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The Yorkshire Accent

We’re guessing you may need a little help for your Leeds hen weekends; please feel free to practice before your visit.

Yorkshire is a huge county that used to be split into North, South and West Riding and each could have its own distinct strains of dialect. The Ridings were scrapped over 30 years ago and now Leeds falls firmly into W. Yorkshire, whose dialect tends to be the harshest.

anall = me too
baht = without (as in the famous song Ilkley Moor baht tat
blether = talk nonsense
cake’ole = mouth
callin = gossiping
chelp = talk loudly
coit = coat eyup = hello as in eyup get your coit, you’ve pulled
keks = trousers
lug’ole = ear
mash = brew
sen = self
summat = something

Yorkshire folk are famed for saying it as it is, so don’t be surprised to hear “s**t with sugar on” to describe over-elaborate, posh food.

If you hear “well I’ll go to’t foot of are ouse” its an expression of amazement, but is often used in sarcasm.

If you get asked “were you born in a barn?”, just go and shut the door.


Jenny says
The whole weekend went so smoothly. We were all so very impressed with the organisation. From the fact that all 5 rooms were in a row even though we arrived on three seperate nights . The Hotel was excellent and the bollywood experience was the icing on the cake.

It was for my 50th birthday celebration, and it couldn`t have been better.
Will highly recommend you

Regards
We enjoyed the following activities: Bollywood Experience, Party Night


Dawn says
Just wanted to say ‘Thank You’ for organizing our Hen weekend in Leeds. The Hotel and Night Out was excellent plus all the staff. We all had a brilliant time, Thanks again
We enjoyed the following activities: Party Night


Melanie says
The burlesque lesson was fantastic, we had such a great hen party. I will definitely recommend it to my friends.
We enjoyed the following activities: Burlesque Party



OK we’ve given you a few clues, now you have the mindset do you think you could have a go at translating these:

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OK we believe you probably didn’t know these facts about Leeds. Yes they may be bizarre, unusual, mundane and off-centre. No we can’t promise they will be useful, relevant or even interesting – but here goes:

Waddingtons – makers of the famous Monopoly game – was founded in Leeds

Leeds welcomes 11 million visitors every year.

There is approximately 4.3 million square feet of retail space in the city.

Millennium Square cost £23m to construct.

The “Rhubarb Triangle” is an area in W. Yorkshire bordered by Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford where rhubarb is grown.

Kirkgate Market in Leeds in where Michael Marks first opened his Penny Bazaar (1884), which eventually led on to the foundation of M & S in 1890.

Radio Leeds began broadcasting in 1968.

Yorkshire pudding originally used to be served as a first course filler for poor people who couldn’t afford meat, in Yorkshire it is still often served as a starter filled with onion gravy.

Music artists from Leeds include Kaiser Chiefs, The Sisters of Mercy, The Pigeon Detectives, Corine BaileyRae, Chumbawamba.








Answers: have you got a £10 and let him/them get on the bus



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