Scottish word; Awright! (AW- right)
English word; Hi!
*example sentence*
Bob: "Awright, James!"
James: "Awright, Bob!"
Scottish word; Aye (EYE)
English word; Yes
*example sentence*
Colin: "Did you watch X-Factor last night?"
Grace: "Aye, it was good"
Scottish word; Naw (N-AW)
English word; No
*example sentence*
Finn: "Do you like apples?"
Victoria: "Naw, I like oranges"
Scottish word; How
English word; Why
*example sentence*
Alice: "I don't want to go to the party tonight"
Alex: "How? it will be fun"
Scottish word; Wit
English word, What
*example sentence*
Harry: "Did you hear that?"
Chloe: "Naw, wit was it?"
Scottish word; Ma
English word; This word had two meanings either Mother or My.
*example sentence*
Will: "Who's that's?"
Iain: "That's ma ma's"
I've not saw any books like this, though if there is then please tell me.
If you are scottish like me and don't say any of these words, please don't comment say
"we don't say that here". Not everyone says the same things!
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The Scottish dictionary
Non-FictionComing from Scotland myself, we use a lot of different vocabulary from the rest of the world. If you are traveling to Scotland or just curious, this will help you understand Scottish a lot better.