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A Scots word and example sentence to learn:
Stramash [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
Definition: An uproar, commotion, hubbub, disturbance, a broil, squabble, row.
- Example sentence: “Noo dinnae turn a wee stooshie intae a stramash...”
- English translation: “Now don’t turn a little squabble into an uproar...”
Activity 2
Click to hear the sentence above read by a Scots speaker.
You can then make your own recording and play it back to check your pronunciation.
Transcript
Listen
Noo dinnae turn a wee stooshie intae a stramash...
Model
Noo dinnae turn a wee stooshie intae a stramash...
Go to the Dictionary of the Scots Language for a full definition of the word
Related word:
- Muckle
- Definition: Of size or bulk: large, big, great.
- Example sentence: Ah cannae believe the size o the grate muckle men in thae cartoon.
- English translation: I can’t believe the size of the great big men in that cartoon.
Activity 3
Click to hear the sentence above read by a Scots speaker.
You can then make your own recording and play it back to check your pronunciation.
Transcript
Listen
Ah cannae believe the size o the grate muckle men in thae cartoon.
Model
Ah cannae believe the size o the grate muckle men in thae cartoon.
Go to the Dictionary of the Scots Language for a full definition of the word
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