a : of : Would you like a glass of champagne my dear. wud tha like glass a babysham love?
abaat : about : Stop day dreaming please. Stop thi messing abaat.
ah kid : Where is my younger brother. Wheres ah kid?
ahl : i will : I will eat breakfast now. Ahl have mi breakfast nah.
aht : out : Are you going out tonight. A tha goin aht to neet o watt?
aint : have not : I have not seen it have you? I aint seen it, as tha?
am : i am : I am having to take time off. Am teking some time off.
anall : as well : Me as well please. Mi anall.
apeth : fool : You are a fool. Ya gret apeth
appen : maybe or perhaps : Maybe I have or maybe I have not. Appen I have, appen i aint.
arf : half : I will have a half pint of your best beer. Al ave arf.
as : have : Have you been to the public house? As tha been t pub?
aye : yes : Yes I have been to the town. Aye ave been t tarn.
baan : barn : Were you born in a barn? Was that born in a baan?
babbi : baby : Stop crying like a baby. Stop thi roaring tha s like a gret babbi.
backy : Ride on the back of someones bicycle.
Badley : ill : I have a mild fever. Am badley.
bagsy : I will have that. Bagsy.
bahm pot : idiot : You are an idiot. Tha a reet bahmpot.
Derivation, thought to be from barm, the froth found on the top of a fermenting liquid, which is also the source of the English colloquial word barmy , meaning crazy.
bairn : child : That is a lovely child you have. Nice bairn missus.
Derivation, possibly Norse as barn means child in old Norse.
be sharp : move quicker : Please come here, qucikly. Get this sen ower ere and be sharp abart it.
belt : hit : I hit him hard. A belted im good an ard.
bi reit : it will be good : He hit me, but I think I am going to be okay. He belted me but al bi reit.
bin : been : Where have your been? Weres tha bin?
blackpool illuminations: very light : It is very light in here. Slike blackpool illuminations in ere.
blether : Talk nonsense.
Derivation, may be be traced to Old Norse blathra, which means to speak indistinctly.
bobar : poo : You have dog faeces on your shoe my dear. Thas got bobar on thi shoys love.
bobby dazzler : smartly dressed person : He is very smartly dressed. Is a reight bobby dazzler im.
bog : toilet : I am going for a constitutional. Am gonna bog.
boits : boots : Put your boots on. Get thi boits on.
bray : hit : He was hit multiple times. He got brayed.
breadcake : bread roll : Do you have a bread roll?. As that got breadcakes?
brew : tea : I would love a cup of tea. Get a brew on missus.
Brok : Broken : You have broken it, havn't you. Thas brok it ant tha.
buggerlugs : A person requiring a reprimand. Come here you rogue. Get ere buggerlugs.
burk : idiot : You are a fool. That a reet burk thi.
butty : sandwich : does tha want a chip butty?
cadge : borrow : Can you take me in the car to Sheffield?. Can a cadge a lift dann tarn?.
cake oil : mouth : Please be quiet. Shut thi cake oil.
casey : leather football : Av bin kicking arand an old casey all day.
champion : you are a champion I agree : tha t champion all reet thi.
chayz : cheese
chip oil : Fish and chip shop.
choddy : chewing gum : give us a piece of choddy.
chuff : used to fill in the blanks for a derogatory phrase : He is rather arrogant, almost impolite. Is a reyt chuff than un.
chuffed : happy/pleased : I rather like my new job. Am reet chuffed with that new job a got.
chump : idiot.
clip : slap. I had my ear slapped by him. I ad a clip round ear.
clogs : footware : Please put your shoes on. get thi clogs on.
cloise : clothes : Please get dressed and go to school. Get thi cloise on and get t school.
cloo aths. Clothes. He is not wearing clothes. Is got n cloo aths on.
clout : hit : I was reprimanded. I ad a clout round ed.
cocker : friend. Hello old friend. O reight me old cocker.
coil : coal : Please put some coal on the fire. Put some coil ont fire will tha.
coit : coat : Please put your coat on, we are going on a date. Get thi coit on, thas pulled.
cooat : coat : Get your coat. Get thi cooat.
corsey edge : Pavement.
cossie. Swimming costume. Please pack you swimming costume. Pack thi cossie.
courting/coorting : dating : Are you dating? : A tha coorting?
daan : down : Will your fetch some sugar from the shop please. Get daan shops for some sugar will tha.
daft as a brush : stupid.
daft get : stupid : You are less than intelligent. Thas a daft get.
dee ad : dead : Is the chap dead? : Is ee dee ad?
dinner : lunch : Is it lunch time yet? I would like a lovely cream cheese and salmon sandwich : It dinner time yet? gettin misen a sarnie a reckon.
divvy : idiot. fool. You are very foolish. Thas a reight divvy.
do i eckers like : I dont.
doo lally : not right in the head. I believe the man to be confused. Is doo lally im.
dunt : do not : I do not know the answer to that : A dunt know.
e : he : He had no shoes on. E ad no shoes on im.
eck : oh no. Oh no, you have a bruise. By eck thas got a reight bruise.
ed/ead : head : He hit me on the head. He hit me ont ead.
ee : oh : oh my dear how are you?. ee lass ah are thi?
eeh by gum : Omg. Oh dear he appears to be dead. Eeh by gum.
eh : Pardon me : Pardon me sir I don't quite understand you : eh?
expression / saying : livin ower brush : Living together before being married.
expression / saying : popped is cloggs : He died.
expression / saying : put wood int thoil : Please close the door.
ey up : Hello. How do you do. Ey up.
Derivation, may be be traced to Old Norse se up, which means watch out.
face on : in a bad mood/angry with someone : a forgot to get our lass a breadcake from the chippy, shis got reight face on wi me now
faffin : messing about : thas always faffin abaat.
fair t middlin : average.
famished : Hungry : I am hungry. Am famished.
favva : father : My father is over there. My favvas ova theer.
feast : fairground : Would you like to the go to the fair little Trevor? : A tha gonna t feast.
feight : fight : as tha bin feighting?
fettle : condition : It is in very good condition. Its in fine fettle that.
flags : Paving. I am having a patio fitted. Am aving flags daan.
flipping eck : Wow.
flit : Move house. We are moving to the country next week. Am flitting.
Derivation, possibly Norse, the old Norse word for remove is flytja.
flower : term of endearment : Hello my love. Ay up me old flower.
flummoxed : mystified : I do not know how he performed that trick. E ad me flummoxed with that trick.
foh : for : Who is working for you?. Who tha workin foh?
frame thi sen : stand straight : Stand straight young man : Frame thi sen
frigging : Oh no.
gaffer : boss : Look busy the boss is here. Look out, bi busy, eres gaffer.
gander : look : Let us take a look. Lets take a gander.
gauping : staring : Please stop looking at me. Stop thi gauping.
Ge roff : Get off. Please get off that bicycle young man. Ge roff thi bike.
Geeooor. Please stop. Geeoor picking thi ass will tha.
gi : give : gi mi a lift will tha?
gi oer : stop : Give up fighting please. Gi oer feighting will tha.
giz : give : Please could I have one of those biscuits before they are all eaten. Giz us some bickies greedy guts.
gob : mouth : Please be quiet : Shut thi gob or il shut it fo thi.
gormless : stupid : You stupid person. Gret gormless wazock.
Derivation, possibly Norse as gaumr means care or heed, so careless or without heed would be the opposite.
goz : Spittle : I believe you may need a tissue. Thas got goz on this face.
gret : great : He had great teeth, the dentist I visited. E ad a gret smile on im dentist a visited.
guff : break wind / flatulence : There is an awful aroma in here : As tha guffed?
Derivation possibly Norse, the old Norse word for smoke is guffa.
hell fire : Omg x 2. Oh how absolutely terrible. Hell fire!
hold on : Wait.
ill : hill : I will climb that hill. I'm gonna climb that ill.
im : him : Its always im who does it first.
in a bit : Soon. I will be there shortly. Si thi in a bit.
int : in the : It is in the larder. Its int pantry.
int : is not : She int in.
int pudding club : pregnant : Congratulations on your pregnacy : A tha int pudding club?
is : his : Lets get is jacket.
jammy : Lucky. I see you succeeded with your wager on the horses. Tha reet jammy thee.
jennel or ginnel or snicket : alleyway : My friend is down that alleyway. Mi mates are up jennel.
jiggered : Tired. The rugby game rather taxed me. Am jiggered.
jip : sick : I am afraid I cannot join your tonight as I am rather ill. Caant come out to neet feeling reight jip i am.
katered : drunk : Are tha katered lad?
kay lid : Drunk : Am kalid.
kecks : Trousers. My trousers are made to measure. Mi kecks fit.
kidding : Joking. You jest. Tha kidding.
kyes : keys : Could you pass me the keys to the Bentley dear. Pas kyes wil tha.
lakeing/laiking : Messing around/Playing. Ah ya lakin aht t nite ah lad.
Derivation, possibly Norse, in old Norse the word leika means play.
lamp : Hit. I hit the rather stupid person. a lamped the cretin dint a.
lass : Wife. I would like to introduce you to my wife. This is our lass.
lavvy : Toilet. The WC is broken. Lavvys brok.
leet : light : Please could you turn the light on. Turn leet on will tha.
liggin : resting : whys tha liggin abaat?
Derivation, possibly Norse, in old Norse liggja is lie down.
loppy : dirty : The hair of the man was rather unkempt : Is air was loppy
lug : a knot in the hair. You may need some attention to your hair. Thas got lugs in thi air.
Derivation, possibly Norwegian, a lugge is translated as pull hair.
lug oils : ears : I will slap your ears if you do not behave. Al gi thi a belt raand lug oil if tha dunt behave
mahth : mouth : Please be quiet. Shut thi mahth.
mardy : grumpy : He seems to be rather grumpy today : Is got reet mardy on.
mash : make tea : I would like some tea. Al av a mash.
maungy : complaining : That lady is always complaining. Shiz reight maungy that un.
Mebee : maybe: Maybe I will visit the opera tonight. Mebee a will, mebee a waint.
mester : Mister.
mi sen : myself : We were alone. A was wi mi sen an shiwo wi a sen
middlin : ok : Am feeling middlin today.
mind : take care - you should be sure to : Beware of that hole. Mind that oil.
mingin : Disgusting. I think the fish is off. Fish is mingin.
mithering : Bothering. My wife was complaining last night. Our lass wer mithering all neet.
moast on em : a lot of them: A lot of the cakes were rather burnt. Moast o cakes w burnt.
monk on : upset : He is upset that you have taken his sweets. Hes got monk on na thas taken is spice.
mourngy : maungy : Upset. The lady was rather upset. She wa reight maungy.
na then : now : It is time you had some fresh air. Na then get thi sen art an abart int fresh air.
Nannan : Grandmother : My Grandmother says : Nannan says.
nar : now : The bus is here now. Bus is ear nar.
nar then : listen : I have something to tell you. Nar then.
narky : Bad tempered.
natter : Grumble.
neb : nose, pry or spy: Have you been looking in my diary. As tha been nebbing in mi diary.
necking : kissing : The tutor caught us kissing outside the school last night. Teacher caught us necking artside scoil last neet.
neet : night, or goodnight : are the stars out tonight and looking lovely? : stars out to neet? ah neet.
nesh : scared of the cold : Please move away from the fire, are you scared of the cold? Get this sen out o way o t fire ya gret nesher.
nouse : Common sense.
now then : Hello. Pay attention.
nowt : nothing : I have heard nothing. av heard nowt.
oam : home : Are you going back to your residence? A tha goin oam?
oh aye : oh yes : I have paid the lady, yes. A seen er or reight, oh aye.
oil : hole : You have a hole in your socks. Tha got a gret oil in thi socks.
ont : on the : The salt is on the table. Salts ont table. Is car ont road.
ooame/om : home : Are you going home? : Are tha guin om
oss : horse : Are you going to take a wager on that horse. A tha aving a bet ont oss?
ova : over : Where is the pub, why it is over there near the chip shop. Wheres pub? its ova theer next t chipoil.
ow do/how do : Hello how are you. Ow do.
ower : Over. It is over there. Its ower yonder.
owt : anything : Have you heard anything about my sister Sally? As tha eard owt about our Sally?
paand : pound : You owe me one pound. You O mi a paand.
pack it in : stop it : Please dont smoke. Pack it in will ya?
packed : split up : He has broken up the engagement with me : Is packed mi.
parkin : ginger cake made with oats. Eat that nice ginger cake. Get that Parkin down thi oil.
parky : cold : Its rather cold out there. Its a bit parky out there.
piece : lovely looking person : She has very good looks. Shes a reight piece.
pikelet : crumpet.
playing pop : being angry : My father is rather angry. Mi favvas playing pop.
Please move : Get aat way an let dog see rabbit.
poof : Foot stool.
pop : fizzy drink : Mother I would like a fizzy drink. Give us a drink a pop mam.
pot : plaster cast : He broke is arm and had to have a plaster cast : is got pot on is arm.
pots : crockery : It is your turn to wash up. Its tha turn t wesh pots.
push iron : bicycle : Go by bicycle. get thi sen on push iron.
puther : smoke : There is a lot of smoke coming from the fire. Its meking a reet puther that fire.
rahnd eer: near by : Is there a butchers in the village?. Is the a butcher rahnd eer?
rank : horrible : Your feet have a certain odour. Your feet smell rank.
reckon : think : i reckon its 20 foot to top o stairs.
reckon up : add up : Did you count the change correctly my man : Did tha reckon up reet ya tyke
reeks : smells : There is a certain odour about you. Tha reeks thi.
reet : right/very : Your feet smell very bad. Tha feet smeels reet bad.
reit or reyt : very : I am very thirsty. Am reit parched.
reyt : right : At the top of the road turn right. Abaart toppa ruward tekka reyt an tha theer.
roaring : crying : My sister is upset. Mi sisters roaring.
roastin : hot : It is rather hot in the room : Its roastin in ere.
ruer : cry : She is always crying. Shi does nowt but roar.
Rum n : He is a character. Is a rum n, im.
sally lun : sticky bun
sarnie : sandwich : I would like a sandwich for dinner. Al ave a sarnie fo mi tea.
scollop : potato cake :
scran : food : Please eat. Get thi scran daan thi.
scrapping : fighting : There was a lot of fighting in the town last night. The were a reet lotta scrapping in town last neet.
scraps : Bits of batter from frying fish : Would you like small pieces of fish batter with that? Does tha want scraps so that?
seh : say : My golly. Oh a seh.
semt : seemed. appeared. You appeared a little upset. Tha semt upset.
sen : self : Please behave yourself or i will have to take action. Behave thi sen or else.
Shift. Move. Please can you move. Shift thi sen.
shoy : shoe : Please put your shoes on. Get thi shoys on.
shut thi : close : Please be quiet : Shut thi face.
si thi : Goodbye : Goodbye, I will see you later. Ahl si thi.
side : clear : Please put the crockery away. Side them pots will tha?
siden up : Tidy up. I wonder if you would put the plates in the dish washer. Siden up pots will tha.
siling : heavy rain : Its siling it daan artside.
simmer down : Be quiet. Please could you be quiet. Simmer down will tha.
sitha : look : Over theer sitha.
skoil : School. I went to private school. A went to skoil.
snap : food : Please eat. Get thi sen some snap.
soft : stupid or mentally deficient : That person is not very bright. Is a soft lad im.
soin : soon : I will see you shortly : si thi soin
spell : splinter : Av got a spell in mi finger.
spice : sweets/confectionary : I am full from eating sweets. Am feeling reight fat as ave bin eighting spice all day.
sprog : child : Where is your child? Wheres thi sprog?
spuds : potatoes : Would you peel some potatoes please dear mother. Peel some spuds mam.
ston : stone:weight : He is only four stone. Hes only four ston.
stunk/stank : had an odour : The cheese had a rather bad odour: Cheese stank.
summat : something : Is there something wrong? Summat a matter?
sup : drink : Take a sip of this, it is rather nice. Take a sup a this, its magic ah kid.
sup : What is wrong with you : Sup?
t : to the : Have you been to the public house? As tha been t pub?
tarn : town : I am going to the town : am gonna tarn.
tea : dinner : It is time for dinner my dear. Its tea time our love.
teacake : bread roll (no currants!) : I will have my ham in a bread roll please : Al av am ont teacake love.
tek : take : Tek thi sen to doctors am busy.
tha : you : Could you please repeat. What tha talking about?
tha what : Please repeat that : Please repeat that : tha wat?
thas : you are : You are a picture of beauty. Thas a beauty thee.
theer : there : My socks are over there. Mi socks are ova theer.
thi : your : Where is your beer young man? Wheres thi beer lad?
thine : your : It is yours. Its thine.
thraipt : tired.
till : until : Wait until your father gets home. Wait till thi favva gets ome.
togger : football : Would you like to come play football? : Does tha wanna play togger?
torahh : Good bye.
tyke : Ill mannered person : He is an absolute cad. Is a tyke.
Derivation, possibly Norse,tik means female dog, i.e. bitch.