Scottish: Do you understand what I'm saying...?

We've noticed that there is a love for Scotland in the DACH region and Scotland is a popular travel destination for many people. For this reason, we thought it might be fun to highlight some common Scottish words used in everyday conversation and their German translations.

Greetings

Aye / Yes / Ja

See Ya / Goodbye / Bye

Common everyday words

Banter - Having a good chat generally involving a quick wit and wisecracks

Chat - A good conversation that generally includes a quick joke and quips

Blether - Chatting away - Chatting - Chatting away

Braw - All things nice, brilliant and fantastic - Great - All things nice, brilliant and fantastic

Dook - Dive - Diving

Gallas - Cheeky - Cheeky, Brash

Glaikit - Stupid - stupid

Greet - Cry - Cry

Hoachin' - Very busy - packed to bursting point

Mockit, Manky - Dirty - Dirty

Peelie Wally - White - Pale

Shoogle - Shake - Tremble

Sleekit - Sly - Cunning

Skelp - Slap - slap / punch

Food - Eating

Tatties - Potatoes - Potatoes

Haggis - Black pudding

Neeps - Turnip - Turnip

Piece - Sandwich

Slitter - Spill food - spilling

Phrases - Idioms

Ah dinnae ken - I don't know - I don't know.

Haud Yer Wheesht - Keep Quiet

Hell mend ye - It serves you right - Serves him right!

Mad wi' it - Drunk - Besoffen

Sataboot? - What's that about? - What's that about?

Yer Haverin - You are talking nonsense

Weather - Weather

Dreich - Damp, wet and Grey - It's cloudy outside today.

Drookit - Extremely wet - soaked

It's raining cats and dogs! - It's pouring rain!