I need not subtitles of understanding your Northern Irish accent though. ’coz Ye ken whaurt Ah’m fer. Matey😂
@morris4490
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulweir7122 HAUD YER WHEESHT(Scots)
@paulpayton8238
2 жыл бұрын
I still find it funny when my in-laws say do you want a wee poke meaning icecream haha 😄 god love ya all
@suhailanwaarahmadshafiai5732
5 жыл бұрын
I heard 'wee' everywhere. Wee man, wee look, wee bag, just a wee about myself.
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Do you mean when you've been in Northern Ireland?
@suhailanwaarahmadshafiai5732
5 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish Yeah i'm studying in Dublin and i went for a road trip to Belfast last time. Lovely place!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@suhailanwaarahmadshafiai5732 Absolutely! Where are you from? How do you find Dublin?
@jen6893
4 жыл бұрын
Wee = little
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Not only this - there's so much more to it...
@irishbrummie01
Жыл бұрын
“Are you from Ireland?” “Yes” “What part?” “All of me”
@trishbresolin8212
2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was from Belfast. She's been gone a long time so it's a treat to hear you speak.
@sarahkidder2539
5 жыл бұрын
I adore the Northern Irish accent. My grandparents who I lived with were from Belfast. I am extremely proud of my Northern Irish background. Even though I was born and raised in Canada, it is a huge part of my identity. I can pick the accent out anywhere - I can tell when someone is from Belfast specifically vs. from somewhere else in N.I. I’ve been working on my accent but it’s a tough one to emulate. Great videos - thanks for sharing!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Hey, and welcome to the channel! I'd be interested to know how you can tell that someone is specifically from Belfast? It definitely is tricky to emulate.
@jonathanaldecoa1099
4 жыл бұрын
Sarah Kidder that’s fantastic!!! The Belfast accent is fantastic!!!
@FFACanineWelfare
4 жыл бұрын
I had a Belfast accent, even though I’m from Newtownabbey, it’s definitely more broad than anywhere else
@GRIMSBONIAN13
3 жыл бұрын
My Granny was from Belfast.
@GRIMSBONIAN13
3 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish say Belfast lengthening the Fast
@rmhjules7295
4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Northern Ireland and the accent is lovely! He’s beautiful too
@ayishamindset1111
3 жыл бұрын
hes cute
@freyam1362
4 жыл бұрын
I find this fascinating because my dads from NI, but my Mother is from the republic and I live in the south with her, but all of my dads side of the family live in Antrim so it’s interesting and funny when we go up to visit them to hear their accents and how different ours are! My grandmother has a very strong one haha. My friends get me to imitate the accent sometimes too😂 I’m not amazing but I’ve picked up on a lot of their pronunciation and how they say things and all my friends down south are obsessed with the northern Irish accent -they love it!
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
What do you find are the main differences either side of the border? What about the similarities?
@jopalmer4432
Жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish I'm currently rehearsing for a writers workshop performing a Monologue written by a fellow actor. It's based on his NI grandmother and I would love some feedback on my accent 😊
@aodhanmaccuinneagain7413
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in Belfast and moved to the states when I was 15, i'm 22 now, and even to this day people still comment on my accent and how it doesn't sound like an Irish accent you may hear in a film or tv.
@butchreed213
2 жыл бұрын
your not from here catfish, your a plastic paddy!
@CH-to5ry
3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa and his family are from NI, he moved South Africa but never lost his accent. My mom and I grew up in SA and I realised that he is probably the reason why I say about 14 of these words/phrases naturally
@GiaGDixon
Жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed. This accent is so friendly and beautiful!
@tumijasmin3739
5 жыл бұрын
I’m from Northern Ireland but I have a “posh” accent and it’s acc so funny watching this
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
What exactly is a posh NI accent? How do you consider mine?
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@laurahamilton9652We all probably have a cross of some sort. What exactly makes a truly authentic accent?
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@laurahamilton9652 Absolutely! Norn Iron all the way (:
@Evelleyes85
4 жыл бұрын
I'm the same, I'm from Antrim, but I'm called posh all the time. Antrim is definitely not posh. Lmao.
@jonnywatton1603
4 жыл бұрын
Is the accent Downpatrick direction not quite posh? Lisburn I'd consider to be posh too. You speak very proper Al but I'd imagine you might lay it on a little thicker if you weren't trying to help others around the world understand you
@caitlinmccann5243
3 жыл бұрын
I love how most of us are just watching our own accent and sayings and we can definitely already speak English 🤣
@SnazzyTazzy6000
3 жыл бұрын
Pffft yep
@vanjaskoric
3 жыл бұрын
Ever since I visited Belfast a couple of years ago, I have been obsessed with the NI accent! What a great place and amazing people. Thank you for this video, brought back great memories.
@talals6881
4 жыл бұрын
I am not from Ireland but used to study in it. So i came here to listen and keep the connection between me and the years I have lived in Dublin
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome! Great to have you on board, where are you from?
@paulweir5031
2 жыл бұрын
Dublin, which isn't in Northern Ireland.
@MICHAELCAMPBELL69
2 жыл бұрын
What has Dublim got to do with N Ireland accent? I am confused!!!
@yolbrennan859
4 жыл бұрын
love Belfast ppl, they are the most hospitable friendly ppl in the world. I travelled 50 countries, not a single country can compete.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Beezer! Have you considered working for the NI tourism sector?
@yolbrennan859
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish why not✌
@johnlavery6116
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you .please do come back.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@T D Many people it appears. Why the dislike?
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
@T D From which shitehole do you come ?
@shanieg7031
4 жыл бұрын
Being mixed and having half of the Irish bloodline its so amazing to learn things about ME😁. I just love it. Thanks
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Anytime! What about the other half?
@karrinajj08
4 жыл бұрын
im from Belfast and it's so funny to have someone point out how things are actually ment to be pronounced
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
How things are 'meant' to be pronounced is a matter of opinion. There's no correct way to speak - providing communication takes place then that's the most important thing. What do you reckon?
@karrinajj08
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish true... funny how words are pronounced by others in comparison to ours is what i meant (ment) lol
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Yeh, the Queens English - RP seems to be the way some/people think we're 'meant' to communicate...
@paulpayton8238
2 жыл бұрын
Love the Northern Irish accent I lived in Northern Ireland for 10 years, grand 😀 all the best Paul p England 🇬🇧
@kennethgibson1265
4 жыл бұрын
I love that we use the term baltic to mean cold, it's like the use of a regional stereotype that is totally fair and not really meant to be derogatory, just an accurate description, no one from a baltic country is going to argue with that.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Having lived in one such country for three years I can vouch for it!
@newbris
11 ай бұрын
I first learnt it in Geordie land. Great word.
@woartigawoartiga
2 ай бұрын
I am from El Salvador and always found northern Ireland people very mysterious and interesting with their accent. I learned so much today. Thank you!
@vincentmcnabb939
3 жыл бұрын
The words that really show the distinctive Ulster accent are 'eight, date, great, gate, mate, wait, etc. Also the heavy vowel sounds in 'how, now, brown, cow'. The lilt is also very distinctive with a tendency to 'uptalk'. As most frequently seen with the Scots, many speakers often swap the past participle for the past simple in the common vernacular, e.g. 'I saw' becomes 'I seen' with frequent use of "have went' instead of 'have gone'.
@autumnkinz
4 жыл бұрын
I've traveled to NI on 6 different occasions - mostly Belfast, but also the northern coast, Portaferry/Downpatrick and then to Derry this last summer. So many different accents and sayings from every area! I find Belfast accents the easiest to understand. When I watch Derry Girls, I have to have subtitles on! The word I learned on that show is "wains." I'd never heard that in reference to children before. I'm from Texas, but feel like Northern Ireland is my home away from home ❤
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Do you have family from Norn Iron? Why do you think you find the Belfast accent easiest? And have you been able to watch my Derry Girls playlist?
@patarnold4134
4 жыл бұрын
I just watched Derry Girls and could only understand half of what Aunt Sarah was saying.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@@patarnold4134 You mustn't be from Norn Iron?
@patarnold4134
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish No, I'm American. I understand Dubliners just fine!
@riof.7947
3 жыл бұрын
Btw it’s “Wee-Uns”
@rescuerhonda0164
Жыл бұрын
Love it! My grandmother was born in Glasgow 10/31/1909 and was given to the Salvation Army at birth. Through Ancestry I found her birth parents and they were from Tyrone. It all made sense to me since I have felt Ireland in my soul for decades. I was born and raised in Southern California. I went to see the movie The Commitments on a date and I was doubled-over with laughter throughout it, but my date didn't laugh once. When it finished I asked him if he didn't find it hilarious and his reply was that he couldn't understand what they were saying!
@Toconnica
5 жыл бұрын
Alastair is a quare geg so he is, like
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
BEEZER!
@FFACanineWelfare
4 жыл бұрын
I’m from NI but live in England now and I’m just teaching my kids how we speak... it’s quite funny hearing them try and copy it. That’s what brought me to your videos. I said “your wee ma’s a geg so she is” and they thought I said I was gay 😂😂
@brenainnmacthomais
3 жыл бұрын
@@FFACanineWelfare OMG! 🤣
@orlacurran5241
4 жыл бұрын
I’m from NI but I was wondering What about “ats us nai”
@jude07041
4 жыл бұрын
Orla Curran#OC that’s us now
@hectorlabbe
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating!!! First time ever hearing the NI accent. Hope to visit Belfast one day and find out where my great grandmother was coming from... Cheers from Montreal 🇨🇦 Thank you for the video!
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
If one does something correctly the outcome will be perfect, here is a Norn Irish phrase which says that in a weird way; I remember it being used by snooker players: ' If I had've hit it right it would have went '.
@lol-ib8yl
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I love this! I’m from England but my ex boyfriend was from Norn Iron. It reminded me of all the times I went to Belfast. It’s a lovely city and I love the accents there. Such nostalgia in watching this. Thanks for the great video :)
@AlsActionEnglish
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! There's an entire series of (now) over 30 videos if you're into nostalgia. Where were you in Belfast?
@silviasanchez648
4 жыл бұрын
Dander was one of the words that took me longer to realise what it was about. Baltic is also used in Glasgow.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Have you grasped it now?
@georgejob7544
3 жыл бұрын
Huv ye goat a hawd o it ! 👍
@silviasanchez648
3 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish Aye!
@silviasanchez648
3 жыл бұрын
@@georgejob7544 Ye, it became clearer as I got used to it :-)
@alabamaholly
4 жыл бұрын
I’m from the South US and we use faff and grand! I find this so fascinating. Thanks Al, your accent is gorgeous!
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Seriously!? I thought these were exclusive to NI...
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@Heinrich Himmler 100% the same grand, it's island wide as far as I know.
@butchreed213
2 жыл бұрын
his accent is fake, mines real!
@SnazzyTazzy6000
3 жыл бұрын
Yes this is very true I'm northern Irish and am very proud of my country I personally call myself northern Irish 😀 😄
@frankbray9416
2 жыл бұрын
Even before he started into the 20 words I had to listen very carefully to understand everything he is saying. Canadian here from southern Ontario.
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
Do N. Irish people still use oxter as a term for the armpit? If someone had imbibed too much alcohol and needed assistance in walking, then a friend on either side would support him by linking his arms; this was known as ' oxter cogging '.
@zHumanfactor
2 жыл бұрын
To my ear (when I was working and living in Belfast many years ago), when the locals spoke, it always sounded like they were asking a question (even when they weren't). It seemed there would be an upward inflection at the end of any statement. I always found that interesting. :)
@rosamcdonald1221
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, it's definitely true. I used to joke that it was why my phone calls always lasted so long, it's really hard to finish a call when every statement sounds like a question 😀
@macblackadder93
3 жыл бұрын
When I was in Portadown in which it's a half an hour drive from Belfast, there was a shop with a sign saying Norn Iron.
@newbris
11 ай бұрын
Learnt a few new words, thanks. Surprising amount of crossover with Australian, and more obviously, northern English.
@LD-wm7jm
5 жыл бұрын
Half of these feed into Scottish and Welsh english, for some reason loads of these phrases have found themselves in the Scouse accent/vocabulary of which I am a native speaker.
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Hey! Perhaps it's because of the close proximity between Liverpool and N. Ireland. Which ones are commonly used in your neck of the woods?
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@LD-wm7jm Makes complete sense - just slight variations in pronunciation. Very cool indeed; I am a huge fan of regional dialects in the UK!
@LD-wm7jm
5 жыл бұрын
Fair enough mate, I really need to go over to Ireland and see the place, both the Republic and Northern Ireland. I hear we scousers get a good rap there hahah
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@LD-wm7jm Aye, definitely get yourself over here and see if the rumours are true ;)
@lukeplaysdaxbox6914
5 жыл бұрын
Half of the northern Irish words are originally from Scottish words
@mcgoodle
3 жыл бұрын
"Banjax" is one of the best words I've ever heard. Here in the deep South of the U.S. the equivalent would be "toe up", as in "this here computer is toe up." (torn up, i.e. broken).
@tommccrory201
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of immigrants arrived in the southern states in the late 19th. Century. I am sure some Irish slang words exist there , even today. By the way. Gob is Irish Gaelic for mouth.
@Chiaroscuro22
2 жыл бұрын
In Australia we use the word “cactus”. “I heard your computer shat itself.” “Yeah mate, it’s totally cactus.”
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
' I'm the coolest and the fruitiest ice lolly you've seen, And I'm cool and fruity ice with a heart of ice cream '. Quencher and Joker, 3d each.
@gankygerry8005
4 жыл бұрын
Im from the more agri part of the country and i struggle to understand my own da at times, heard him insult my mate the other day by saying "For all the price of a cabbage"
@patkyle2601
5 жыл бұрын
I'm from Northern Ireland. Lots of people say I'm quite posh
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
...and do you think you are?
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
He/she doesn't seem to know, Al.
@purenecron4431
12 күн бұрын
Maybe a phrases video too with stuff like "Knock your balix in." 😂
@snakesballs593
4 жыл бұрын
Also Irish but live in Australia my wife loves it when I Say no one Understands 🤣
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Is she an Aussie then?
@snakesballs593
4 жыл бұрын
She is from the Philippines
@rjjjones6955
5 жыл бұрын
I knew Does my head in Eejit Faff Fegs Gob Grand Grub
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Beezer!
@GRIMSBONIAN13
3 жыл бұрын
I just realized why I am a terrible speller. My Granny was from Belfast. My mom used to say this is how they pronounce this in Belfast. I would spell words as I heard them.
@barbararodgers518
3 жыл бұрын
I knew a girl that when she was telling someone something she said to someone would start the conversation with "here be's me..." ( instead of saying "I said...)
@danielplayfair3596
4 жыл бұрын
Let’s go for a walk before the rain comes, I live in Carrick and it is always raining
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
🎵I wish I was in Carrickfergus
@danielplayfair3596
4 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English great song
@CraigyGInDaHut1993
4 жыл бұрын
At least you dont live in Larne.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Whatever is the matter with Larne?
@danielplayfair3596
4 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English it’s like ballymena and Wales had a baby
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
Day and daily: heard this on Newsline recently, for the first time in yonks. Usually spoken as day'n'daily it means, obviously, happening every day - but not in a good way, eg, ' I hear that dog barking day'n'daily '.
@jomcloughlin
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a Scottish lass. My man is from norn iron lol.. most of these words are from Scotland. We took them ore and now they norn Irish me came backed and bucked us...
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, I hope you don't feel aggrieved!
@danielplayfair3596
4 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English these are from the plantation
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@@danielplayfair3596 Could you please expand on what you mean?
@josongs5928
2 жыл бұрын
Also, please don't stop or end your site. I studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and you way of presenting this material is professional, clear, and 'spot on grand' Always, Jo
@damstay
27 күн бұрын
Thank you. I needed this.
@billgregg7671
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been away from Belfast 45 years or so. I’ve maintained my accent but last year in Belfast I was identified as Canadian for the first time ever. I suppose over the years my accent now has a Canadian twang.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
How did that feel being identified as a non-native?
@shamrock4500
3 жыл бұрын
My Granddad was from Belfast, we never realized he had an accent, until years later when people starting asking us where we were from, it confused us, but we had adopted his accent, and never noticed, we were born and raised Canadian.
@billgregg7671
3 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish sorry for the tardy reply . To be honest the more often I visit the more I realize I have become Canadian and feel like a tourist. All be it one with a sort of native accent.
@uuw_
2 жыл бұрын
@@billgregg7671 Was born in canada but both my parents are from Northern ireland and i also moved back here when i was 8, im 18 now and still have my canadian accent, super weird lol
@leeforlazy
4 жыл бұрын
Can u talk about some northern irish culture, like the lifestyle of people, culture etc
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, of course! Watch this space.
@FFACanineWelfare
4 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than the northern Irish spirit
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
@T D And on what pray do you base your sweeping statement? Speaking for myself; I have memory second to none, can work out days of the week with their dates, going back hundreds of years, in seconds and can defeat teams on University Challenge; and that's before I start bumming myself up.
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
@T D Your grammar is appalling, you ill educated git. From what craphole were you dragged up?
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
@T D The plural of sailor is sailors; once again you show your lack of education.
@paulweir7122
4 жыл бұрын
Back home a four wheeler made out of old bits of wood and pram wheels was known as a ' guider ', remember? The back wheels were larger and the front were on a central pivot which had the steering rope attached; the driver sat on the main frame and placed one foot either side of the pivot to help control the steering. The American soap box cart is a much more upmarket version but we had some fun on our rudimentary vehicles. I'll bet that kids nowadays would be too embarrassed to be seen on one. Happy days.
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
Suhail says that he heard wee everywhere. In the Miracles' hit I don't blame you at all , there is the phrase "" was just a wee drop of rain "" : I wonder how Smokey thought of that ?
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
We all may wonder...
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
On Bullseye last night one of the prizes was an electric racing car game: this reminded me that Scalextric in Northern Ireland was pronounced Scalectrix by all my contemporaries, but not by me of course!
@alexmckenzie8491
3 жыл бұрын
That was grand! Thank you. I'll use it with my Russian student.
@goomba1000
4 ай бұрын
This was really interesting! I actually learned something new!
@sandradonson2468
2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Bangor so why am I watching this?? 🤣🤣 I miss Northern Ireland. I left in the 80’s, would love to return!!
@aceofjase9176
5 жыл бұрын
Yea, but can you say "H" heheheh😂😂
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Of course ;)
@fuzzasco4896
5 жыл бұрын
That's not how you pronounce "H", mate. You're supposed to pronounce it as: "H".
@jomcloughlin
4 жыл бұрын
Aechhh
@johngurlides9157
4 жыл бұрын
In Norn Iron, H is pronounced "aych" by our lot and "haych" by that other lot.
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
I was educated by " that other lot " and have always pronounced it as it should be , aitch . From where did you get the spelling aych ??
@thePipeBandEnthusiast
4 жыл бұрын
Northern Irish people just aren’t Irish (not part of RoI) or British (not part of GB). We are Northern Irish which has been a separate country for almost 100 years. It is weird how people don’t know they’re separate when they weren’t together when these people were alive. I love this video.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Perfectly put! Glad you enjoyed the video - there's a series if you're interested and haven't come across it.
@paulweir7122
4 жыл бұрын
Drawing a line across a country doesn't stop people identifying with their homeland. The people of the Korean peninsula are all Koreans irrespective of the side of the border in which they were born. All the people of Vietnam are Vietnamese, as they were before the country was reunified, whether or not they are from the south or the north. Both my maternal grandparents were born on the island of Ireland, in the 19thC, but my mother hailed from Co.Down, post partition. She certainly wasn't Northern Irish! To finish; after 1947 did some people from the Indian subcontinent refer to themselves as East Pakistani and West Pakistani or just Pakistani?
@paulweir7122
4 жыл бұрын
On the subject of nationality, I've just remembered this piece of nonsense from Wikipedia. The actress Kim Thomson was born in Bath to a Scottish father and an Irish mother, but she is referred to as English!!
@thePipeBandEnthusiast
4 жыл бұрын
Paul Weir Yes, if they were born before 1920 then certainly they could simply identify as Irish if they were born in the land area now known as Northern Ireland. I’m Northern Irish, my great great great grandparents would’ve been just Irish. Just because other places such as North and South Korea simply call themselves Korean doesn’t make that the same for us. ‘Northern Irish’ is neutral to Unionist & Nationalist, it’s just fact.
@thePipeBandEnthusiast
4 жыл бұрын
Paul Weir Well yes, I believe your Nationality is where you are born, Bath is in England, therefore she would be English. Would you prefer to describe her as Scotirish?
@rebeccahartley867
11 ай бұрын
Please visit Tucson, Arizona (in the USA)! We never get Northern Irish tourists. My husband and I love the Northern Irish accent and the slang.
@peacehope7365
10 ай бұрын
I was born in NI, Enniskillen. NI heritage for centuries. Sadly moved to England aged two, so I lost my accent, and sound totally English. I like to think there's another version of me in a parallel universe who grew up there and kept the lovely accent 😊
@nerieutb
6 ай бұрын
I am from Spain and I lived there for a year and I got the accent. You are still in time, you'll be grand!! 😂 I was also living in the south in Co. Cork, working with farmers... And god, that was iimpossible...
@leah4001
4 жыл бұрын
Ngl I didn’t know that some of these words were ones that only we say 😂
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
They probably are found additionally in other areas too.
@moegreene1823
5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from California. We sometimes will use "shut your beak", but it would definitely sound much cooler with the Northern Irish accent. I remember hearing Ulster hooker Rory Best telling the referee once, "he knade 'im" after one of his players got kneed while down. It just sounded much fuller (and slightly satisfying) when I said it like he did. Cheers!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Greetings! Shut your 'beak' or shut your 'bake'? Rory Best is an absolute legend; he's retiring after the World Cup in Japan. Glad to see a US rugby fan!
@moegreene1823
5 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish I just assumed "bake" is how "beak" is said! Either way, love the accent, it's one of my faves, and so is Ulster rugby. SUFTUM!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@moegreene1823Not sure, I thought it was legitimately 'bake' Anyway, it's a classic. Stand up indeed! Semi-finals are soon (:
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Are you from the Republic of Ireland?
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@Heinrich Himmler Yup
@alfienice3636
Жыл бұрын
My friend Cara would always ask what’s the craic and I took a week to know what she was on about 😂
@strawbearie_bunnies
7 ай бұрын
Family is from northern Ireland proud of it. And also proud of my selkie fae family too
@rebeccawhite5012
5 жыл бұрын
A lot of these are common in Australia also
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
Really?
@marywood3144
4 жыл бұрын
I was born in Shannon Ireland but my accent sounds Scottish 😫😫
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have any idea why this might be?
@1annafire
10 ай бұрын
I love Belfast and the Belfast accent.
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
Re snooker: when the object ball is struck against a side cushion then pocketed on the opposite side commentators call this shot a 'double', but in N. Ireland we always called it a 'cross'. If the ball travelled twice then it was a 'double cross'.
@lauramccullough8888
4 жыл бұрын
Aye what's the craic mate your from up the the motorway from me 😂I'm from larne so it's wild here
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Beezer down here in the Big Smoke. Wild Larne indeed, ferries and all that!
@padraigmckenna938
3 жыл бұрын
I used to live on Glynn Road millbrook station Road Ballygally BallyVallagh Coast Road all over Larne have they got electricity and running water now....
@pageandmic
2 жыл бұрын
I come from Germany and here, too, there are many accents or dialects, even if the schools try to teach and speak "Hochdeutsch=Accent Free German". Where I live, most people speak a Berlin accent, which does not belong to the North German dialect or accent.. There are up to 20 dialects here in Germany, so german is not always german. Every language has its facets. For me, english is sometimes difficult to understand or to translate because there are other idioms or, as you have often said in the videos, many different types of slang. In all languages there are words they can have two or more completely different meanings depending on how you stress it or what context it is in. An example comes to mind when I think of the words "turkey", "Race" or "polish". When it comes to pronunciation, I still have my problems with the words: through, though and squirrel. Struggle is real.
@shadowpup0960
4 жыл бұрын
I used to live in Belfast
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
...how did you get out?
@shadowpup0960
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish we moved about 3 years ago
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
Bloodlands Series1: Episode 1. A character uses the term " earywigged " but the subtitles couldn't cope with our variation and came up with merely wigged. Some subtitle errors are funny but not so much so for people who depend upon them.
@mkdcg
4 жыл бұрын
I had a boss once who asked if I wanted to go home early, but I couldn't understand him. Not sure if he was Irish or from Northern Ireland, but he had quite a potty mouth. Dropped F-Bombs every 3 words.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Not understanding is definitely common and not everyone has potty mouths!
@benamini5701
4 жыл бұрын
I love Belfast Accent. I like how they finished the sentences, to me it seems some Mexicans do the same too. English is not my native language so probably I don't know what I'm talking about.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your insight. How would you describe the Belfast Accent as finishing sentences?
@benamini5701
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlsActionEnglish That tone in the end of most sentences. It's difficult to describe.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
@@benamini5701 Agreed! Seeing if you could do a better job than this end.
@kiltilly98
2 жыл бұрын
My family (Derry/Belfast) says, "I'm from the North of Ireland".
@sexkiro
Жыл бұрын
Watching this because I want to be able to do different accents in English
@stevemccullagh36
4 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've ever heard of beezer.
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
...I trust it has enlightened your life 🙃
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
Steve McCullagh: I suppose you are too young to remember the comic?
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
What about slider? Is it still used for an ice cream wafer? I believe in Britain it is used as a term for a small burger in a soft roll , but I can't say that I have ever heard it used as such. Wick: describes something useless or crap. Never heard baltic used in Co.Down or anywhere else.
@paulweir5031
Жыл бұрын
Long time since I've been here, but this has just popped into my head; ying, meaning spit.
@Sorter_123
2 жыл бұрын
“ I’ve got a sore gob from the fight last night “ typical Irish ☘️ 😁😁😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@oman115
3 жыл бұрын
Mate, I knew you were from Belfast the moment you started talking 😅
@AlsActionEnglish
3 жыл бұрын
What gave it away?
@deviputria609
4 жыл бұрын
i’m about to move to belfast, i’m scared if i wouldn’t understand what ppl say😂
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Oh no! KZitem is perfect to get used to this accent.
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
How are you doing in the capital? I'm from Bangor, not the lovely town it was when I grew up there.
@Fyrdman
3 жыл бұрын
That's the only thing you're worried about?
@umeinui
Ай бұрын
See, its this, not so much the accent but the vocabulary. As a native English speaker, I get a bit confused with a friend I've recently started chilling with with a Northern accent. If you just had a long video explaining words like this, that'd be great
@seanmcgouran4091
Жыл бұрын
'Bake' isn't 'impolite' ('cept, maybe on the Malone Road) - banjax was invented by a Limerick-man on Brit telly...
@davidmccarter9479
4 жыл бұрын
That is stickin’ out, so it is.
@juanfernandocarabalicarvaj6639
4 жыл бұрын
I love your accent, it is wonderful.....But which I cannot understand is the R pronunciation, many teachers say to us, the R is not pronounced. But I love your English teaching manner
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we call this the 'rhotic' R. We always pronounce in Northern Ireland, some of my other videos in the series explain this and give examples.
@paulweir7122
4 жыл бұрын
Teachers will say this because they use Received Pronunciation which is nothing more than a mode of speech which makes the users think they are superior; rather than talking in a ridiculous manner.
@ivequitsorry1630
3 жыл бұрын
good wee video i allready speak it and i live in the wee county of belfast and im proud
@addictedtocraic
4 жыл бұрын
Scundered - embarrassed. Scunnered - fed up
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
...and in one sentence to give examples?
@paulweir5031
3 жыл бұрын
Question: What's a Hindu? Ballymena answer: Cluck, cluck, cluck.
@jamesegerton7178
5 жыл бұрын
Bout ye!! This video is absolutely beezer! Up Belfast!!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
I'm dead on mate! Think there's more of these ones to come!
@blackcitroenlove
2 жыл бұрын
My mother's from Cork in the ROI and says banjaxed all the time lol....either it's all-island or travelled a bit!
@paulweir5031
4 жыл бұрын
Grape ; this was used , don't ask me the origin , as the name for a garden fork . I heard it most often in the expression " you would never get tired of sticking a grape into him ", a very N. Irish turn of phrase !
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Have never heard of this use of grape - I'll think differently when I putting them in porridge tomorrow morning!
@nutsriket9687
5 жыл бұрын
What is the answer when the Irish people ask “What’s the craic?” ?
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
This question is another way of asking: 'How are you?', 'What's happening in your life?' or something like this. Respond as you normally would to these questions. On occasion, the person responding may not answer the question and ask the person how they are.
@nutsriket9687
5 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English Ahh! That’s interesting. Hello from Thailand anyway! I’m a big fan of the Irish accent! Love to hear it all day long!
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@nutsriket9687 Hello! It's nice to hear from an international audience. Do you mean the Irish accent, the Northern Irish accent or both? it's in all my videos...though not as much nowadays since I moved abroad :/
@nutsriket9687
5 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English I honestly love both Irish and Northern Irish accent though sometimes it sounds difficult for me. So where are you living right now?
@AlsActionEnglish
5 жыл бұрын
@@nutsriket9687 Right now, Riga, Latvia. Been a long time since NI was where I lived, though it'll always be home. What about yourself? Living in Thailand? And how did you come across these accents? Many natives not from the island of Ireland also find them rather challenging!
@paulweir7122
4 жыл бұрын
Docken: people in NI used this to refer to dock leaves, do they still?
@AlsActionEnglish
4 жыл бұрын
Good question, I'm not sure? Anyone out there...
@voxby4146
4 жыл бұрын
Al's Action English i can confirm that i say this lol
@Rosie-fj7yr
3 жыл бұрын
Paul Weir, oh aye we still call them Docken.
@lj2070
3 жыл бұрын
I am currently living in australia and I say I am from Belfast(I am from East Belfast) northern Ireland
@Betterthisway-t8j
10 ай бұрын
Tbf we say ten of those words on the main land but thanks for the video was very interesting informative😊👍❤
@lizzrobb2313
4 жыл бұрын
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Norn Iron
@Crazed-oi3bs
4 жыл бұрын
🇬🇧 they don’t have the Northern Irish flag. rip
@lizzrobb2313
4 жыл бұрын
@@Crazed-oi3bs please explain more of what u mean .🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@Crazed-oi3bs
4 жыл бұрын
@@lizzrobb2313 The flag of Northern Ireland, the one with the red hand.
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