English (Scottish)
Indo-European (Germanic, West)
Scottish English (the variety of English used in Scotland) is spoken by ~5M people. It is heavily influenced by Scots (a separate Germanic variety) and Scottish Gaelic. Distinctive features include rhoticity (pronouncing /r/ in all positions), the cot-caught merger absent or reversed, and vocabulary like "wee" (small), "aye" (yes), "loch", "outwith" (outside of). Scottish Standard English is taught in schools alongside Scots; the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century shaped a prestige Edinburgh standard.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in English (Scottish)
Water
water
/wɔːtəɹ/
Fire
fire
/faɪɹ/
Sun
sun
/sʌn/
Moon
moon
/muːn/
Mother
mother
/mʌðəɹ/
Father
father
/fɑːðəɹ/
Eat
eat
/iːt/
Drink
drink
/dɹɪŋk/
Love
love
/lʌv/
Heart
heart
/hɑɹt/
Tree
tree
/tɹiː/
House
house
/hʌus/
Dog
dog
/dɔɡ/
Cat
cat
/kat/
Hand
hand
/hand/
Eye
eye
/aɪ/
Hello
hello
/hɛlo/
Thank you
thanks
/θaŋks/
One
one
/wʌn/
Good
good
/ɡʊd/
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| Meaning | English (Scottish) | English (Irish) | English | English (Yorkshire) | English (Appalachian) | English (Southern US) | Hawaiian Creole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | water /wɔːtəɹ/ | water /wɑːtəɹ/ | water /ˈwɔːtə/ | water /wɔːtə/ | water /wɔːɾɚ/ | water /wɔːɾɚ/ | wata /wɑtə/ |
| Fire | fire /faɪɹ/ | fire /fɑɪəɹ/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /faɪə/ | fire /faːɚ/ | fire /faːɹ/ | faia /fɑɪə/ |
| Sun | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʊn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʊn/ | sun /sʌn/ | sun /sʌn/ | san /sɑn/ |
| Moon | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | moon /muːn/ | mun /muːn/ |
| Mother | mother /mʌðəɹ/ | mother /mʊðəɹ/ | mother /ˈmʌðə/ | mother /mʊðə/ | mother /mʌðɚ/ | mother /mʌðɚ/ | madda /mɑdə/ |
| Father | father /fɑːðəɹ/ | father /fɑːðəɹ/ | father /ˈfɑːðə/ | father /fɑːðə/ | father /fɑːðɚ/ | father /fɑːðɚ/ | fadda /fɑdə/ |
| Eat | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| Love | love /lʌv/ | love /lʊv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʊv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ | love /lʌv/ |
| Heart | heart /hɑɹt/ | heart /hɑːɹt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑːt/ | heart /hɑːɹt/ | heart /hɑːɹt/ | haht /hɑːt/ |
| Tree | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| House | house /hʌus/ | house /haʊs/ | house /haʊs/ | house /aʊs/ | house /haːʊs/ | house /haːʊs/ | house /haʊs/ |
| Dog | dog /dɔɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɒɡ/ | dog /dɑːɡ/ | dog /dɑːɡ/ | dawg /dɔːɡ/ |
| Cat | cat /kat/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kæt/ | cat /kæːt/ | cat /kæt/ |
| Hand | hand /hand/ | hand /hand/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /and/ | hand /hænd/ | hand /hæːənd/ | hand /hænd/ |
| Eye | eye /aɪ/ | eye /ɑɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aɪ/ | eye /aː/ | eye /aː/ | eye /aɪ/ |
| Hello | hello /hɛlo/ | hello /hɛloː/ | hello /həˈləʊ/ | ey up /eɪ ʊp/ | howdy /haːdi/ | howdy /haʊdi/ | howzit /haʊzɪt/ |
| Thank you | thanks /θaŋks/ | thanks /taŋks/ | thank you /θæŋk juː/ | ta /tɑː/ | thanks /θæŋks/ | thanks /θæːŋks/ | tanks /tæŋks/ |
| One | one /wʌn/ | one /wʊn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wɒn/ | one /wʌn/ | one /wʌn/ | wan /wɑn/ |
| Good | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
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Compare with major world languages
English (Scottish)
I
want tae
try on
a suit
I
saw
in
a shop
across frae
the hotel
أنا
أريد
أن أجرب
بدلة
رأيتها
في
محل
مقابل
الفندق
我
想
试穿
酒店
对面的
商店
里
看到的
那套西装
I
want to
try on
a suit
I
saw
in
a shop
across from
the hotel
Ich
möchte
einen Anzug
anprobieren
den
ich
in einem
Geschäft
gegenüber vom
Hotel
gesehen habe
मैं
होटल
के सामने
एक दुकान
में
देखा
सूट को
पहनकर देखना
चाहता हूँ
私は
ホテルの
向かいの
お店
で
見た
スーツを
試着
したいです
Я
хочу
примерить
костюм
который
я увидел
в
магазине
напротив
отеля
English (Scottish)
My
name
is
Tanaka
اسمي
هو
تاناكا
我的
名字
是
田中
My
name
is
Tanaka
Mein
Name
ist
Tanaka
मेरा
नाम
तनाका
है
私の
名前は
田中
です
Моё
имя
—
Танака
English (Scottish)
I
eat
breakfast
every morning
at 7 o'clock
أتناول
أنا
الإفطار
كل صباح
الساعة السابعة
我
每天早上
七点
吃
早饭
I
eat
breakfast
every morning
at 7 o'clock
Ich
frühstücke
jeden Morgen
um 7 Uhr
मैं
हर सुबह
7 बजे
नाश्ता
करता हूँ
毎朝
7時に
朝ごはんを
食べます
Я
завтракаю
каждое утро
в 7 часов
English (Scottish)
Whaur
is
the nearest
station
أين
تقع
أقرب
محطة
最近的
车站
在
哪里
Where
is
the nearest
station
Wo
ist
der nächste
Bahnhof
सबसे नज़दीकी
स्टेशन
कहाँ
है
一番近い
駅は
どこ
です
か
Где
находится
ближайшая
станция
English (Scottish)
This
coffee
is
awfy
braw
هذه
القهوة
لذيذة
جداً
这
咖啡
很
好喝
This
coffee
is
very
delicious
Dieser
Kaffee
ist
sehr
lecker
यह
कॉफ़ी
बहुत
स्वादिष्ट है
この
コーヒーは
とても
おいしいです
Этот
кофе
очень
вкусный
English (Scottish)
I
study
Japanese
at the university
أنا
أدرس
اللغة اليابانية
في الجامعة
我
在大学
学
日语
I
study
Japanese
at university
Ich
studiere
Japanisch
an der Universität
मैं
विश्वविद्यालय में
जापानी
पढ़ता हूँ
私は
大学で
日本語を
勉強しています
Я
изучаю
японский язык
в университете
English (Scottish)
The morn's
weather
will be
sunny
سيكون
الطقس
غداً
مشمساً
明天
天气
会
晴天
Tomorrow's
weather
will be
sunny
Morgen
wird
das Wetter
sonnig
sein
कल
मौसम
धूप वाला
होगा
明日の
天気は
晴れ
でしょう
Завтра
погода
будет
солнечной
English (Scottish)
My mither
cooks
dinner
every day
تطبخ
أمي
العشاء
كل يوم
我妈妈
每天
做
晚饭
My mother
cooks
dinner
every day
Meine Mutter
kocht
jeden Tag
Abendessen
मेरी माँ
हर रोज़
रात का खाना
बनाती है
お母さんは
毎日
夕食を
作ります
Моя мама
готовит
ужин
каждый день
English (Scottish)
I
want tae
go
tae
Japan
next
year
أنا
أريد
أن أذهب
إلى
اليابان
العام
القادم
我
明
年
想
去
日本
I
want to
go
to
Japan
next
year
Ich
möchte
nächstes
Jahr
nach
Japan
fahren
मैं
अगले
साल
जापान
जाना
चाहता हूँ
私は
来
年
日本
に
行き
たいです
Я
хочу
поехать
в
Японию
в следующем
году
English (Scottish)
Can
ye
speak
English
هل
تستطيع
التحدث
باللغة الإنجليزية
你
会
说
英语
吗
Can
you
speak
English
Können
Sie
Englisch
sprechen
आप
अंग्रेज़ी
बोल
सकते हैं
あなたは
英語が
話せ
ます
か
Вы
умеете
говорить
по-английски
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I
want to
try on
a suit
I
saw
in
a shop
across from
the hotel
English (Scottish)
I
want tae
try on
a suit
I
saw
in
a shop
across frae
the hotel
I
möcht
an Anzug
anprobieren
den
i
in am
Gschäft
gegenüber vom
Hotel
gsehn hob
I
wolde
assayen
a cote
that
I
saugh
in
a shoppe
over agaynst
the hostelrie
Unë
dua
ta provoj
një kostum
që
pashë
në
një dyqan
përballë
hotelit
My
name
is
Tanaka
English (Scottish)
My
name
is
Tanaka
Mei
Nama
is
Tanaka
My
name
is
Tanaka
Emri
im
është
Tanaka
I
do be eating
breakfast
every morning
at 7 o'clock
English (Scottish)
I
eat
breakfast
every morning
at 7 o'clock
I
frühstück
jeden Morgen
um 7 Uhr
I
ete
brekefast
every morwe
at seven of the clokke
Unë
ha
mëngjes
çdo mëngjes
në orën 7
Where
is
the nearest
station
English (Scottish)
Whaur
is
the nearest
station
Wo
is
die nächste
Station
Wher
is
the nexte
stacioun
Ku
është
stacioni më i afërt
This
coffee
is
grand and
delicious
English (Scottish)
This
coffee
is
awfy
braw
Der
Kaffee
is
sehr
guat
This
coffe
is
ful
delicious
Ky
kafe
është
shumë
i shijshëm
I
study
Japanese
at university
English (Scottish)
I
study
Japanese
at the university
I
studier
Japanisch
an der Uni
I
studie
Iaponese
at the universitee
Unë
studioj
japonisht
në universitet
Tomorrow's
weather
will be
sunny
English (Scottish)
The morn's
weather
will be
sunny
Morgen
wird
des Wetter
sonnig
sein
To-morwes
weder
shal be
sonny
Moti i
nesërm
do të jetë
me diell
My mother
cooks
dinner
every day
English (Scottish)
My mither
cooks
dinner
every day
Mei Mutti
kocht
jeden Tag
des Abendessen
My moder
maketh
soper
every day
Nëna ime
gatuan
darkën
çdo ditë
I
want to
go
to
Japan
next
year
English (Scottish)
I
want tae
go
tae
Japan
next
year
I
möcht
nächstes
Jahr
noch
Japan
foan
I
wolde
gon
to
Iapon
next
yeer
Unë
dua
të shkoj
në
Japoni
vitin
e ardhshëm
Can
you
speak
English
English (Scottish)
Can
ye
speak
English
Können
Sie
Englisch
reden
Canst
thou
speken
Englisshe
A
flisni
anglisht
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