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Examples of Geordie

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I went doon the toon and bought a shirt.

I went to the centre of town and bought a shirt.

//a went duːn ðə tuːn ənd bɔːt a ʃɔːt//

Notice the /u:/ pronunciation of down and town. Notice the striking pronunciation of shirt as short!

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Gey it some welly!

Put some effort into it.

//geɪ ɪt sʊm ˈweli//

Notice the pronunciation of give without a final /v/. This is similar to the Scottish pronunciation of the word.

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A ye gannen the match?

Are you going to the match?

/a jə ˈganən ðə matʃ//

Here is an example of the verb gan.

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A divven knaw.

I don’t know.

//ɑ ˈdɪvən naː//

Notice the unrounded pronunciation of know. This is also found in the words home and stone in broad Geordie.

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Wor lass is a bonny bairn.

Our daughter is a pretty child.

//wɔː las ɪz ə ˈbɒni bɜːn//

The words bairn and bonny are also found in Scottish.  Notice the pronunciation of  our.

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Gan canny or we'll dunsh summick.

Drive carefully or we’ll crash into something.

//gan ˈkani ɔː wiːl dʊnʃ ˈsʊmɪk//

Canny is characteristic of Tyneside English as is dunsh. Notice the striking pronunciation of something.

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Me da's in good fettle today, like.

My father’s in a good mood today.

//mi daːz in gʊd ˈfetəl təˈde: /laɪk//

The word fettle  is found in Tyneside and neighbouring Teesside.  The  /mi/  pronunciation of my is found in most non-standard pronunciations throughout Britain.

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I'm from Newcastle, I'm a Geordie

//am frəm ˈnjuːkasəl/am ə ˈdʒɔːdi//

The pronunciation of am as /am/ is common to most non-standard pronunciations of  British English.