The dialect
These are the common phrases you will hear Swadlincote residents say:
Swad saying | Proper English |
Sit yer sen dairn | Please take a seat |
Yo enna fegorrit, en ya | You have not forgotten it, have you |
Wey'z gooin fer uz dinners | We are all going to have lunch |
Am bostin furra fag | I really need a cigarette |
Ay owny ed aif a birrer | He only had a half pint of bitter |
Tinna izzn | It does not belong to him |
It wunna wok | It will not work |
En ya frit? | Are you frightened? |
It's jus Yo an mey | It is just you and me |
Ay canna com | He cannot come |
En yuh on yuh own | Are you on your own |
It's nowt te dow wi mey | It is not anything to do with me |
It's gerrin black ower Bill's motha's | It looks like heavy rain |
Am gooin wom | I am going home |
An gorra bad yed | I have a pain in my head |
Alom didna wok | The alarm did not work |
I enna got none | I have not got any |
Er wit yeller at on | The lady in the yellow hat |
Is it izen | Does it belong to him |
Wosup wi yo | What is the matter |
It enna rait | That is not right |
Gizz ayf on it | Could I have half of it |
A wik a Toosdee | A week on Tuesday |
It's tonnin tu reen | It is starting to rain |
It wonna may mister | It was not me sir |
I enna dun nowt | I have not done anything |
Ay nayled on a neel | He kneeled on a nail |
Owd yer osses | Stop what you are doing |
It inna woth nowt | It is not worth anything |
Int it ot | It is very warm today |
Put yer coot on | Put your coat on |
Trays and waiter | Trees and water |
Aup me duck | Hello there |