Dialects and local sayings

Following on from Nippy's thread - thought we could learn some sayings from around the country/world!

Here are some Sheffield/Northern ones:

Eer all, see all, say nowt
Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt
An if tha ivver dus owt fer nowt
Alus do it fer thissen

Something affectionately known as 'Attercliffe Chinese' (Attercliffe is an area of Sheffield): oowashiwee, washiweeersen washi?

Tantadnowtdunatitasanose
(to help those struggling: tant ad nowt dun at it as a nose - any ideas?)

Tintintin

Can you work these out?? (I'm from Sheffield and I struggled... how bad is that!)

No Idea Lottie, but here are some Dundonian ones

"Saboot tiym yi pehntit thi lohbee zitno"

"No affy weel"

"Affy no weel"

"gie is a peh an an ingin ane an aw"

Hmm... I got 'it's about time'...

Ok you asked for it!

SOCIALISING
Owite? - Hello, how are you?
Summatup? - Is there something troubling you?
Pienta marld - A glass of dark beer
Arfa Larga - A smaller glass of beer of continental origin
Canaborryit? - May I borrow it?
It's marn-an-all - I am claiming joint-ownership
Shurrup orral bray yer - I recommend that you stop talking immediately
Avyer gorra bruvva? - Have you got a male sibling?
Watsyer bruvva corled? What is his name?
Arm off ome now, tarrar - An indication of imminent departure
Howay - hurry up

FAMILY LIFE
Shurrup! - Be quiet!
Mimmams gunner showtatmi - I shall be in severe trouble with my mother
She's showtin' ered off - She is very upset
Fone Corls - Telecommunications

GAMES and PASTIMES
Goangerided - Invitation to play a game of Hide and Seek
Giz a croggie - Request for a ride on the crossbar of a bicycle
Cullarin Buk - Colouring book


SHOPPING
Ar gorrit for narn narty narn - It cost me nearly ten pounds
I gorrit for nowt - I did not pay anything
It don tek farvs - This vending machine will not take my 5p coin
Boyziz - Local chain store
'ammonds - as above
British 'ome Storrs - as above
Colslorr - Sliced cabbage
Kaylie - Sherbert
Broken biccies - Damaged confectionary
Sope on a rope - Cleansing bar on a string


EMERGENCY/ILLNESS
Me owsiz on fiyer darl narn narn narn - My house is ablaze. Please alert the emergency services.
Fiyer injin - Result of the above
Arv been brokken into - My house has been burgled
Gorra corled - I'm a bit stuffed-up today
Arfarted - Lack of commitment, or "I have broken wind"
Av ad parls - I have been suffering from haemorrhoids
Arv bust me trowziz - My trousers appear to have broken


THREATS/INSULTS
Worrawolly - I feel this person has made a food of himself
I'll bray yer eddin' - I may become agressive
I'll clip yer lug 'ole - Do be quiet
Shut yer cake 'ole - as above


WEATHER
It's chuckin' it dowwn - It's raining heavily
It's boilin' - It's rather warm
It's snowwun - It's snowing
Proppa baltic - very cold

COMMON PHRASES
Amgunna - I am going to....
Ah carnt du it - help me please
Nowtinnit - Empty
Nah - No
I aren't - I am not
Dohrnit? - Did it not?
Aye - Affirmative
Orrrr Norrr - An expression of dismay
Dunno - I do not know
Ah Dunno dowah - I don't know do I?
Diddy farndowt - Did he find anything
Loads and loads - Plenty
Well funny you - you have a good sense of humour

And this, bit more north tho, click it and then click it again in the new window to see it bigger.

That's 'always do it for yourself'

Always do it for yourself (thissen = yourself)
Nearly! 'Who was she with, was she by herself, was she?'

'It hasn't had anything done to it, as far as I know'

This one took me ages and everyone laughs at me when I try to say it because I don't speak with a proper Sheffield accent! It actually means 'it's not in the tin' "t'int in't tin'

Give us a pie and an onion one as well.

How did I do

Humm....well everything in Cornwall is done 'dreckly'!