How to Speak With a Yorkshire Accent

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Visit Yorkshire and try to pick up some of the lingo.

   Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Doncaster, Leeds, York. , For example, No would be pronounced "nor" But please, please remember that there is no emphasis on the 'R'
   - if you say it like that, you'll sound Irish. , Example: "Nasty" would be "nasteh". ,, Similarly, "owt" (pronounced "ohwt") means "anything". , It could mean "really," E.G
   - "It's really good"/"It's RAIGHT good." Another use could be "Alright"
   - "Are you alright"/"Are you all-raight?"
   
   EG: "I'm going into the woods"/"Ah'm goin' int'woods" (note: the g at the end of "ing" is also dropped). , eg- that becomes tha. , It's Yorkshire speak for "Now, then".
   
   Another common greeting is "Ey up, how's tha doin?"
   
   , EG:- "She's really nasty"/"She wa' propah nasteh"/"She wa' well nasteh". , "I was going with him"/"I wa' goin' wi' 'im".
   
   This also applies to "was". , Him/Her = 'im/'er. , E.g., "That bloodeh dog never shuts up" (alternatively, that bloodeh dog neva giz it's gob a rest). ,,, Eg- "i'm 'avin an 'am sarnie" ('am instead of ham) or "i'm 'avin a chip butty". , Brassed Off, Kes and The Full Monty are good examples.
   
   Some famous movies might also be dubbed with a Yorkshire accent. ,
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   Step 2: "Oh" sounds are pronounced "or".

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   Step 3: Words ending with and "ee" sound are pronounced as "eh" sounds.

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   Step 4: Yorkshire folk sometimes say "aye" for yes

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   Step 5: and "nay or nah" for no.

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   Step 6: If you ever hear the word "Nowt" (pronounced nohwt -NOT 'nahwt'-) it means "nothing".

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   Step 7: The word "right" is often pronounced "Raight" and has many

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   Step 8: many different uses other than correct or the opposite of left!

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   Step 9: All use of "the" and "to" is replaced with "t'"

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    Step 10: which is pronounced by replacing the vowel sound with a half-audible "uh" noise

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    Step 11: the kind you might make if you were lifting something unexpectedly heavy.

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    Step 12: The letter T is usually dropped at the end of words and replaced with the same "uh"/heavy lifting sound.

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    Step 13: "Nah then" is a perfectly acceptable

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    Step 14: and very friendly way to greet someone.

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    Step 15: A wife or girlfriend is commonly referred to as "our lass".

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    Step 16: "Propah" is used to substitute "really" as well as "raight" and "well."

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    Step 17: The 'th' at the end of 'with' is dropped.

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    Step 18: "H" sounds are commonly dropped.

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    Step 19: "Bloody" (or as Yorkshire folk say

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    Step 20: 'bloodeh') could be a substitute for "f***ing".

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    Step 21: "Give or gives" sometimes becomes "giz" and "take" becomes "tek".

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    Step 22: "Tha" and "thee" are both used to mean "you".

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    Step 23: The word Sandwich is sometimes shortened to "Sarnie" or "butty" instead.

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    Step 24: Watch some clips on YouTube or films with Yorkshire accents.

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    Step 25: A lot of Yorkshire people don't pronounce the letter 'h'

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    Step 26: so 'how' would be pronounced 'ow'.

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