Lesson02

Lowland Scots Lesson Two: Numbers and Greetings

Number Basics
The number system in Northumbrian is very similar to English, which is obvious because Northumbrian is English's closest relative. The numbers are as follows;
 * yen1 one
 * twee two
 * three three
 * fower four
 * feev five
 * sax six
 * sivven seven
 * heet eight
 * neen nine
 * teen ten
 * ilivven eleven
 * twalf twelve
 * thorteen2 thirteen
 * fowerteen fourteen
 * feevteen fifteen
 * saxteen sixteen
 * sivventeen seventeen
 * hiteteen eighteen
 * neenteen nineteen
 * twinty twenty


 * 1: Also pronounced "yan" or "wan".
 * 2: Also "thritteen" or "de'l's dizzen".

Greetings
Some common phrases include as follows:
 * Northumbrian: welcum. hoo's hit gaanin?1 aa's deein fine.2,3 thenk ye. thenks. hoo much. fauerweel.
 * English: welcome. how are you? I am well. thank you. Thanks. how much? farewell.


 * 1: It literally says "how is it going?".
 * 2: It literally says "I'm doing fine".
 * 3: "Aa am" would coloquially be contracted into the word "Aa's".

Dialogue
Northumbrian:
 * Whaat cheor? 1
 * Aa's deein fine. An yersel? 2
 * Aa's deein fine an aal. Thenks for axin! Aa's awaa the noo. Gaan canny. 3
 * Gaan canny.

English:
 * How are you?
 * I'm well. You?
 * I'm well, too. Thanks for asking! I got to go now. Bye.
 * Bye.

Literal Translations: 1 "Whaat cheor?" - similar in meaning to: "How's things?" 2 "I'm doing fine. And yourself?" 3 "I'm doing fine and all. Thanks for asking. I'm away the now. Go canny"

End of lesson two
Now that lesson two is complete, you'd should also be able to have a simple conversation with anybody that speaks Northumbrian. You can even count up to "twinty"! In the next lesson, we will discuss more advanced number material.

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