{"id":4555,"date":"2017-01-05T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/?p=4555"},"modified":"2018-06-11T08:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T08:05:32","slug":"guide-to-dublin-accent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/guide-to-dublin-accent\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Dublin – Your Guide To What Dubliners Say And How They Say It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ah, Dublin! The home of Oscar Wilde, Guinness, U2, Europe\u2019s largest walled park and, of course, DIFC. Our wonderful city is a vibrant, beautiful place to study abroad and one of the friendliest cities in the world<\/a>. But, one thing that often catches out our new students is the Dublin accent!<\/p>\n

Arriving in Dublin to study abroad can be a daunting process – particularly when you hear the local Dublin accent which sounds nothing like the English you’ve learned in school.\u00a0You\u2019ve heard Irish accents in Hollywood movies \u2013 easy enough to understand, right?! Well, what you\u2019ll soon learn is that none of these accents come close to the true Dublin accent and the unique slang phrases used. Rest assured, Dubliners are speaking English \u2013 but it\u2019s their own signature brand of \u2018Dublinese\u2019 which can have you reaching for your dictionary.<\/p>\n

So, to help give you a head start, we\u2019ve put together our simple guide of the main sayings you\u2019ll come across in your travels around Dublin.<\/p>\n

Everyday Dublin Sayings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s the story? \/ Story? \/ What\u2019s the Craic?<\/td>\nHow are you?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cop on<\/td>\nHave some sense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craic (crack)<\/td>\nFun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand<\/td>\nOK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rapid<\/td>\nCool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The jax<\/td>\nThe toilet\/bathroom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I was scarlet<\/td>\nI was embarrassed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The craic was 90<\/td>\nIt was good fun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go ask me bollix<\/td>\nI am not answering that question<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C\u2019mere til I tell ya<\/td>\nLet me tell you a story<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It\u2019s banjaxed<\/td>\nIt is beyond repair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u2019m delira for you<\/td>\nI\u2019m very happy for you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Dubliners Describing Someone<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yer man<\/td>\nThat man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yer wan<\/td>\nThat woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
An aul wan<\/td>\nAn old woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
An aul fella<\/td>\nAn old man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eejit<\/td>\nIdiot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plonker<\/td>\nA foolish person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Culchie<\/td>\nA person from the country<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A bird<\/td>\nA girl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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And finally, you will probably here \u2018yoke\u2019 said\u2026a lot! This can quite possibly be referring to absolutely anything \u2013 it could be used as follows \u201cpass us that thing, you know, the yoke over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, if you remember these few phrases in your travels around Dublin, you\u2019ll find it a lot easier to understand what\u2019s happening around you. But, you must be warned, venture out of Dublin and there will be a whole different set of slang phrases used from county to county!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a short video to help explain the wonder of the Irish accent around the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n

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