An American's A to Z guide on how to speak proper Derry
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jan 2019, 13:18 BST
Updated 16th Jan 2019, 19:33 BST
In a bid to help American fans of 'Derry Girls' understand what Erin and the gang are saying we have created our very own guide for Americans on how to speak proper Derry.
Thanks to Netflix, thousands of viewers from the U.S.A. have been lapping up the show's brilliance but some said they found the accents difficult to understand. Fear not American friends, The Derry Journal is here to help with our very own American A to Z guide on how to speak proper Derry.
Derry Girls series two is due on our screens in March 2019.
Aye: Definition: yes. E.g. A person from Derry who has visited the U.S.A. in the past is asked if he/she has been there before, they would answer 'aye, I visited Boston and New York years ago'.
Bars. Definition: latest gossip or news, e.g.: 'what's the latest bars with your son who is living in America?'
Cans (as in bag of). Definition: an alcoholic beverage, e.g. 'When I lived in America I really missed being able to take a bag of cans to the park when the weather was good'.
Derry. Definition: the second largest city in the North of Ireland and it's where 'Derry Girls' is set; 'Derry Girls' writer and creator Lisa McGee is from here.
Eat, as in eat your dinner or else. Usually used with a menacing tone to try and cajole someone to finish their meal. E.g.: 'Eat your vegetables and then you can watch 'Derry Girls'.
Foundered. Definition: a word used to express the feeling of sub-zero temperatures on one's skin, e.g.: 'the winters in New York are much colder than they are in Derry - I was always foundered'.
Gack. Definition: a term of endearment used to describe a foolish person, e.g.: 'Americans watching Derry Girls must think we are all gacks'.
Hi. Definition: an informal way of adding exclamation to a sentence or phrase. E.g. 'did you see Derry Girls last night, hi?'
Indey. Definition: a localised pronunciation of the word into. E.g.: 'My sister is all indey TV programmes from America'.
Join. Definition: to scold or tell off. E.g.: 'My friend's mother said she would join him if he comes home late'.
Kilt. Definition: a localised way of pronouncing the word killed. E.g.: 'I will be kilt stone dead if I don't tape the next episode of Derry Girls for my wife'.
Lurred. Definition: a word used by Derry people to express happiness and delight. E.g.: 'I lurred when I heard there is to be a second series of Derry Girls'.
