Can you please teach me some Northern Irish colloquialisms?
Sure. Here are some of my favs/ones I use myself:Ach: A regional word that's usually placed at the start of a sentence. “Ach go on.”, “Ach you know?” Aye: Yes. “Aye, I'll have a pint if you're buying.”Banjaxed: Broken. “Darling, the bog is banjaxed, call a plumber”Bake: Mouth/face. “Shut your bake”, “Look at the bake on her”Bout Ye!: Greeting, How are you? “Bout ye big lad, let's go for a swall.”Banter: Craic, fun chatter. “Let's go for a pint and some banter”Catch yourself on!: An expression, translated as “Get a hold of yourself!”, “Wise up!”Craic: Fun, to have a good time. “The craic is mighty lads, get the beers in”Dander: Walk. “Lets go for a dander”Dead-On: Good, decent, alright. “I like him, he's dead-on”Does my head in: Expression. Someone who really annoys you. “That dipso does my head in”Lifted: Arrested. “Wee Stevie got lifted by the peelers last night”Norn Iron: Slang/dialect. Northern Ireland. “I hope Norn Iron win the World Cup”Oul-Doll: Old Lady. “That oul-doll looks like your Ma”Oul-Lad: Old Man. “That oul-lad lives up our street”Peelers: Police. “The peelers do my head in” Yarn: Talk. “I had a good yarn with your Ma”Obviously there are loads more:http://www.inyourpocket.com/northern-ireland/belfast/How-till-spake-Norn-Iron-A-guide-to-local-phrases_70619f














