Scots translations please for an American author friend

[Toddy]

Totally off the wall this one

One of my friends is an author and she's writing a modern tale but with some Scottish characters.

Imagine LordX is the off world guest of a race who are the epitome of young fit and eager students come marines....she wants the dialogue that LordX would use when as a guest in their home estates
I've already pointed out the received pronunciation bit of the 'upper class' education, but she wants it, "Scottish'd".


1. I am really tired ( conduct a "tour" of the hunting grounds, leaving the man feeling every year)

2. Couldn't eat another thing.

3. Of course I can hit it from here (lifting weapon)

4. This spot is beautiful.

5. She is such a gorgeous woman (he is single, currently married to the job)

6. No, it wasn't a "lucky" shot

7. Okay, this IS the most beautiful location I have ever seen (pays bet to D F, youngish leader, ggdaughter of matriarch)

8. If butt needs to be kicked, I'm wearing the right boots



"Ah'm fu' ", somehow seems to lack something or other, iimmc I think it needs a bit of stiff upper lip in there somewhere.

cheers,
M

 

[Goatboy]

Maybe a bit too East coast Oor Willie you reckon?

Totally off the wall this one

One of my friends is an author and she's writing a modern tale but with some Scottish characters.

Imagine LordX is the off world guest of a race who are the epitome of young fit and eager students come marines....she wants the dialogue that LordX would use when as a guest in their home estates
I've already pointed out the received pronunciation bit of the 'upper class' education, but she wants it, "Scottish'd".


1. I am really tired ( conduct a "tour" of the hunting grounds, leaving the man feeling every year)
Ehm richt puggled

2. Couldn't eat another thing.
Ehhm stappit. / As fu as a spuggie efter an epple.

3. Of course I can hit it from here (lifting weapon)
Nae bother smackin' that fae here.

4. This spot is beautiful.
This is a braw spot.

5. She is such a gorgeous woman (he is single, currently married to the job)
Aye she's a richt bonnie quinine

6. No, it wasn't a "lucky" shot
Nah it wisnae a flukie shoat.

7. Okay, this IS the most beautiful location I have ever seen (pays bet to D F, youngish leader, ggdaughter of matriarch)
This is the bonniest place I've ever clapped eyes on.

8. If butt needs to be kicked, I'm wearing the right boots
If bahhokie needs skelpt, ave got the baits oan!



"Ah'm fu' ", somehow seems to lack something or other, iimmc I think it needs a bit of stiff upper lip in there somewhere.

cheers,
M

 

[Rod Paradise]

Difficult to "Scot" it (works for me better than Scottishise somehow) - and have it for a Lord anyone. Reckon you need someone to 'Highland' it as that's more of a Lord accent - certainly the Ayrshire miners/Glasgow tongue from my neck of the woods doesn't lend itself to the character AFAICS, and would almost have to include words not likely to be appreciated on the forum.... Had a go anyway - but like I say, not very Laird-like.

1. I am really tired ( conduct a "tour" of the hunting grounds, leaving the man feeling every year)
Ah'm ****in knackered. (Could use "I'm fair puggled" that's posher).

2. Couldn't eat another thing.
Ah'm fu tae the brim.

3. Of course I can hit it from here (lifting weapon)
Aye ah kin stoat it fae here.

4. This spot is beautiful.
This is smashin/stoattin/a wee brammer ae a bit.

5. She is such a gorgeous woman (he is single, currently married to the job)
She's a smasher/stoater/wee brammer/darlin.

6. No, it wasn't a "lucky" shot
Lucky ma airse. or Away you, nae luck in it!!

7. Okay, this IS the most beautiful location I have ever seen (pays bet to D F, youngish leader, ggdaughter of matriarch)
Awright, it's the brawest bit Ah've seen.

8. If butt needs to be kicked, I'm wearing the right boots
If it's airses needin kicked, ah've the richt bits oan.



"Ah'm fu' ", somehow seems to lack something or other, iimmc I think it needs a bit of stiff upper lip in there somewhere.

cheers,
M

 

[Rod Paradise]

And there's the similarities & differences between East & West illustrated for you, between Goatboy & I

 

[Toddy]

You've both summed up my problem with this
Vonnie seems to be under the impression that Scottish is one tongue and I can't get through to her that the Laird (much better word) wouldn't really use the same ones as the rest of us....well, not normally, iimmc.


Mary

 

[Goatboy]

Oh I dunno Toddy, the airs been pretty blue and colourful around a few Lairds in my time. I've even learnt new swearwords in their presence. But it'd be hard to do without becoming a cliché.

 

[Rod Paradise]

Aye, while they can turn the air blue, their accent's far more likely to be public school/Kelvinside/Morningside, or Tuecheter. A translation from someone from Perth/or Inverness might do a better job.

OR just use normal english with wee bits from Goatboy's & my translations to give a Scots flavour?

 

[Stringmaker]

This is a bit of fun:

http://www.scotranslate.com/

It offers this version of one of the statements:

"Ah kin skelp that fae 'ere"

or

"This plook is bonny"

Any good or internet rubbish?

 

[Toddy]

"This plook is bonnie", means that the supurating pimple is pretty

M

 

[Stringmaker]

"This plook is bonnie", means that the supurating pimple is pretty

M

There you go; sorted!

 

[santaman2000]

You've both summed up my problem with this
Vonnie seems to be under the impression that Scottish is one tongue and I can't get through to her that the Laird (much better word) wouldn't really use the same ones as the rest of us....well, not normally, iimmc.


Mary

It might help to know a bit more about her intended audience. If they don't know the different Scottish accents then it really doesn't matter. To be honest even if they do know there's a couple of ways to keep it plausible; 1) keep to a single accent (preferably from the area that her character is from) or 2) cast said character as having been reared in several areas (although I suppose as a Laird this option would be unlikely without skillful writing)

 

[Toddy]

I gather that the fellow is a secondary character in a long running tale. Basically she would like a more authentic tone to his language that makes it 'read' as Scottish, without me laughing myself silly at it.....like the bonnie plook !

M

 

[brambles]

Aye she's a richt bonnie quinine

I love a good anti-malarial medicine myself but I'd rather a bonnie quine to look after me

 

[Toddy]

I did wonder but thought that it might be a 'young' one, iimmc

Hear ? does thon quinine stuff still work ?

cheers,
M

 

[British Red]

Indeed - as does Jesuits bark!

 

[Goatboy]

I love a good anti-malarial medicine myself but I'd rather a bonnie quine to look after me

No no! I was referring to being looked after by an invitingly lovely G&T to stop the malodorous malaria. No sorry was having trouble with auto correct and didn't notice it had changed it - sorry folks.

 

[johnnytheboy]

1. I am really tired ( conduct a "tour" of the hunting grounds, leaving the man feeling every year)
Am ****ed

2. Couldn't eat another thing.
Am Stuffed

3. Of course I can hit it from here (lifting weapon)
Just call me John Wayne

4. This spot is beautiful
Braw

5. She is such a gorgeous woman (he is single, currently married to the job
She's gorgeous

6. No, it wasn't a "lucky" shot
****in Easy

7. Okay, this IS the most beautiful location I have ever seen (pays bet to D F, youngish leader, ggdaughter of matriarch)
Braw

8. If butt needs to be kicked, I'm wearing the right boots
Come here you wee ****