What is merry Christmas in scottish?

Merry Christmas – Nollaig Chridheil – Noll-ack Chree-al. I would love for you to join me in learning more about Scottish Gaelic and hope that you will follow for future bitesize videos.

How to say Happy Christmas in Scots?

In modern Christmas cards produced in the Scots language it is usual to see the message ‘A Blithe Yule’ meaning ‘Happy Christmas’ or even ‘A Cantie Yule’ meaning ‘Cheerful or pleasant Christmas’.

What is Happy Christmas in ulster Scots?

Blythe Yuletide means Merry Christmas in Scots & Ulster-Scots.

What do scottish people call Christmas eve?

Known as Hogmanay, this is the country’s biggest party. Celebrated throughout Scotland with a bang – fireworks, bonfires and plenty of whisky – Hogmanay starts towards the end of December and lasts officially until 2 January, giving the Scots two full days to recover.

What are some common words in the Aberdonian dialect?

Aberdonians have a long association with agriculture and you will note many words such as backeyn, heow and hackstock have farming associations. Though these may be seldom used more modern ones such as atween, far hiv ye bin and teuchter are commonplace around the Grampian region. Follow our posts on Facebook and Twitter .

What do you say in Scotland for Christmas?

When in Scotland, you can wish people a Happy Christmas. Or a Blithe Yule if you want to use Scots, the national dialect, or Nollaig Chirdheil if you want to greet in Gaelic.

Are there any good jokes about Flag Day in Aberdeen?

Send me better Aberdeen jokes and I’ll print them here because it’s looking quieter than a flag day in Aberdeen! A bunch of Aberdonians and some American tourists are at Aberdeen harbour, peering over into the water to see the bottlenose dolphins play in the waters. It is a freezing spring day.

What are some Scottish sayings and slang words?

Yer aff yer heid – You’re off your head – a little bit daft. For sayings sent in by visitors see the Your Sayings page. Some Scottish words and slang…. Note: For pronunciation we tend to drop the G from words that end “ing” example… walkin, runnin, stayin, leavin, waitin, sayin, workin, singin, drinkin, stoppin, etc.