righto, we'll tak a break frae the alphabet fer the noo, an git back tae basics!
right, we'll take a break from the alphabet for now, and get back to basics!
these are the hings that ONYBODY wantin to speak scots properly HAS to ken in order tae:
these are the things that ANYBODY wanting to speak scots properly HAS to know in order to:
A) impress the locals
A) impress the locals
B) no stick oot as a foreigner sae much, an
B) not stick out as a foreigner so much, and
C) ken whit the fuck onybody is gawn oan aboot!
C) know what on Earth anybody is talking about!
Baics 1. Greetings/Goodbyes
awright pal - alright, friend
how's it gawn? - how's it going?
>typical responses: aye ah'm no bad, yersel? - yeah, i'm not bad, yourself?
ah'v been better ken, but aye ah'm no bad. - i've been better, you know, but yeah i'm not bad.
aye ah'm alright eh. - yeah i'm good thanks 
***its important to remember in Scots that "no bad" (not bad) can mean anything ranging from "im struggling a wee bit" to "i'm fantastic"***
whit ye been up tae then? - what you been up to then?
>typical responses: aye no much, ken, jist keepin busy - yeah, not much, you know, just keeping busy.
***I cannae actually think ae ony mair the noo, how weird is that?! 
i think "no much" is generally used by everybody all the time ***
churro! - cheerio!
swatch ae ye later! - see you later!
see you the morn! - see you tomorrow!
catch ye! - catch you! (see you)
tata - what babies & toddlers are taught to say for "byebye"
