Glossary of Scottish Words & Phrases

ay - yes

aye - always

auld - old

bairn - child

bonnie, bonny - beautiful

brae - hill

close courtyard; - entry or alley

dinna - do not

faither - father

fash yersel - to worry yourself

gab - talk

lad, laddie - boy

lass, lassie - girl

mither - mother

nicht - night

och! - an all-purpose exclamation

sassenach - English person; foreigner

sporran - leather pouch

suin - soon

wee- little, small

weel - well

wi’- with

yersels - yourself

Tha gaol agam ort. - I love you.

Haud yer wheesht. - Shut your mouth.

Go here to see traditional Gaelic wedding vows and their English translation: http://www.tartans.com/traditions/wedding.html