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Learning the Scottish Phrases is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Scottish language. But first we need to know what the role of Phrases is in the structure of the grammar in Scottish.
Scottish phrases are a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Phrases | Scottish Phrases |
|---|---|
| Phrases | phrases |
| hello | awrite |
| bye | cheerio the noo |
| congratulations | congratulations |
| sorry | sorry |
| really | pure |
Notice the structure of the Phrases in Scottish.
Below is a list of the phrases and daily expressions in Scottish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Scottish vocabulary.
| English Phrases | Scottish Phrases |
|---|---|
| a green tree | a green cabre |
| a tall building | a taa buildin' |
| a very old man | a huir uv a auld cheil |
| the old red house | th' auld red hoose |
| a very nice friend | a huir uv a braw mukker |
| I read a book sometimes | Ah reid a book sometimes |
| I will never smoke | Ah will ne'er reek |
| are you alone? | ur ye aloyn? |
| my car | mah motur |
| green car | green motur |
| three cars | thee cars |
| car garage | motur garage |
| outside the car | ootwith th' motur |
| my book | mah book |
| my books | mah books |
| our daughter | uir dochter |
| our daughters | uir daughters |
| I'm cold | aam braw |
| we're cold | we're braw |
| his chickens | his chickens |
| their chicken | their chookie |
| he is happy | he is canty |
| she is happy | she is canty |
| he is American | he is american |
| she is American | she is american |
| I can accept that | Ah can accept 'at |
| she added it | she added it |
| we admit it | we admit it |
| they advised him | they advised heem |
| I can agree with that | Ah can agree wi' 'at |
| she allows it | she allows it |
| we announce it | we annoonce it |
| I can apologize | Ah can apologize |
| she appears today | she appears the-day |
| they arranged that | they arranged 'at |
| I can arrive tomorrow | Ah can arrife tha' moorns nicht |
| she can ask him | she can ask heem |
| she attaches that | she attaches 'at |
| we attack them | we lat at them |
| they avoid her | they avoid 'er |
| I can bake it | Ah can bake it |
| she is like him | she is loch heem |
| we beat it | we beat it |
| they became happy | they becam canty |
| I can begin that | Ah can begin 'at |
| we borrowed money | we borrowed bunsens |
| they breathe air | they breathe air |
| I can bring it | Ah can brin' it |
| I can build that | Ah can build 'at |
| she buys food | she buys scran |
| we calculate it | we calculate it |
| they carry it | they carry it |
| they don't cheat | they dornt cheat |
| she chooses him | she chooses heem |
| we close it | we close it |
| he comes here | he comes haur |
| I can compare that | Ah can compaur 'at |
| she competes with me | she competes wi' me |
| we complain about it | we greit abit it |
| they continued reading | they continued readin' |
| he cried about that | he cried abit 'at |
| I can decide now | Ah can decide noo |
| she described it to me | she described it tae me |
| we disagree about it | we disagree abit it |
| they disappeared quickly | they disappeared quickly |
| I discovered that | Ah discovered 'at |
| she dislikes that | she dislikes 'at |
| we do it | we dae it |
| they dream about it | they dream abit it |
| I earned | Ah earned |
| he eats a lot | he eats a lot |
| we enjoyed that | we enjoyed 'at |
| they entered here | they entered haur |
| he escaped that | he escaped 'at |
| I can explain that | Ah can explain 'at |
| she feels that too | she feels 'at tay |
| we fled from there | we fled frae thaur |
| they will fly tomorrow | they will fly tha' moorns nicht |
| I can follow you | Ah can follaw ye |
| she forgot me | she forgot me |
| we forgive him | we forgife heem |
| I can give her that | Ah can gie 'er 'at |
| she goes there | she goes thaur |
| we greeted them | we greeted them |
| I hate that | Ah hate 'at |
| I can hear it | Ah can hear it |
| she imagine that | she imagine 'at |
| we invited them | we invited them |
| I know him | Ah ken heem |
| she learned it | she learned it |
| we leave now | we lae noo |
| they lied about him | they lied abit heem |
| I can listen to that | Ah can listen tae 'at |
| she lost that | she tint 'at |
| we made it yesterday | we gart it yesterday |
| they met him | they mit heem |
| I misspell that | Ah misspeel 'at |
| I always pray | Ah aye pray |
| she prefers that | she prefers 'at |
| we protected them | we protected them |
| they will punish her | they will punish 'er |
| I can put it there | Ah can pit it thaur |
| she will read it | she will reid it |
| we received that | we received 'at |
| they refuse to talk | they refuse tae gab |
| I remember that | Ah min' 'at |
| she repeats that | she repeats 'at |
| we see it | we see it |
| they sell it | they seel it |
| I sent that yesterday | Ah sent 'at yesterday |
| he shaved his beard | he shaved his beard |
| it shrunk quickly | it shrunk quickly |
| we will sing it | we will sin' it |
| they sat there | they sat thaur |
| I can speak it | Ah can spick it |
| she spends money | she spends bunsens |
| we suffered from that | we suffered frae 'at |
| they suggest that | they suggest 'at |
| I surprised him | Ah surprised heem |
| she took that | she took 'at |
| we teach it | we teach it |
| they told us | they tauld us |
| she thanked him | she thanked heem |
| I can think about it | Ah can hink abit it |
| she threw it | she threw it |
| we understand that | we kin 'at |
| they want that | they want 'at |
| I can wear it | Ah can wear it |
| she writes that | she writes 'at |
| we talk about it | we gab abit it |
| they have it | they hae it |
| I watched it | Ah watched it |
| I will talk about it | Ah will gab abit it |
| he bought that yesterday | he booght 'at yesterday |
| we finished it | we finished it |
| inside the house | inside th' hoose |
| outside the car | ootwith th' motur |
| with me | wi' me |
| without him | withit heem |
| under the table | under th' table |
| after tomorrow | efter tha' moorns nicht |
| before sunset | afair sunsit |
| but I'm busy | but aam thrang |
| he is not here | he isnae haur |
| that is not my book | 'at isnae mah book |
| do not enter | dinnae enter |
| where is he? | whaur is he? |
| what is this? | whit is thes? |
| why are you sad? | wa ur ye sad? |
| how do you want to pay? | hoo dae ye want tae pay? |
| can I come? | can Ah come? |
| is he sleeping? | is he sleepin'? |
| do you know me? | dae ye ken me? |
| do you have my book? | dae ye hae mah book? |
| how big is it? | hoo big is it? |
| can I help you? | can Ah help ye? |
| can you help me? | can ye help me? |
| do you speak English? | dae ye spick sassenach? |
| how far is this? | hoo far is thes? |
| what time is it? | whit time is it? |
| how much is this? | hoo much is thes? |
| what is your name? | whit is yer nam? |
| where do you live? | whaur dae ye bide? |
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