Looking into slang which international students may not understand I found a section on the birtisih council website they had some helpfull information. and a good explaination.
Greetings, please and thank you
- Alright? = Hello. How are you?
- Hiya or Hey up = These informal greetings both mean Hello and are especially popular in the north of England
- What about ye? = This is popular in Northern Ireland and is another way of saying 'How are you?'
- Howay = Let's go or Come on. This is popular in the north east of England
- Ta = Thank you
- Cheers = This is usually said as a toast when you raise your glasses to celebrate, but it also means 'Thank you'
- See you = Goodbye and see you soon
People, friends and family
Don't be confused if someone calls you pet, duck, sweetie, love, chicken, chuck, chucky-egg orsunshine. Older people in the UK often use these terms when they are addressing younger people as a sign of affection and friendliness. (It is usually not appropriate for younger people to use these terms with older people, however.)
Other common slang and dialect terms you will hear are:
- Bairn = Baby or young child. This word is especially popular in Scotland and the north east of England
- Lad = Boy
- Lass or Lassie = Girl
- Bloke or Chap = Man
- Mate or Pal = Friend
- Me old mucker or Chum = These both mean Friend too. They are more old-fashioned now, but you may still hear people use them in a light-hearted way
- Mum, Mummy, Ma or Mam = Mother
- Dad or Daddy = Father
- Our kid = This means my brother or my sister. It is especially popular in the northwest and midlands of England
- Gran, Nan or Granny = Grandmother
- Grandpa or Grandad = Grandfather
Next I looked at a more contempary website, timeout they had a much more enaging article on the subject with really nice illustration, This gave me an idea of creating a publication from a to z about slang however I decided not to because I really wanna push my traditional practice aswell as create something for everyone rather than indivdiual peices.
Next I asked people in our class to get a idea of what words people struggled with and what words people use.
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