Yorkshire dialect

The Yorkshire dialect (also known as Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, Yorkie or Yorkshire English) is

an English dialect of Northern England spoken in the English country
of Yorkshire. The dialect has roots in Old English and is influenced by Old Norse. The
Yorkshire Dialect Society exists to promote use of the dialect in both humour and in serious
linguistics; there is also an East Riding Dialect Society.

The main rules of speaking with Yorkshire accent

1. Pronounce the vowel "a" as a short "a." When you say words with the letter
"a" in them, you should say the "a" like you would in the words "apple," "bat,"
and "gas." Don't use the long "a" sound, like in the words "ape" and "acorn."
 For example, if you wanted to say the word "apron," instead of saying it with
a long "a" (ay-pron), you would use a short "a" (a-pron.)

2. Shorten -ing endings to -in. People who speak with a Yorkshire accent don't
pronounce the "g" at the end of -ing words. Whenever you use a word ending
in -ing, drop the "g" and finish the word with "in."
 For example, instead of saying “I’m going running,” you would say “I’m
goin' runnin’.”
 If you were looking for your keys, you would say "I'm lookin' for my keys."

3. Drop the “h” at the beginning of words. Instead of making an "h" sound,

just start off the word with the letter that comes after "h."
 For example, instead of saying "I need help with my homework," you would
say "I need 'elp with my 'omework.
 "This hamburger is horrible" would be said "This 'amburger is 'orrible."

4. Drop the words “the” and “to” from your vocabulary. People in Yorkshire
County replace these two words with a simple "t" sound, like the sound at the
beginning of the words tiger and tomato. The "t" sound should be quick and
barely perceptible.
 For example, instead of saying “I love the mall,” you would say “I love’t
mall.” It should sound like "I love-tuh mall."
  If you were going fishing, you would say “I’m goin’ t’fish.” It would sound
like "I'm goin' tuh-fish."

More examples in the video:

Yorkshire accent British English Example

“Ey up” “Hello” Ey up! Ow’s tha doing?

“Tha” = “Thee” You Ow’s tha doing? - How are you

doing?

“Chuffed” Very pleased I’m proper chuffed about it! -

I’m very pleased about it!

“Our lass” Girlfriend or can also meanI am off to see our lass. - I am
“sister” or “a daughter” going out to see my girlfriend/
sister/ daughter.

“Reyt, oreyt” Right, alright Tha oreyt? - Are you

alright?

“Een by gum!” Means surprise “Oh my Een by gum!I am chuffed!-

God!” Oh my God! I am very pleased!

GLOSSARY:

Yorkshire term Definition

allus always

'appen maybe, possibly e.g. "I'll 'appen that's it" for

"that's possibly true"

aye yes

backend Autumn
bad 'un no good
badly not in a good state of health, i.e.'How's
Martha?', 'She's badly.'
baggin packed lunch
bagsey childhood term, i.e. 'bagsey my turn!'
bairn child
bait/ bait box snack/ packed lunch
bap bread bun
bazzerking relaxing/ telling off (?)
beck brook
beefin(g), blubberin(g) crying

be reight it'll be alright

berg mountain
best y' do see that you do
black bright, black as't face very dirty
o' spades
bog toilet
bonce head
bonny pretty
brant steep e.g. "'tis a brant hill"
bracken ferns
bray/braying beating e.g. "you'll get a good braying"
or "I'll bray you"
breadcake bread roll or bap
butty sandwich
cack-handed  left-handed, clumsy
carr marsh
chat fir cone
chelpin' talking
childer children
chippy, chip 'ole fish and chip shop
chuckin(g) your guts up being sick
chuddy chewing gum
chuffed pleased, excited
clarty dirty, muddy, sticky
clemmy stone (of a size you might throw)
clout cloth or slap
cludger toilet (in Knaresborough)
coal 'ole, coyle oyle
coal cellar Listen to our Yorkshire dialect
expert's poem 'Down in't coyle oyle'
coit/cooat coat
croggy riding on the cross-bar of a bicycle