To test your understanding of the language spoken by some people in the
north of England.
TIME ALLOWED 20 MINUTES.
10 Correct answers – You are obviously an immigrant from the
south of England.
25 Correct answers – You are on your way to being a settler.
40 Correct answers – You have settled!
All correct – It’s time you brushed up on your Queen’s
English.
TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH (The ‘g’ is always as in ‘got’).
1. Intitot? 27. Asta seenim ont telly?
2. Giuzit 28. Corfus arpastate imornin
3. Summutsupoer 29. It dunt marrer
4. Gerritetten 30. Lerruz gurrat pichurz
5. Gerartnit! 31. Astagorratanner
6. Supwidee? 32. Oowurriwee – Wurree weeizson?
7. Smarrarweeim? 33. Eez gunna gerralotta lolly
ferrit
8. Putwudinthole
34. Eenoze nowt abartit
9. Azeegorriter?
35. Lerrer geronbuz
10. Geeit Mester
36. Eedurnt purriz ed undert watter
11. Eez Gooinoam
37. Eesezeantaddit
12. Astha gorrit reight?
38. Ateldim burrewunt lissen
13. Isthemum?
39. Lerrim purrizaton
14. Astha gorrit withy?
40. Astle clowt thee iftha duntgiore
15. Purremineer
41. Tintintin
16. Ayampt sared nowt
42. Gerary tergithi andweit
17. Thalafter gerra newun
43. Eez gorriz atoam
18. Eesezitintiz – Burraberritiz
44. Thawanstawesh thi errolz aht
19. Lerruzgerruz andzwesht
45. Middadz gorrajag
20. Summoneazgorrageroff
46. Thakken iftha wannts
21. Wiv gorra gerruz imbux
47. Eez nobutta babbi
22. Thamum gerrit lornt
48. Tantad nowt dunatit asanoze on
23. Shut thigob
49. Cantha kumterowerowse tuneat?
24. Owezeeno?
50. Werz gaffer?
25. Aberritintez
26. Wardendenn, watdardooin?
