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Examples of Yorkshire English

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Oh, that? Couldn’t do it. Don’t matter.

Oh that? I couldn’t do it? It doesn’t matter.

//oː ðaʔ/kuːʔn du: ɪʔ/dʊnt ˈmaʔə//

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I’m gonna go have a picnic on the grass. I’m gonna go for a dance.

//am ˈgʊnə goː av ə ˈpɪknɪk ɒn ðə gras//am ˈgʊnə goː fər ə dans//

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I ‘ate the rain.

I hate the rain.

//aɪ eɪt ðə reɪn//

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I can’t wait to go home for Easter.

//ɑ kaːnt weɪt tə goː ɔːm fər ˈiːstə//

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Tha’s being right mardy.

You are being very sulky.

//ðaːz ˈbiːɪŋ raɪt ˈmaːdi//

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Me mam and dad are coming out.

My mother and father are coming out.

//mi mam ən dad ə ˈkʊmɪŋ aʊʔ//

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Go and mek a sandwich.

Go and make a sandwich.

//goː ən mek ə ˈsanwɪtʃ//

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You’re gonna have to tek both.

You are going to have to take both.

//jə ˈgʊnə hav tə tek boːθ//

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Do you fancy going to pub? I’m going to pub with you.

Would you like to go to the pub?

//djə ˈfansi ˈgoːɪn təʔ pʊb/am ˈgoːɪn təʔ pʊb wɪ jə//

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When I were on the tube in London, I had a chip cob with butter on.

When I was on the underground in London, I had a chip sandwich with butter on.

//wen ɑ wə ɒn ðə tʃuːb ɪn ˈlʊndən /ɑɪ ɑd ə tʃɪp kɒb wɪ ˈbʊʔər ɒn//

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Tha’s got nowt on me.


You have got nothing on me/You have no evidence against me.

//ðaːz gɒʔ naʊt ɒn mi//