam Channels if they want to learn more.
Katie is so sweet :) I love listening people with Scottish accent, but I have a hard time to understand it most of the times. I live in England for 5 years and on the second year I was ringing gas company and there was a Scottish man on the other side. I thought I will cry. I was asking him to repeat almost every sentence for at least 2-3 times. I was so embarrassed that I could not understand him and I felt that he is getting frustrated:( But eventually we sorted out our gas problem 😂 it was very long conversation 😂
American here, I absolutely love the Glaswegian accent. This woman seems lovely.
I wholeheartedly concur, good sir...
I agree. I don't generally think that Scottish people are too friendly, but his young lady had shattered my opinion, as she is the epitome of friendly. You can never generalize about people in life, because that's how stereotypes get started in the first place.
@@George-rb6bvus Scottish people are friendly, however I'm Glaswegian and we are incredibly friendly, those from other places such as Edinburgh not so much. If you ever come here visit Glasgow 😊
It's nice that you came back to the Glaswegian accent after the loss of Stephen.
Whatever happened to Stephen?
@@facoffee7036 He died in February of 2018.
@@charlespeterwatson9051 ah, very sorry to hear that!
Who tf is steven
@@miguelespinoza2470He's the guy from Glasgow in this English tutorial ua-cam.com/video/3FBDCmibOM4/v-deo.html
I love it! I am from Germany and my English teacher, Mrs Black, was from Glasgow!
Great video ! I can't really speak about Scottish slang so I will just say that the accent is pure honey to my ears. Also I heard that Scottish people are very welcoming, willing to share their culture and kind and Katie seems to live up to this reputation. :)
19:01 Katie: "We're really good at swearing"
subtitles: "We're really good at Sweden" 🤣
Thank you for this, it's really boosted my confidence. I have a polite Scottish accent but I feel really self-conscious about it, as if I'm not good enough because I don't have a lovely English accent. It's nice to think that people quite like my voice after all!
Absolutely, I would say that having a Scottish accent is an asset :)
@@EnglishLikeANative Awww thank you! 💐
You should be proud of it. I love Scottish accent. First heard it from one of my senior at work, who was from Kilmarnock. Literally took me around a year and a half to understand him better. I've been trying to master it since, but failed miserably. Love everything about Scotland, from the people, to the band (Travis), and the accent. Love from India.
I love the sound of a Scottish accent! Don't be shy! I wish I had it!
I _love_ the Scottish accent is so pretty. British is nice, too.
What a lovable little lass! ;)
I could listen to Scottish accents for ages upon ages. It’s really charming lol.
I'm not Scottish but my favourite Scots word is dreich to describe wet and gloomy weather. After Katie explained "pure" I was expecting "pure dreich" as well. It can be used regularly in the wonderful Scottish climate!
German for "Dirt" is "Dreck" which seems like a cognate!! Or perhaps it comes from "Droch" meaning "Bad" or "Evil" in Irish and Scots Gàdhlic
@@cacamilis8477 Good theories. I like understanding word origins.
Katie should make Scottish accent videos.
She's so fun to watch.
Thank you for doing a Scottish accent! I've longed for this for ages
I absolutely adore the Scottish accent. I’ve met several and I absolutely melt when they speak!
I am 68 years old, born in Glasgow, and my family left Scotland when I was 10 years old, yet still when I am amongst a group of Scots, my wife says I immediately drop right into a Scottish accent. It never leaves you. I tell her that English is my second language!
My wife was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immgrated to Canada then to the United States. She left Scotland when she was eight years old and has no accent. Her dad was harder to understand than her mom. The first time they had visitors from Scotland come to visit, I needed a translator. The phrase I remember was a girl they were talking about as being a cheeky bissom and being a wee man daft. Had I seen it written out I mght have figured it out but with the Glaswegian accent, I was lost.
I'm from México and I used to work with scotish lads and they were pretty good with all the locals I had have learned a lot of scotish pharses and words like "gadgie" or "cheerio" lol
First time I heard Scottish accent in the"Outlander" TV series and i loved it..
From that time it was one of my favourite accents... thanks for this video..
Oh, you are expecting the baby 🤭 I am so happy for you. I wish you and all your family to be healthy, to live each other 😘
Thank you, but this video was made a long time ago now. I’m not currently pregnant. :)
My ancestors are Scotch/Irish and from the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. I can hear a bit of where the old timer's accent came from.
Katie's accent was very clear. But another example I can think of, from the movie, Snatch, was nearly unwatchable because I couldn't understand a word of it.
Interesting, I grew up in southeast US and definitely noticed Katie's accent had certain vowel similarities to the dialects I grew up with.
She is so cute. Love both accents.
What a charming person Katie is. I really enjoyed it a lot.
I love scottissh"Woman...so beauty... and the Whisky",,so great!!
I'm currently learning Scots Gaelic. It's been on a bit of a whim considering I live in (and am from) the United States. Interestingly, in the four months I've been immersing myself in the language, it has become easier for me to understand, even the thickest of Scottish accents...and the pronunciation of certain Gaelic words actually serve me well in having garnered a bit of insight into how the Scottish accent developed.
Thank you for this post. It was very interesting.
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I’m from Glasgow and even I have trouble pronouncing some Gaelic words! I keep trying though!
@@laurajones2631 Thank you (or Tapadh Leibh!!!) very much for your kind reply. I certainly hope you keep at it. I definitely understand what you mean regarding the linguistic acrobatics which are sometimes required in pronouncing some of those words and phrases. I find the word "damnit" is often interspersed within the body of many of the more difficult ones.
I suppose it's rather silly of me to be learning Gaelic...given that I don't really have anyone here in the wilds of Virginia, USA with whom to speak it....nor do I see myself bearing the good fortune to go to Scotland any time soon....but...it's always good to be prepared. =]
I hope this message finds you well.
@@daveking5047 I think it’s great that so many people are now interested in learning it. I have a couple Americans in my Gaelic song class and @locheil (TikTok) does a Gaelic conversation class (she is based partly in Virginia and Edinburgh). I think there is a Gaelic college in Baltimore as well (they put on some really good talks about Gaels/Gaelic in North America).
@@laurajones2631 ..... I suppose it would be appropriate to say "Mòran Taing!!" for the wonderful information you've provided. In truth, I'm a trifle on the "old" side of things...and I'm afraid TikTok is potentially, a bit beyond my capacity for patience in navigating.
However, your kind response has left me with the impression that, perhaps, there may be more speakers of Gaelic here than I might have guessed. Maybe I just need to take a little look around.
Thank you for your kindness...and thoughtfulness.
😁
I have been reminded of so many words my family used, this has been amazing to listen to. We moved to Australia when I was 12 years old 58 years ago and am told my accent is strong. Family in Scotland say I sound "posh". I was often asked to repeat whatever I said, which became annoying. The person would then say that I had been understood the first time, he / she just loved listening to my accent. We called fizzy drink 'ginger'. Dad's accent was very strong , my older sister's remains much stronger than mine. My husband is Australian yet our son had a Scottish accent until he started school. I had not heard some of the 'slang' words until my first visit back home a few years later. ❤
Another great scottish idiom is, "yer coats on a shoogily peg" (your coat os on a loose hook) meaning that you are very close to getting into trouble.
Also, "yer tea's oot" (your dinner is ready) has many meanings. Itcan mean the literal. But can also be used as a idiom, meaning someone has found out something you have been doing - "aww yer tea's oot wee man"
Another west of Scotland idiom for stupid is "dae ye hink a came up the Clyde on a banana boat". ( do you think I came up the Clyde river on a banana boat) has its roots in a pre 1950s Scotlamd before bananas were readily available.
Also some lovely older scottish words that my nana and papa used -
Scullery (kitchen)
Lobby (hall way)
A tightener (a good plate of dinner)
Boggey/the barra (wheelbarrow)
Other common used words these days -
Wheesht (be quiet)
Wheest yer gub (shut up)
Nut (a more aggressive version of naw/no)
A coorey (a loving hug/a hug meant with feelin)
Moan - come on - can also be used as another warning of impending trouble if end with 'noo' - "aww moan noo" (thats enough)
Stoating
"Look at him stoating aboot like he oans the place" - (look at him wandering around like he is in charge)
Wanes/wee'uns (children) - also often uses sarcastically in a sentence when an adult is over reacting, "leave the wane alane" (leave the child alone/stop bothering the child)
Droothing - thirsty - "am heavy droothing" (I am really thirsty)
Snout - cigarette
Like you said in the video, you could spend all day talking about this
Great video :)
Thank you for sharing all these wonderful words/phrases.
Fanks mate... :)
A wean is a child.
@@andyhughes5885 Wean is west of Scotland. In the east it's bairn.
@@alicemilne1444 Yes it is.
Thank you It is so interesting Accents are beautiful and yours is musical and enchanting
Glaswegian accent and banter is the best!
Some of my favourites that come to mind:
Gie it laldy: give it your best/ your full effort
Ya dancer! : an exclamation type phrase to say when you’re very pleased about something.
Mingin’: very smelly/ stinky
Stoater : very attractive (as in: she’s a real stoater)
Pad aboot /cuttin aboot: wandering around as in “paddin aboot toon” (town)
Peely Wally: looking a bit off colour/ sick
Bampot: another word to call someone an idiot
Yer bums oot the windae: you’re out of your mind/you’re speaking rubbish (not sure if this is actually Glaswegian or just a general Scots phrase but it’s great nonetheless)
I’d be curious to know if any of these would be considered old fashioned or if they’re as commonly used as I remember.
The last one ‘yer bums oot the windae’ made me laugh out loud. Love it! Thank you for sharing.
How`s about ` Wagglin yer wallies ? For example : shoosht, the singer is trying to sing.
Most of them are generally used throughout Scotland or at least Central Belt.
How about “haver”? If someone is havering they are talking rubbish (as I understand it anyway).
Haad yer wheesht! - be quiet
Haste ye back - come back soon
Love Glaswegian accent and their witty, friendly and down to earth nature. My boyfriend is from Glasgow and 'Bawbag' is one of his favourite words 😮😂. Great video! 💯
excelent! how cute is katie!!! would like to see more of her!
I really loved this video.beautiful British and Scottish accent.
I’ve got Scottish ancestors dating back to about 1550’s. The most recent Scottish ancestor I’ve found is about 6 generations ago. I wish I had more of a Scottish accent, I love it.
I enjoyed this so much. I could her my mum say “ Do you think I’m buttoned up the back”. Another good one was “Away flee up and burst”.
This video was braw! Cheers ladies. Gave me a right good laugh. I'm a fellow Weegie living in Sydney and I just realised I use all of these sayings. No wonder people don't understand me here. 🤣🥳🤣
As an American Man, Outdoorsman and Gentlemen...I'd melt in a mili-second if a charming Scottish lady began speaking to me. If I visit Scotland I may never come home. I get the strangest looks when the topic of accents comes up...some say: French, Italian etc. comes to me I say "Scottish"....I get Wh'aaaat
I am now in the other side of the world, in a customer service role, and when l am on a call l have to slow my speech to be understood. When face to face with customers, they seem to take really take to the accent, but they are also listening more to how l say words than what l am actually saying.
Great video.
So much warrior energy in Scottish accent/dialect... It's beautiful and fun. Reminds me of the energy of my own language (Serbian). Not for everyone though! :D
Oh you are from Serbia too? Thats cool ❤
I find both the videos on this channel and the Scottish accent particularly soothing. ASMR is a huge thing these days, and you guys are, for me, part of it probably without you realising it! 😁
I'm a Scottish EFL/ESOL teacher looking for family-friendly material which can be shown to secondary school pupils in Germany who are going to be facing listening tests containing Scottish accents. This is a really good interview with Katie raising so many good points and providing lots of useful insights. Interesting questions too. (Just a pity that the subtitles are not always accurate). I very much relate to what Katie says about her accent becoming more or less pronounced depending on who she has been talking to, and to her having learned to soften her accent to avoid provoking incomprehension or imitation.
Tip re the "button at the back" question, I remember a fuller version of this in question form being used by my Glaswegian Mum: "Do you think my head buttons up the back?" and I agree with Katie that the meaning is "Do you take me for an idiot?"
in love with her voice
Hi, how are you? I love you so much and thank you for the nice conversation .. she had beautiful accent 😍❤️
3:03 i worked with a old guy from renfrew who said och aye the noo all the time my mum uses it as well
Schree! 😂 definitely Fife and the Lothians, West Lothian, heading into Lanarkshire in particular! My Da says it and he is from West Lothian, born in Lanarkshire!
Fun fact. We had a great friend from Glasgow that lived in Texas for 10 years. She had the thickest accent, but her husband was much easier to understand. He learned to slow down his speech. One day the friend was in an argument with a lady over the phone and she was riled up. She’s going off on the phone and all the sudden stops and says “ I’m speaking English! Do you not understand English?” Their daughters both had American accents. When we visited Scotland years later, both girls had thick Scottish accents. Love them to bits.
Goodness, I love listening to this conversation.
American here with a Texan drawl and, depending on what family is visiting, some hillbilly twang, though neither is very thick. This was an amusing and informative conversation, thanks for it. Also, love the stage lights!
I love Edinburgh accent (Renton meets Diane, Trainspotting)
Kelly McDonald’s voice is so….😍
@@wattsnottaken1. Kelly is from Glasgow.
Hi Anna!
Love the content on your channel; extremely useful for learners of English.
I'm a native English speaker with a great interest in languages and linguistics. Over the years I've learned Spanish and French to a reasonable level of conversational fluency, German to a somewhat lesser level, and Italian to a lesser level still! And I've superficially dipped into Polish, Russian, Welsh and Punjabi! (learning a handful of words and phrases).
I'm currently attempting to take my Spanish to the next level by talking to native Spanish speakers on Hello Talk, and reciprocally helping them to learn or improve their English. I think your content, your clear pronunciation and your wonderfully articulate presentation would be absolutely perfect for them, so I intend to send them a link to your channel.
I was interested to hear you mention that you're from Lancashire. I, too, have lived in Rossendale, Lancashire for the past 30 or so years, though I was brought up in Liverpool!
Whereabouts in Lancashire are you from originally?
Best Regards,
Keep up the great work!
Roy.
Anerican english speaker here.
In the mid west of the US the shouldna, couldna,wouldna and so forth quite common.
Seems these regions were heavily populated by Irish ,Scots, Northern English and Welsh.
Enjoyed the Video.
A written transcript of the words they put onscreen would be very handy. Has anyone made one?
Hello The best teacher English like Native Captivating Video I will learn Glasgow accent
My grandma's accent isn't as thick as it used to be, but when she gets mad, it gets really thick and I can't understand her very much, like when she says typical Scottish words it's hard to understand for someone who hasn't been around a thick Scottish accent for their whole lives
That was so much fun! Thank you guys👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
I believe that "shree" is mainly used in Fife
A wonderful lesson, I've really enjoyed it. 😊 Absolutely love Glaswegian accent. Thank you two for this conversation - it was pure dead brilliant! 😁
Well, at least for a foreigner Your guest sounds pretty easy to understand unlike for example Rose McDowall from Strawberry Switchblade.
Hi Anna,
Interesting, love it!
I've been struggling with understanding Scottish accents at work with some colleagues. I would love to improve so I don't have to keep asking them to repeat themselves, as it sounds annoying to keep asking. Thank you so much, ladies. 🥰🩵
Congratulations to the host!
Cannae is a lot more distinct than English people saying can't . where the t is almost swallowed - leading to confusion with can ie the complete opposite meaning.
I'm from Ayrshire n to me Katie definitely sounds more Edinburgh than Glasgow. Probably because of the line of work she's in which is fair enough but to my ears quite posh.
Nice conversation, thanks
Wow, the first part about how customer service, insurance commercials, etc are always Scottish people is very interesting. I'm not from the uk, so I have no idea how they percieve eachother's accents.
I've seen a lot of accents on UA-cam videos. In fact, all over the world, people speak with different accents. Often, in the same country, you find people who speak with accents and with words you have never heard. Here in Brazil, each state has its own accent and its own words to refer to certain things. Normal!!!
“Stop the bus I need a wee wee, a wee wee cup of tea and a bag of chips” is the version I learned.
Thank god you can pronounce “definitely” correctly, that boils my piss when people say it wrong! 😂
Shrek has a Scottish accent. So Shrek is Scottish. Some might never have noticed that. Scottish accent communicates trust to other tribes or people. It aslo reflects the psychology of Scottish people. For example, the singing tone of words triggers friend and happy. Likewise you can hear a stark difference in tone when anger emotions are engaged - so a reaction is required from the listener. Quite black and white. And like Scottish people you usually know where you stand when talking with them - no so much Macheavelian but 'straight to the point'. The accent co-ordinates emotional reactions and on the whole people are going to be singier when talking with you - indicating friend, and no threat. Our old brains always serach for cues that we are accepted, or threat. Scottish accent quickly helps others feel at ease very quickly. ONe of the reasons why it is the call centre capital - promotes trust. But also, Captain Kirk of the SS Enterprise - was Scottish surname for Church. Also, Chief Engineer Scotty - was Scottish - as a nod to Scotland for introuducing the modern world to everyone else during the enlightenment period. Scotland had 7 universities during 18th and 19th Centuries creating engineers, economists, philosphers, scientists, doctors, teachers, academics - and were strewn around the world. I think Canada had more than anywhere else - but USA consitinution was written by Scottish academics, and those academics had significant roles in creation of the Ameican constiution during 1700s. From memory 7 of the dozen or so people invovled were Scottish academics. I think also they were masonic, but certianly presbyterian.
Thank you for sharing!
When I was in London
Myself raised mostly in Glasgow n my baby sister raised in Aberdeen
The taxi driver asked us if we were from America
☺️
Wow, really. That’s one confused taxi driver lol
Was he from Pakistan ?
@@douglasgreen437 no he was genuinely a Londoner.
Some people claim I have a Glasgow accent while many others claim I don’t sound Glaswegian at all.
I know I’m very soft and polite spoken to strangers and people publicly.
But quite honestly, I do know a lot of people in both cities and most of them do not have typical strong accents or slangs etc… it is very stereotypical really.
@@healingandgrowth-infp4677 So you are telling me a Cockney London Cabby thought a Glaswegian was American ? 🤔 I don't believe you..
i have a Bachelor degree in my education.thanks for the scotish accent podcast it's Amazing
This was great, thank you! 😂❤ I'm moving to Scotland in about a month and I can't wait to learn more. Love the friendly and fun vibes. 👍🏼🥰
Good luck with your move. :)
It's pretty hard to imagine you not being friendly when you smile all the time. LOL
My grannie was born in Lanarkshire, Glasgow. She had the most beautiful brouge but as a young boy I never had a problem understanding her. Also that Scottish red-headed DNA has been passed on to my daughter and one of my granddaughters.
Very cute. Thank you for sharing
So cute lesson.Thank you so much mrs Anna and you mate
Like those interesting differences between accents and dialects, wonder how they exist
this video came on point as i was rewatching Lost and wanted to get Desmond's accent
she is adorable
I think that Shri is unique to her dad. I’m Glaswegian and have never heard it spoken like that.😊
Russians used to say "sree" instead of three as they do not have a sound "th" - pretty close to Scottish "shree" tho.
I thought a while who does Katie remind me of and bingo - Alyson Hannigan from American Pie and How I met your mother.
My great aunt, an elderly Scottish farmer, once gave me (english) and my dad (glaswegian) an "och aye ne nou". Neither of us had a clue what she meant.
5:10 - better than the Irish with their "tree" nonsense 😂 shout out to Mike from ThatChapter
As a non-native English speaker, now I learned Deep English lvl7.
Keep up the good work ma'am
Anna: ever since I was a small child, having heard " The Campbells are coming," I have had a fascination with Scottish accents, which is what drew me to this video, but another thing caught my attention as you spoke. I noticed that you say t in the middle of words the same way as we say it in metropolitan New York, not like the double d that is heard in most of the rest of the US. It is a dead giveaway when an actor is trying to do other accents in other parts of our country and vice versa. I often wonder if this is because of the English occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War. As a teacher of English, I thought this might be of interest to you.
Any girl talks to me in this accent and they automatically steal my heart.
Pure lovely!
Saying three like the Sri in Sri Lanka is absolutely the norm in Ayrshire. My brother was accused of having a speech impediment by a fellow medical student at Edinburgh University when she heard him saying it like that.
I'm just here to try to get a Scottish accent in my dnd campaign 😅
I love regional accents,they are beautiful.
Ah Scotland, the country where I as a tourist can simply say “hallo”, when greeting someone and get a “hallo” back, as if I were back in my own wee (dutch) country 😂
A huge thanks for all this content, Anna. While I am not an ESL any longer, (though we all continue to learn something new almost everyday!) I wish I had discovered your lovely channel when I was beginning my journey. You are wonderful.😉 I just would like to suggest another round of the accent series. That one was just amazing, and as such it left many of us wanting more. I really felt Wales was missing in there, which was a bit of a surprise to me. More regional accents would be fun (Scottish highlands, Dundee, rural Wales, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Cumbria...) All the love.
Call centres tend to employ northern swedes too, for the same reason, they sound reliable.
Anna is the only one giving best learning lesson on UA-cam...and such interviews make me fall more in love of Brits accents...
Fanks Anna... :)🖤
I was living in Stirling and now just arrived in London. Oh Gosh, I miss Scottish accent!!
Aaa the "shree" instead, haha I also heard it from some old men on the road if I asked about address no or numbers lmaaaoo