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Basic Travel Phrases
Uissfu expressions fer traivelers

English
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Scots

By Sandy Fleming, Somerset, England, July 2007

Hello! Hi!

Hullo! Ay!

Welcome!

Walcome!

Good morning!

Guid mornin!

Good day!

Guid day!

Good evening!

Guid e’en!

Good night!

Guid nicht!

Good bye!

Cheerio!

How are you?

How’s it gaun?

I’m well. And you?

I’m fine. How’s yersel?

See you later!

I’ll see ye later on!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thank you for everything!

Thanks for aathing!

You’re welcome. (Don’t mention it!)

Nae bather.

Excuse me ...

Excuse me ...

I beg your pardon. Sorry.

Sorry aboot that.

What’s your name?

What’s yer name?

My name is ...

I’m caad ...

Where are you from?

Whaur d’ye come fae?

I’m from ...

I belang ...

This is ...

This is ...

I have ...

I’ve ...

I am ...

I’m ...

He/ she is ...

He’s/she’s ...

We are ...

We’re ...

They are ...

They’re ...

Pleased to make your acquaintance!

Nice meetin ye!

I want to learn ...

I’m wantin tae lairn ...

I don’t understand.

I’m no liftin ye.

Not so fast!

No ower quick!

I don’t speak ...

I dinna spaek ...

Do you speak ...?

Div ye spaek ...?

Where can one hear people speak ... around here?

Whaur can a body hear fowk spaekin ... roond aboot here?

I’m lost. We’re lost.

I’m lost. We’re lost.

Can you help me/ us?

Can ye gie’s a haun?/ Can ye gie us a haun?

Where is ...?

Whaur’s ...?

There is no ... here.

There’s nae ... here.

I am looking for a room /hotel/ pension/ restaurant/ pub.

I’m efter a chaumer/otel/restaurang/pub.

Do you have a vacant room?

Are the a chaumer gaun?

How many?

Hou mony?

How much?

Hou muckle?

How much does it/ this/ that cost?

What dis it/this/that/thon cost?

Too much.

Ower muckle.

That’s too expensive.

That’s ower dear.

That’s enough.

That’ll dae fine.

More!

Mair!

I’ll take/ buy it.

I’ll hae’d/buy it.

What is this?

What is this?

What is this called?

What’s this caad?

This one.

This ane.

That one.

That ane.

These ones.

Thir.

Those ones.

Thon.

Do you take credit cards?

D’ye tak credit cairds?

Now.

Nou.

Later.

Efter.

Yes.

Ay.

No.

Na.

Yes, please.

Ay, gin it please ye.

No, thanks.

Na, but thanks.

OK. All right.

Och ay. Aa richt.

All (of it).

The hale o’t.

Nothing. None of it.

Nocht/Naething. Nane o’t.

I don’t want it.

I’m no wantin it.

Take a seat!

Si’doon. Wull ye no hae a sate?

I am hungry/ thirsty/ exhausted/ sick.

I’m hungert/drouthy/forfauchlt/no weel.

I like it.

I fair likes it.

I don’t like it.

I dinna like it.

It’s delicious.

It’s gey guid.

It’s beautiful.

It’s braw.

It’s terrible.

It’s awfu.

That’s (very) ...

That’s (gey) ...

Is there ...? Do you have any ...?

Is there ...? Hiv ye ony ...?

I don’t know.

I dinna ken.

One moment, please.

Hing on a meenit, if ye dinna mind.

I’m not interested.

I’m no wantin that.

This is mine/ ours.

This is mines/oors.

Watch out! Be careful!

Tak tent! Ca canny!

Leave me alone!

Lat me be!

Go away!

Awa ye go!

Stop that!

Stop thon!

Let (me) go!

Lat go (o me)!

Stop! Halt!

Stop!

Help!

Help!



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