How well do Americans understand Irish slang? (Ft. Thomas Frank)

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How well do Americans understand Irish slang? (Ft. Thomas Frank)

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Can you guess the meaning of these Irish slang terms? I put my American friend, Thomas Frank, to the test to see if he could!
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@darraghdonnellan6125 6 жыл бұрын

Woah. I never knew that most of these were specific to Ireland.

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

"Give out" is one that surprises Irish people a lot (it certainly did for me). The reason we say this is because of "tabhairt amach" from Irish, which is literally "to-give out", as the most common way to say [you know what - can't give it all away or people won't watch the video!]

@darraghdonnellan6125 6 жыл бұрын

True. There are so many other terms I can think of: "Your man"/ "Your wan" (That man, That woman) Putting "hye" (Cavan, Meath, Louth, Monaghan) or "boy" (Cork) at the end of nearly every sentence Starting a sentence with "Ah sure look" "Yawn boy" (That boy) "T'is some craic hye" (It's a lot of fun)

@giulz8 4 жыл бұрын

neither did I, I thought it was just my ignorance as I moved to ireland from Italy 2 years ago 🤣😅🤟thank you got these tips!!!

@Alex43740 3 жыл бұрын

Hey whats the craic is one you missed im irish i live in northern Ireland

@snooopcatt1285 3 жыл бұрын

all these are said day to day

@hannahreynolds6360 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Irish and it's so strange seeing someone not having a clue what our every day phrases mean 😂

@CBrid 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't realise these were Irish slang... I thought they were used everywhere, like since when is giving out weird

@finolagillespie55 5 жыл бұрын

Caitlin CN same

@linka9139 5 жыл бұрын

Omg i never even new that other people didn’t understand half of these 😶

@rezza2507 6 жыл бұрын

I am Indonesian, but I teach English. I fancy learning new languages. For sure, I'm chuffed to bits by your videos. These Irish slang words are so unique.

@TadeuszCantwell 6 жыл бұрын

In the UK, to give out can mean to kiss. So my sister while studying over there said her teacher gave out to her, meaning like in the video, which caused shocked reactions from her classmates.

@curiousgeorge4046 5 жыл бұрын

Tadeusz Cantwell as an Irish man I don’t care about British slang

@hahame2321 4 жыл бұрын

😂 That's brilliant. Would have loved to see their faces 😂

@hahame2321 4 жыл бұрын

@@curiousgeorge4046 you are literally called spudman, if you wanna be a better troll wise up 😂

@bigbird6039 3 жыл бұрын

@@curiousgeorge4046 No but you care enough to give out utter bollocks. You little turd.

@o.o4566 6 жыл бұрын

I’m from the Florida panhandle. When people there, especially older people, say “to give out” they mean done. Like “I’ve been in the field today and I’m gave out.” Or “that ketchup is about give out”. Or “my car is about to give out. I should take it in to get seen about.” Your car is about to be broken down so you need to have it serviced.

@esma4828 6 жыл бұрын

God some of your slang look like some slang of French-canadien like I'm after - j't'ai après-, it's deadly, c'tait mortelle, or dear for cher (expensive.) 😂 you have an influence on us 😂😂

@ameerayuki9108 4 жыл бұрын

It’s deadly to have your videos!

@user-lf6pz8le3t 5 жыл бұрын

That is deadly educational, and a little bit gas video!!! Thank you. FROM Russia with love!!!!

@marthasanchezdelavega7156 6 жыл бұрын

I live in Mexicfo City, I am Mexican I have already told you . I am watching the Irish Slango video and I like it. Other thing, you are alike to my son who lives in Atlanta, GA. USA he iis 35 and he speaks English very well he assists people all over the USA on line. I have never been to the States nor to England or any other English Speaking country but as I always liked the language I think I speak it correctly. Unfortunately I have not enough resources to travel and learn Irish, for example. I thought they would be some kind of Celtic Words but they are English words. There is an English programa entitled: Horrible Stories and there they give some words inherited from Vikings, Celts, French, etc. Have you seen it? My best wishes!

@tabbiemai5938 5 жыл бұрын

"To naughtily go where no man has gone before". . . Yeah, can we have an Irish parody, please? Wait, no. Nvm. That might be too. . . Bold

@MephistoRolling 6 жыл бұрын

A lot of those are the same here in Aus.

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Which ones, out of curiosity?

@JulieStudies 6 жыл бұрын

Benny Lewis dear=expensive Down Under

@TayWoode Жыл бұрын

My grandfathers Irish and he uses “after” as an emphasis or when something has gone beyond, like “your hair’s after getting very long”, “the car’s after getting dirty”

@Epiphany_Beats 6 жыл бұрын

haha I'm Irish this is very funny!

@EJofLA 3 жыл бұрын

Is Thomas Frank not incredibly gorgeous or what? And without any attitude. And a cute message on his shirt.

@irishandproud518 2 жыл бұрын

i was so confused when bold came up, I just presumed it was a rare slang i had never heard, because i thought being naughty(i hate using that word ew) was the dictionary definition and that being daring was international slang also giving out, WTF HOW IS THAT JUST US, I don't even know how to explain it in words because complaining is just not quite right

@j.danielmoore99 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Two of my favorite people, seemingly at random in the same video. This is awesome! Both of you inspire me :)

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas and I have been hanging and in the same circles for years! Glad you enjoy the stuff both of us put out there 😀

@Black.Rabbit_ 5 жыл бұрын

Wait "bold" means something different? My life is a lie

@nigelmurphy6761 4 жыл бұрын

yes it another word we irish use to say naughty or bad,

@ruralsquirrel5158 6 жыл бұрын

"Jumping jack flash, it's a gas"... that's what I thought of. 60s/70's US slang also had "what a gas".

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

There's no "a", just "gas" ;) But maybe there's a commonality!

@bassisbest3974 4 жыл бұрын

bold is spesific to Ireland?

@lickaun 5 жыл бұрын

haha i never really thought about how weird some of these sayings are . they are just everyday language here . i also never realised how many of these are unique to ireland

@dubmait Жыл бұрын

Didn't know these were specific to Ireland. I knew grand was but I'm surprised "I'm after" is one

@irishpolyglot Жыл бұрын

It's because it's a translation from the Irish, that even monolingual English speakers from Ireland aren't aware of "Tá mé tar eis..." - in other English dialects you would say "I've just" instead.

@dubmait Жыл бұрын

@@irishpolyglot ye makes sense but like theyre so common

@noelylino 6 жыл бұрын

Sei que vc fala português, por isso estou escrevendo em português, adorei esse vídeo, ajuda muito. Estou aprendendo Inglês e consigo entender a leitura, na escuta ainda não consigo compreender tudo, por isso assisto seu vídeos. E por que vou fazer intercâmbio na irlanda. Please faça mais vídeos como esse. Bjss obrigada 😘 You got it? I loved this video. Thanks.

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Entendi 😉. Vou fazer mais um video amanhã sobre como a gente fala! Obrigado Noely!🙏

@Ella-by9yk 4 жыл бұрын

I thought bold was everywhere! Wow only Ireland

@mags1985 5 жыл бұрын

I am Polish but I was in Ireland for few years.. 😂 😂 Its sooo popular what u where talking about in here...Understood Irish its very hard but just on a begining.. after u learn and yr talking exackly like them.. Without finishing words in sentences.. Or made shorter in once ...😂 Its hard for people from outside to Understand Irish English :) but I love that country them people and that language :) its easy for me now 😉

@sarahx9492 4 жыл бұрын

I’m irish! Ah sure look it (it doesn’t matter) Kiiid (bro) Go way outta that (stop lieing)

@aaliyahraks 5 жыл бұрын

i grew up in Liverpool UK (warmly regarded as the capital of Ireland) we have a lot of the same slang; that was interesting x I am in Australia now and we share some of the same slang here too.

@nancyflynn4755 5 жыл бұрын

AnnMarie Hammond are you stupid? how the hell would a place in England be the capital of Ireland?

@alextw1488 3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyflynn4755 im also from liverpool and I've had Irish people say things like 'ah, east Dublin!' which I take as an affectionate and jokey reference to the cultural/linguistic etc influence Ireland has had on the city which a lot of scousers are proud of. I can see why it's thoughtless/offensive to say it's regarded as the capital of Ireland though. Love and peace.

@_Kobold_ 3 жыл бұрын

I love the irish accent(s)! Greets from germany

@ibaldxo6185 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus I’m Irish and this are so normal I thought everyone said them (most of them at least)

@elitedonk 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from the North of Ireland and i'm as confused as the American about half of these slang terms.

@fandomkingdom3475 4 жыл бұрын

elitedonk not me lol, maybe its from certain areas

@justinheaney1096 4 жыл бұрын

What part of Ireland are you from

@irishpolyglot 2 жыл бұрын

Cavan

@u_w5822 6 жыл бұрын

I fucking like it!!!! Greets from Austria. :)

@geargail 4 жыл бұрын

*include this in Duolingo*

@RICKtoSICK10 6 жыл бұрын

Wow he has a pixel ! Haha awesome

@kamelbendimerad 6 жыл бұрын

Can we chat about languages ? Cltures and all the amazing stuff?!

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Come back here tomorrow, for a live video where I'll be talking about Irish language & culture ;)

@danielgunz2364 6 жыл бұрын

THOMAS THE TRAIN

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas the Frank engine

@danielgunz2364 6 жыл бұрын

Benny Lewis myth says his eyelashes are DEADLY , is that true benny boy?

@Potatobrrr 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, bold with us in Ireland would sound like “bowld”

@mcdonnellpadraic 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@jimhayes1432 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Irish I haven't lived there in years, and these words do not have the same meaning to me. For instance. My time in New York was deadly. I would take that to mean that My time in New York was difficult. My definition of Grand would mean Magnificent or Imposing. The other words gas, dear. I don't know them in this definition. The only one familiar to me was bold. Probably because its been used forever.

@noelylino 6 жыл бұрын

Já enviei seu vídeos para 5 grupos do whatsApp de brasileiros, que vão morar na irlanda. Bjs

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Valeu Noely!!

@tadhgmcintyre6361 4 жыл бұрын

As gaeilge leath do thoil

@NiamhCreates 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Thomas Frank. He did great. :-) You should have taught him some words IN Irish. :-P

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Sadly, we only had time to record the one video this time. He had to go hang out with Neil Degrasse Tyson, which is as good a reason as you can get 😄

@orangemancometh 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa. Well, at least Thomas Frank could likely defend himself if Neil deGrasse Tyson tried to rape him like Tyson did Tchiya Amet or Ashley Watson or Katelyn Allers, etc.

@seanoconnell753 4 жыл бұрын

What about what's the craic

@Alex43740 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly like whats the craic its like the most common greetjng like hey whats the craic (btw im irish i live in northern Ireland)

@johnogrady2418 Жыл бұрын

@@Alex43740 We (Mayo) pronounced it like the English word 'crack'.

@Alex43740 Жыл бұрын

@@johnogrady2418 lol so do we

@johnogrady2418 Жыл бұрын

@@Alex43740 Well, Gee-il-inn!

@DariaOrionova 5 жыл бұрын

Why is "dear" - expensive? Would be great to learn the reason behind the use of certain words.

@roisincowley7195 5 жыл бұрын

I'm irish and the irish work for expensive is daor so I'm pretty sure it comes from that

@MalfosRanger 5 жыл бұрын

Like it'll will cost you dearly. It makes sense but time and distance cause some meanings fall out of use even though we use the same words.

@itsoracle 4 жыл бұрын

@@roisincowley7195 I swear all Irish people on youtube have an Irish name and no profile pic so I can always tell, I'm Irish American lol

@walteroscarsalernorivera5648 5 жыл бұрын

Irish must be learnt in more countries and places!!!

@jamesjohnston8475 3 жыл бұрын

I'd go back to learn it. I'd like to learn Gaelic also.

@AnaAna-vg4ne 2 жыл бұрын

God I miss you people!🥰🤗💚 Don't ever change, shamrocks! 😘☘😘☘😘

@jenny4444js 6 жыл бұрын

Hello

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

is it me you're looking for?

@elanorsantiago8489 6 жыл бұрын

Hahahah le sapevo quasi tutte!

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

Brava!

@untwerf 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know if "dear" is Irish... I've always thought dear, as in expensive, is a British term..

@irishpolyglot 6 жыл бұрын

I hear it way less in the UK, which is why I included it here. But it's always hard to know for sure!

@untwerf 6 жыл бұрын

Benny Lewis that's true! 😊 by the way, do you think "well" would also fit into your category of Irish slang? As in "well, Sean, what's up?"... I feel like it may come from the Irish "bhuel" as in "Bhuel, Shean, conas a ta tu?" (Accents missing from the Irish sentence!)

@nancyflynn4755 5 жыл бұрын

untwerf dear is irish

@itsoracle 4 жыл бұрын

Nah its Irish and I've never heard a English person use it that way

@kelferg 3 жыл бұрын

I’m in the US and I knew it but it sounds to me as something old-fashioned or a bit posh. I feel like I’ve heard or sung it in a song. I know I’ve heard it, but definitely it isn’t commonly used here.

@marthasanchezdelavega7156 6 жыл бұрын

Ouch! Benny! I used to have two Irish friends (sisters) but I haven´t heard from them long ago, I am sorry! So, I am delighted with your approaching Irish Slang but I see they are common English words what changes is the idea, isn´t it? I am going to copy all these words. I live in Mexico