Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 What's the Doric mean P'Iain? when i check in translate it's come like this ===> 'ÃÃÔ ¡ Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, popularly known as the Doric, refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland. Doric English Aabody Everybody Aathing Everything Aff Off Affa Awfully Aifter After Aneth Underneath or below Anither Another Atween Between Aye Yes Aye-aye min Hello Baith Both Bairn A baby or young child Banter To gossip or chat away or have a friendly tease Bawbee The old Scots word for a half penny Ben Down or through Bide Stay Biodag Dagger or dirk Birl Spin Birling Drinking Match Bitcallant Lad Black Affrontit Embarrassed Bleeter To talk aimlessly Bogle Wark Ghosly action Bosie A cuddle or hug Brakk Break Bratch Female Dog Braw Good, great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I will never understand the Doric.Thanks Ka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I will never understand the Doric.Thanks Ka. Me neither... ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Mid Northern Scots or Northeast Scots, popularly known as the Doric, refers to the dialects of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland.Doric English Aabody Everybody Aathing Everything Aff Off Affa Awfully Aifter After Aneth Underneath or below Anither Another Atween Between Aye Yes Aye-aye min Hello Baith Both Bairn A baby or young child Banter To gossip or chat away or have a friendly tease Bawbee The old Scots word for a half penny Ben Down or through Bide Stay Biodag Dagger or dirk Birl Spin Birling Drinking Match Bitcallant Lad Black Affrontit Embarrassed Bleeter To talk aimlessly Bogle Wark Ghosly action Bosie A cuddle or hug Brakk Break Bratch Female Dog Braw Good, great Woooow! YOU did an effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Woooow! YOU did an effort! not really... http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/doric.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Woooow! YOU did an effort! He a super Hero whom can not speak Doric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 He a super Hero whom can not speak Doric I wear my pants inside my trousers, not outside (except for Tuesdays) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I wear my pants inside my trousers, not outside (except for Tuesdays) So You are only part time Hero then,Why only Tuesday!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 So You are only part time Hero then,Why only Tuesday!!! It's Batman's day off ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 lol... No. There are EASILY 20 different accents in England. And those don't include 'mixed accents' like Indian/Birmingham or Nigerian/London.Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have several accents too. I had a guy in the restaurant 2 nights ago and I told him where he came from within 1 mile of his street. He had a Black Country accent (which is an industrial area near Birmingham). But HIS type of Black Country accent comes from a small town called West Bromwich (my ex-gf lives there). When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Personally, my accent is very easy to understand, but I don't sound English anymore - more of a mixture of many different accents. I'd rather call those "dialects". "Accent" is when people of another native language are speaking a certain language. At least this is how we in Austria distingush language differences (and my German friends hopefully will agree). Not that I want to be Mr. Knowitall, but I think that this makes things a bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 . Not that I want to be Mr. Knowitall, but I think that this makes things a bit easier. That's a relief. If you had you would have felt even stupider than you do now... ; ) In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation. An accent may identify the locality in which its speakers reside (a geographical or regional accent), the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language (when the language in which the accent is heard is not their native language), and so on. (wiki) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) That's a relief. If you had you would have felt even stupider than you do now... ; )In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation. An accent may identify the locality in which its speakers reside (a geographical or regional accent), the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language (when the language in which the accent is heard is not their native language), and so on. (wiki) Who tells you that Wiki...(whatever) is right? Anyhow, as I am not a native English speaker, I apply rules of the German language (although I am NOT - I repeat NOT - German). If you go scientific, also our people may get into troubles but what I say, just to be simple - and not scientific! It is about your ears, how and what you hear, believe it or not: Accent: Someone is speaking your language and you can determine from where he is deriving (funny enough, I always determine Germans when they are speaking English - terrible enough, a South American after a simple greeting (Hey, welcome, how are you) easily took me as an Austrian (although normally, my accent is not too clear). He said that he found out which Nationality I am just after my greeting. Well, there might be some people like this, but try to identify one or the other dialect. Dialect: Is a regional variety of speaking/talking Edited June 11, 2011 by kaunitz Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Who tells you that Wiki...(whatever) is right? Anyhow, as I am not a native English speaker, I apply rules of the German language (although I am NOT - I repeat NOT - German). If you go scientific, also our people may get into troubles but what I say, just to be simple - and not scientific! It is about your ears, how and what you hear, believe it or not:Accent: Someone is speaking your language and you can determine from where he is deriving (funny enough, I always determine Germans when they are speaking English - terrible enough, a South American after a simple greeting (Hey, welcome, how are you) easily took me as an Austrian (although normally, my accent is not too clear). He said that he found out which Nationality I am just after my greeting. Well, there might be some people like this, but try to identify one or the other dialect. Dialect: Is a regional variety of speaking/talking What is a dialect? A dialect is a specific variety of English that differs from other varieties in three specific ways: lexis (vocabulary), grammar (structure) and phonology (pronunciation or accent). English dialects may be different from each other, but all speakers within the English-speaking world can still generally understand them. A speaker from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for instance, might pepper his speech with localised vocabulary, such as gan for “to go” or clarts for “mud”. He may often use regional grammatical constructions, such as the past tense constructions I’ve went and I’ve drank or the reflexive pronouns mysel, yoursel, hissel etc. In addition he probably uses a range of local pronunciations. For all these reasons he could be described as a Geordie dialect speaker. What is an accent? Accent, on the other hand, refers only to differences in the sound patterns of a specific dialect. A speaker from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who generally uses mainstream vocabulary and grammar, but whose pronunciation has an unmistakeable hint of Tyneside, should properly be described as having a Geordie accent. In other words, dialect is the umbrella term for a variety of linguistic features, one of which is accent. True dialect speakers are relatively rare, but despite popular belief we all speak with an accent. sigh...there you go then; since you don't like Wiki, will the British Library do? Edited June 11, 2011 by Stramash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 lol... No. There are EASILY 20 different accents in England. And those don't include 'mixed accents' like Indian/Birmingham or Nigerian/London.Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have several accents too. I had a guy in the restaurant 2 nights ago and I told him where he came from within 1 mile of his street. He had a Black Country accent (which is an industrial area near Birmingham). But HIS type of Black Country accent comes from a small town called West Bromwich (my ex-gf lives there). When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Personally, my accent is very easy to understand, but I don't sound English anymore - more of a mixture of many different accents. http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 lol... No. When people say they can't understand British accent, they often don't know which accent they are listening to. Nooooooooo...it means they cannot bloody understand what it is they are hearing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 No it's not rude. But try to use kind words. It's happened to me before. When people get annoyed and say, "Don't speak Thai...", I get a bit offended.Why not say, "Would you mind speaking English? I find it easier and I like to practice." I tried it p'Dave... When Arabic guy speak English is quite hard to understand...lol The best way I tried to keep contact with him by e-mails, no talk, but he always keep call me on phone. He must love to hear my voice haha. Thks everyone to encourage me to say that na kha... cuz of I'm Thai I have "Kreng jai" attitude. And I think heaven wants to pick up on me... My lovely filipina friend just introduce me to my English teacher... He is young and handsome wow... My friend pointed at me, and told that guy, "She is one of your student" He spoke something I couldn't remember but one thing I know that was very strong English accent..... and I will hear it for 9 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Ask him where his accent is from (not England, but which local accent). Then go on Youtube and find that accent for some practice. I have 2 Thai friends who speak English with a London accent because they learnt from a cockney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Its not rude but.. I felt half offended half embarrased when I tried to speak English with a farang guy and he said back to me that ' pood thai dee kwa krub -พูดไทยดีกว่าครับ- you better speak to me in thai ' :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Its not rude but.. I felt half offended half embarrased when I tried to speak English with a farang guy and he said back to me that ' pood thai dee kwa krub -พูดไทยดีกว่าครับ- you better speak to me in thai ' :-( I sometimes say that (was it me?) to people, but only if I can see they aren't comfortable using English or we are having trouble communicating something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Ask him where his accent is from (not England, but which local accent).Then go on Youtube and find that accent for some practice. I have 2 Thai friends who speak English with a London accent because they learnt from a cockney. OK. I might meet him this evening for placement test (which I haven't prepare nor practice at all) I heard there will be an oral exam as well...right here I will die. I remember when I was studying at level 7 there was a teacher name's Iain, he came from some part of England, my score was so suck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) I sometimes say that (was it me?) to people, but only if I can see they aren't comfortable using English or we are having trouble communicating something. No, its not you and I was not people either -lol We have never really talked ! I lost confidence when he said that to me, I thought my English is the best in my group already but he embarrased me infront of my friends. Until now I still cant resume back the confidence of my English speaking. Edited June 13, 2011 by bigKus use more proper english lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 ok my English language is going down hill, got only level 7, the teacher said "bye bye" and i didn't get what he said.... Interview on Thurs.. hope i can make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply_oriental Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 OK. I might meet him this evening for placement test (which I haven't prepare nor practice at all) I heard there will be an oral exam as well...right here I will die. I remember when I was studying at level 7 there was a teacher name's Iain, he came from some part of England, my score was so suck... You need a good private oral teacher baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 No, its not you and I was not people either -lol We have never really talked !I lost confidence when he said that to me, I thought my English is the best in my group already but he embarrased me infront of my friends. Until now I still cant resume back the confidence of my English speaking. I talked to you a hundred times and never had a problem understanding you until the third pitcher of margaritas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I talked to you a hundred times and never had a problem understanding you until the third pitcher of margaritas. And then again, another farang guy got me half offended half embarrased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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