Learn about the SCOTTISH accent, dialect, and slang

Dae ye talk Scots? In Scotland, locals speak English, but they have their own dialect, which means a set of different words that aren’t used in England. At first, the accent might also be difficult to understand. There might be a lot of vocabulary that you have never heard before.

In this lesson, I’m going to teach you common Scottish vocabulary and fun phrases in my best Scottish accent! Depending on who you ask, “Scots” is either a dialect of English, or it’s vocabulary that is considered a local slang. However, if you are visiting Scotland, the difference in language is close enough that native English speakers can understand most of it easily. The Scots language spoken in Scotland varies depending on the region.

Therefore, in this lesson, I will include the most well known Scottish vocabulary as well as some examples of Doric phrases (North East Scots). Be sure to make fun of my attempts at the Scottish accent!