The Yorkshire Thread

[mrs_overall]

Tha can talk about owt tha likes, but only in a Yorkshire accent tha knows!

[mrs_overall]

Pah! No response so far. Are ye all nobbut a bunch o cowardy custards?

[marval]

Here tha goes



CAN YOU SPEAK YORKSHIRE?
How well do you know Yorkshire? See how many of the 50 phrases below you can decipher.

1. Intitot
2. Giusit

3. Summatsupeer

4. Gerritetten

5. Gerartanit

6. Supwithee

7. Iantgorrit

8. Smarraweim

9. Azeeginiter

10. Geeitmester

11. Eezgooinoam

12. Asthmum

13. Asthe gorrit withy

14. Purremineer

15. Ayampt eared nowt

16. Astha gorrit reight

17. Thalafter gerra newun

18. Eesezitintis burraberritis

19. Lerrus gerrus ands washd

20. Summonemz gorra gerroff

21. Weev gorra gerras imbux

22. Thamn gerrit lernt

23. Shut thigob

24. Owzeeno

25. Berritinters

26. Nardendee, wotdardooin

27. Asta seenim ont telly

28 Corforus ararpastate intmormin

29. It dunt marrer

30. Lerrus gurrat pixchers

31. Astagorratanner

32. Eenosenowtabartit

33. Eez gunna gerra lorra lolly fer

34. Lerrer gerrontbus

35. Essdurant purrizead undert watr

36. Eesezeantadit

37. Oowereewi, wuree weeissen

38. Ateltim burriwunt lissen

39. Lerrim purrisaton

40. Astle clowt thee if tha dungiare

41. Tintintin

42. Gerrarry tergithi and weeit

43. Eez gorris atooam

44. Thawantser wash thieroils aht

45. Middads gorra jag

46. Thakkan if tha wants

47. Tantad nowt dunnatit as I nose

48. Cantha kumterourowse tuneet

49. Weers gaffa

50. Geraway withi thaduntno

[starone]

Well, that says it all, marval.

[mrs_overall]

Tha's reet clever marval!

[marval]

Ah but did tha know what they were?

[bookbinder]

Ee, tha knows- that theer Marval cud talk fer England.

[mrs_overall]

By heck marval, of course I knew 'em all!

[marval]

Thought tha would Mrs O

[mrs_overall]

Starbuckone, tha's not entering in t'spirit of t'thread

[bookbinder]

Tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman, but tha cannot tell 'im much.

[joggerjayne]

Aye oop lass.

[mrs_overall]

Tha's got t'idea JJ!

[Traci66]

When we first moved to York from Liverpool my two girls were teased about their accents, the younger one cam home from school a week later and said she could speak Yorkshire, when I asked her what she meant, she went "Nooo lass".

[quinie]

Hi,marval. that list sounds a bit like Stanley Baxter's Parliamo Glasgow!You're maybe too young to remember that series on the TV??

[mrs_overall]

lol traci

[Nodger]

Scene: A Yorkshire pub

Alf: 'I see thed a new turn at t'club last neet.'

Bert: 'Aye. Comedian.'

Alf:' Worree enny good?'

Bert: (Takes big sup of pint) 'Ee wor awreet if tha likes laughin.'

[mrs_overall]

Nodger, tha was a reet good un!

[craft1948]

I'm in trouble.....................I don't understand a word and I'm from York.

[mrs_overall]

quinie, I say old bean, you don't seem to be entering into the spirit of the thread

[pips1]

ee stud too near the watter and ee were wet raaat threw