10 words you only hear in the NORTH of England

Here we go with 10 proper northern words & phrases!

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[vickynavarroalburquerque]

As an ESL Private Tutor do all of you realize how much we MUST know and understand for a correct knowledge sharing??? That's why after more than 40 years teaching, I keep on learning every single day. Thanks for sharing 😃 warm greetings from Veracruz Mexico.

[auldfouter]

How did Tom avoid saying " ye don't get owt fer nowt "

[willjacksonmusic]

I'm from Yorkshire, one phrase I hear quite a lot particularly among older people is "ee by 'eck" or "ee by gum"

[gingerninjawhinger]

Up North, we say "I'm goin' to t'shop", not "I'm going t'ut shop"

There are also such phrases as "put t'wood i' t'oil!" (Yorks) "put th'wood i' th'oil!" (Lancs) - to close the door; "shintin" - "she isn't in"; "'t in't in t'tin" - "it isn't in the tin" and my Mother's favourite was always "shurrup!" - "be quiet".

The t' (t + apostrophe) is pronounced as a glottal stop, such as in the Southern pronunciation of "bottle"

[RECAMPAIRE]

For meals name we have the same shift in French : in Paris and in standard French it is: « petit-déjeuner / déjeuner / dîner » but in Province and in the other countries ( Belgium, Switzerland or Canada) it is : « déjeuner / dîner /souper ».if a parisian invites you for « dîner » never go at noon but in the evening.

[auldfouter]

In Scotland if you are out walking and you meet someone you don't know, and no one else is about, you just say " Aye" to them as you pass and they'll probably say it back - and all will be right with the world!

[jwbz]

I think I'm an American who has perhaps watched too many UK TV shows over my lifetime because I understand all this. "How do?" is also an old American Southern expression. Seeing as how the American South was originally settled by mainly Northern British people, it makes sense. You'll hear older Americans who were young during and right after WWII who are still alive use it at times. When you're talking about "Tea", do you have to distinguish it from "Tea Time" specifically or does everyone just go on time of day in a conversation?

[melbutterworth]

My dad was a southerner but I grew up in the north. At school it was called dinner and was always a hot meal but at home it was called lunch and was always something cold like a sandwich. this meant that I had breakfast, dinner and then dinner.

[DoggowithaBloggo]

American here. On my first visit to England, I went to a party in Northern England. Went to the party just a few hours after arriving in the country. Had a few pints, had a good buzz on, met an older gentleman (grandfather of the birthday girl), and he struck up a conversation. I understood about 2 percent of what he was saying. At one point, I thought he was just intentionally messing me because he knew I was American. Turns out, he was from Newcastle; his grandchildren told me that even they have a difficult time understanding him because of his accent. That made me feel slightly better.

[vanessaviolet]

Mither is a word just used in the north. It means to pester or if something was a mither, it was a lot of fuss.

[peggyluk]

When I was studying in Durham, my host mum used to call me “pet” all the time!

[juanap]

Interesting and entertaining, Tom!😊 Greetings from Sweden🇸🇪

[danielsuchorowiec]

I can confirm that differences between Liverpool and Manchester are massive. I used to live in Manchester, and when I travelled to Liverpool, it was a surreal experience not being able to understand Scousers (people from Liverpool). I also lived in Edinburgh (Scotland) and although there are various new words like aye, nay etc. It was much easier to understand them. The same applies to Glasgow & Newcastle.
Scouse accent is the most difficult to understand.

[starrywizdom]

My favourite word from the North is "gurt" & my favourite idiomatic phrase is "I think nowt to [whatever]". Love your channel!

[tobinharris]

I’m a big Anglophile and love the Yorkshire accent (eg Fiona Hill, Mel B). I’ve heard it’s looked down upon though. Mick Ronson was from Hull and had quite a distinctive accent too. I recall speakers from the Lake District being virtually incomprehensible! Great videos, thanks man!

[linbrandon]

Im currently living in Lancaster which is north west the accent here is just like the one you demonstrate 😮

[Myjobro]

Pot o’ tea instead of cup of tea sometimes phrased around Bradford area & probably elsewhere in the north

[italico]

I love your videos Tom! I would love to know more about the north <3

[DanMcGown]

Just bought the Kindle version of A Really British Guide . . . Thanks for writing it. BTW, I never thought about "owt" but I grew up hearing my Gran say "nowt" for nothing.

[hobikenobi]

Yorkshuh': me sen, thee sen, tha's sen, mithering, baht, reet, loppy, mizzling, gumption, noddle 'use your noddle (head)' etc.

Sadly slowly dying out and being replaced by awful, generic Gen Y accentless standard (slightly posh) English punctuated by too many 'like's, which I can only assume is a US import as they say it a lot on the West Coast.

More power to the local/regional British accent/dialect! Don't let them die out!