Ah
1. the first person, singular, (I)
2. the eye (eye)
"Ah thank Ah got sumpin in my ah."
aig
Chicken fruit (egg)
"Ah lahk tuh have ham and grits with my aigs."
air
60 minutes  (hour)
"Ahm only drivin 50 mahls pur air."
all
1. fossil fuel (oil)
2. complete or whole (all)
"Hid take all thuh all in Teksus tu keep them Yankees warm thus winner."
Amerkin
Citizen of the United States of America.  (American)
"Even Teksuns is Amerkin."
arncha
inquiring the addressee's plans. (aren't you)
"Arncha gonna go over tuh thuh pitcher sho tunite?"
awf
1. a reduction or separation.
2. away from, at a distance. (off)
"Thet quarter awf sayul is only 2 days awf."
bahyuth
getting in a tub of water with soap.(bath)
"Ah need to take me a bahyuth."

bawl
any toy that rolls and bounces.  (ball)
"Thuh greateset game evur davised bah man is futbawl."

bleeve
to feel strongly about or to have faith in. (believe)
"Ah bleeve Earl Campbell iz thuh greatest futbawl player ever bornd."

brayke
1. to separate into pieces by force. (break)
2. a device to stop motion. (brake)
"Few don't stop that Ah mona brayke yarm!"

breck
a masonry building material.  (brick)
"Sum toms hay makes may so mad Ah could throw uh breck attum."

captul
the seat of government. (capitol or capital)
"Thuh captul of Teksus is thuh biggest in thuh whole dang country."

cawdja
past tense of 'cawya'.  (called you)
"Heard Joe cawdja last night. Whuddle say?"

cawer
a 4-wheel vehicle normally used to transport people. (car)
"Ah mona git may may uh new diesel cawer."

chair
to yell or holler with great gusto.  (cheer)
"Her greatest desire it tuh bay uh chairleader."

chard
area, sometimes green, around the house. (yard)
"Ah gotta go mow mah frunt chard somtom."

chayer
an article of furniture upon which to sit. (chair)
"Pull up thut ode chayer and set uhwahl."

chirren
small people (children)
"Yew chirren get in line for the liberry, heah?"

chur
second person, possessive (your)
"Wuzzat chur ode dawg tahd up ovare?"

churt
article of clothing for the upper torso. (shirt)
"Whardja git that funny lookin churt?"

code
opposite of hot. (cold)
"Ah gotta code in mah nose."

cuz
normally comes before the reason. (because)
"Ah didunt go ovur tuh town cuz Ah haburnt got no money."

dawg
a canine animal (dog)
"Thet dawg don't hunt."

defnutly
 to be sure, without question.  (definitely)
"Thets defnutly thuh smartest dawg in town."

diduhnit
a negitive inquiry (didn't it?)
"Diduhnit rain last night?"

difahkult
hard to do. (difficult)
"Hit's difahkult tuh walk and chew gum."

difernt
 to distinguish between. (different)
"Thet red bawl slot difernt that thet blue bawl."

dja
an afirmative inquiry. (did you)
"Dja see thet game yesterdy?" Note: some folks use "jew" or didja"

dower
an opening in the wall through which one may walk.  (door)
"Whut's behind the green dower?"

draimun
 the act of having visions in your sleep.  (dreaming)
"Ah must be draimun!"

drank
 to consume liquid (drink)
"Ah thank Ahl go down and have a liddel drank."

duduhnit
a positive inquiry.  (doesn't it?)
"Duduhnit feel good tuh win?"

dudunt
a contraction indicating the negative of the third person, singular verb form, do. (doesn't)
"Ode Joe dudunt know witchin's up."

eevnun
the latter part of the day.  (evening)
"The moon thuther eevnun wuz gist butiful."

entahr
complete or universal; all of it. (entire)
"Hay's thuh best goat roper hin the entahr warld!"

eventchly
before long or ultimately.  (eventually)
"Good will win out, eventchly."

evun
equal. (even)
"Them tew ode boys come out dead evun in thet race."

evurwonsinawhahl
periodically, but infrequently. (ever once in a while)
"Ah git tuh drahv mah Pappa's pickup truk evurwonsinawhahl."

fahwar
 the object or purpose of, or reason for action. (for)
"Wadja wanna go do that fahwar?"  Note:  also pronounced "fur" and "fuh" in some regions.

faller
opposite of lead.  (follow)
"Ahd faller her anywhare."

far
the ignition of fuel from which to derive heat. (fire)
"Thow sum lawgs on thet far."

few
a qualified conjunction of the second person, singular. (if you)
"Few kaynt spake thuh language, better not drank the warder."

fergit
to lose recall of something. (forget)
"Tuh err iz human; tuh fergit iz also human."

figger
1. the shape of the human form. (figure)
2. to calculate
"Thet Cindy Lou shore has got a fahn lookin figger."

fixin
preparing, getting ready.  (fixing to)
"Ode Joe's fixin tuh find hisself in uh heap uh trouble."

flare
a blossum of a plant. (flower)
"Thet yuller flare shore smayuls good."

frayed
an affirmative or negative response. (afraid)
"Ahm frayed so." or "Ahm frayed not."

fraze
to render a material solid from temperature reduction. (freeze)
"Fah don't git mah coat Ah mona fraze!"

frunt
opposite of back. (front)
"Thuh cawer's out frunt."

gittaholdayew
to "call you" or "contact you". (get a hold of you)
"Shay's sposed tuh gittaholdayew bout thet thus safternoon."

gist
a word used to modify and strengthen others; or to buy time in the middle 
of the sentence, to think of the right word. (just)
"Ah wuz gist so excited Ah could gist hardly stand it."

gitahwer
 a stringed musical instrument used for picking and grinnin.  (guitar)
"Thus hare's thus best gitahwer Ahv evur strummed."

guesss
visitors (guests)
"Ahl bet way hadda hunnert guesss at thuh wedden."

guf
 a large body of water for which a former large and independent
oil company was named.  (gulf)
"Thuh closest thang way got tuh un oshun iz thuh Guf of Messyco."

gunna or gonna
a modifier which comes bewtween the subject and verb used to add emphasis,
or to fill in and make the sentence sound right; used with the third person.  (going (to)
"Hay's gonna git wet fee don't git outta thet rain."

ha
1. upper elevation
2. a state of inebriation (high)
"Thuh Mahl-Ha Staydum iz in Denver."

haybumt
a contraction to indicate the condition of not having.  (haven't)
"Ah haybumt got uh dime tuh mah name."

hawh
signals message understood, but not worthy of additional comment;
normally used alone.  (huh! huh?)
"Hawh?"  "Hawh!"
Note:  if the syllable trails up it's a question.  If not, a comment.

hey
greeting similar to hello. (hi, hello)
"Say hey tuh yore momma fer me."

hidee
a unique form of greeting used almost exclusively by Texas Aggies;
normally used alone, but echoed by other Aggies within earshot. (how do you do)
"Hidee"  "Hidee"

hiduhnit
a negative inquiry. (isnt't it)
"Hiduhnit bout tom way headed home?"

Hinyun
 the original American.  (Indian; Note:  Never Injun!)
"Ah thank them cowboys sargunna git whipped by them Hinyuns thus tom."

hyeru
a greeting, normally used alone and frequently answered,
"Fahn, hyeru?" (how are you)

I-O-no
used as an answer to virtually any question of a sub-teenager. (I don't know)
"Whardja go tunight?" "I-O-no."  "Whudja do?" "I-O-no."

ignernt
 without knowledge. (ignorant)
"Ignerntz of thuh law is no excuse."

innersekshun
  the meeting of roads.  (intersection)
"Joe Bob's place iz zakly thray mahls past thet innerseksun rot thare."

instudda
  rather than. (instead of)
"Ahd ruther ha thet great big bowl oh chili instudda that liddel biddy un."

izit
the second part of many important questions. (is it)
"Whut izit?"  "Who izit?"

janes
 wearing apparel for the legs.  (jeans)
"Dja see them tot blue janes on thet whoamun?"

jayul
 a place of incarceration. (jail)
"Few keep runnin round with thet bunch yore gonna git thowed in jayul."

jeyut
a fast airplane. (jet)
"Ah mona ketch may uh jeyut plane tuh Caleyfornyuh."

joggerfee
 the study of the earth's surface.  (geography)
"Ah made uh Bay-plus in Joggerfee."

julry
  rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. (jewelry)
"Thet whoamun gist luvs julry."

Kang
the ruler or supreme authority.  (Elvis)
"Elvis iz still thuh Kang!"

kaynt
 a contraction of can not.  (can't)
"Ah gist kaynt wait til Christmas."

kayut
a feline animal. (cat)
"Yew let thuh kayut outta thuh bag."

kinduh or kinda
 an approximation, or nearly.  (kind of)
"Ah now kinduh understaynd whut chur tawkin bout."

klane
 not dirty or soiled  (clean)
"Yew better klane up yore act."

kliment
meteorological environment.  (climate)
"Few don't lahk thuh kliment, gist wait un minent."
kweyut
 stop (quit)
"Yew better kweyut thet or Ahl slap yup sodda thuh hayud."

lah
1. a fib or untruth.
2. to recline. (lie)
"Hit wuz gist uh liddel wot lah."

lahf
1. the name of a magazine.  (Life)
2. before death (life)
"Ahv lived in thuh South all uv mah lahf."

lahk
1. to enjoy.
2. to show affection. (like)
"Ah rilly do lahk yew, Betty Sue...Ah do, Ah do!"

liberry
 where books are housed.  (library)
"They got lotsa books down tuh thuh liberry."

lot
an instrument or element that emits brightness. (light)
"Ah'd lahk tuh hayuv wunna them 60-watt lot bubs playze."

mahsef
 one's own self. (myself)
"....and Ah sayud tuh mahsef, 'Sef, yew kaynt git by with thet.'"

mahtearyul
 what a thing is made of.  (material)
"Sumtoms Jay Leno dudunt have very good maytearyul, but hay still tawks funny."

 mawce
 a parasitic growth on trees.  (moss)
"Thet mawce on them trays shore makes hit scary."

mawl
 a center, normally covered, used for shopping. (mall)
"Keep them wimmen away from thuh mawl."

minent
 60 seconds.  (minute)
"Ahl bay thare in a New Yawk minent!" 

mona
 used with the first person, singular to state what one intends to do. (going to)
"Ah mona  git mahsef uh brand new fishin poe."

n-sode
within a building or room, or other enclosure. (inside)
"Izzat ode Slim n-sode thet bildun?"

naw
 a negative response. (no)
"Dja git paid tuhday?"  "Naw"   "Tuhmorrow?"  "Naw"  Note: sometimes
pronounced "naugh."

nuthun
the opposite of something.
"Wheyun yew duhvide nuthun by sumpm yew git nuthun."

o-cheut
an exclamtory expletive, generally considered to be equal to 10 "ATTABOYS."
Normally used alone. (aw come on now, say it slowly)

ode
 ancient. (old) 
"Thuh ode gray mare shay ain't whut shay ustuh bay."

opsit
completely different.  (opposite)
"Thay say opsits attrack."

ovare
indicating a place or location. (over there)
"Put that liddel chayer rot ovare."

pahn
 an evergreen found throughout the South. (pine)
"Thuh Big Thicket's gist plumb full uh pahn trays."

paypul
Human beings.  (people)
"Southerners iz thuh greatest paypul in the whole warld."

pears
 a statement of apparent observation. (it) appears)
"Pears tuh may yore puttin on a liddel weight."

pickchur or pitchur
a reproduction of the original. (picture)
"Ah mona take a pitchur with mah Instuhmatik."

pillar
a soft object placed under one's head.  (pillow)
"Way ustuh have pillar fites wheyun way wuz liddel kids."

playze
a polite request.  (please)
"Brang may uh cup uh coffee, playze."

preshate
to express gratitude.  (appreciate)
"Ah shore preshate yawl brangin thuh beer."

probly or prolly
a modifier of limited certainty.  (probably)
"Hit's probly not gonna rain tuhday, either."

purdy or purty
1. a degree of beauty.
2. a degree of completeness.  (pretty)
"Shay shore iz purdy."  "Ah feel purdy good tuhday."

Q
 Note:  I have never ever heard a Southerner pronounce a word beginning with the letter 
"Q".  Lots of "KW's" but no "Q's".
For example a "kwane" is a female leader."

rang
1. the present tense sound made by a bell.
2. jewelry for the fingers.  (ring)
"Gist gimme uh rang when yore reddy tuh go."

reeyul
 an adjective expressing conviction or magnitude.  (real)
"Thet warder iz reeyul hard."

rilly
another form of "reeyul". (really)
"Thet chikun rilly duz smayul good."

rot
1. the opposite of left.  (right)
2. correct.
"Yew gist go down thet road till yew git tuh thuh fowerk, then take uh rot turn."

sahn
an indicator or director of information conveyor. (sign)
"Them ducks flyin north izza sahn of Sprang."

Santone
 a major city in south central Texas where the Alamo is located. (San Antonio)
"Shay's mah Santone rose."

Saowth
 that portion of the United States below the Mason-Dixon line,
south to Florida, west to Texas.  (South)
"Hain't nuthun wrong with anybody whut comes from the Saowth."

sayud
past tense of "say". (said)
"Yew hurd whut Ah sayud, yew ain't dayuf!"

sayul
1. normally referring to a drastic reduction in price. (sale)
2. that which captures the wind on a certain type of boat by the same name. (sail)
"Ah bought thet purdy red hat on sayul."

skoo
the place of learning. (school)
"Few don't hurry yore gonna bay late fahwer skoo."

skrane
 a cover for windows to let in the wind but keep out everything else. (screen)
"Dja see thet big skeeter crawl thoo thet hole in thuh skrane?"

smahl
a pleasant expression on one's face. (smile)
"Smahl and thuh warld smahls with yew."

smatter
 the object of inquiries about one's health or condition. (what is the matter)
"Whut smatter witchew, boy?"

smayul
an emission of fragrance.  (smell)
"Whutzat smayuls so bayud"? or "Skunks smayul tarbul!"

speshuly
particularly.  (especially)
"Git them pigs in thet pen, speshuly thet big un."

sprankul
a light rain.  (sprinkle)
"Looks lahk hit's gonna pucker up and sprankul in uh minet."

sumoze
to indicate which and how many.  (some of those)
"Ahl have sumoze jelly beans ovare, playze."

sumpn
an article or item or object.  (something)
"Thar's sumpn bout un Aqua Velva man."

tah
1. to intertwine rope or string in an orderly fashion. (tie)
2. a dead heat.
3. men's wearing apparel for the neck.
"Thonly thang worsun uh tah izza loss."

tarbul
 awful or dreadful.  (terrible)
"Hit's been uh tarbul code winner."

tawk
verbal communications.(talk)
"Sum paypul shore tawk funny."

tayul
1. a story not lacking embellisment. (tale)
2. nature's signal that a passing animal has passed. (tail)
"Teksuns iz node fur thur tahl tayuls."

tayvay
an electronic video receiving instrument.  (TV)
"Ah got uh short in mah tayvay."

thang
an object. (thing)
"Sum thangs are gist meant tuh bay".

thayure
a place or location.
"Put thet sack down rot thayure."
thuh
principle modifier of nouns, an article.  (the)
"Thuh rain in Teksus falls mainly on thuh coastal plain."

thur
third person, possessive.   (their)
"Thet's thur house ovare."

tode
past tense of tell.  (told)
"Hif Ah tode yew once, Ah tode yew uh hunnert toms."

tom
the hour of the day.  (time)
"Whut tom izit?"

tray
a large, growing plant.  (tree)
"Ah thank Ahl never say uh thang as purdy azza tray."

tuh
a direction or a place, or an adverb, but never a number or "also".  (to)
"Yew gonna drive all thuh way tuh Dallus in thet ode truk?"

u-betcha
an affirmative comment, normally used alone.
"Dja git paid tuhday?"  "U-betcha!" 

ustuh
expresses when in the past an act was or was not performed. (used to)
"Way shore ustuh hav us lottuh fun goin tuh thuh baych."

vahlayshun
an act against the law.  (violation)
"Parkin next tuh uh yeller curb izza vahlayshun."

viktray
a triumph.  (victory)
"Gimme viktray, or gimme dayuth."

vurchully
essentially, or almost all.   (virtually)
"Vurchully evur Teksun izza Dallus Cowboy fayun."

waf
a female spouse.  (wife)
"Thet's un ode waf's tayul."

war
1.  a strand of metallic fiber.  (wire)
2.  a colloquial term for a telegram.
"They's not uh cow been bornd whut can brayke thoo uh strang uh bob-war."

warder
H2O.  (water)
"How ha's thuh warder, Captun?"

wartch
to cleanse.  (wash)
"Ah mona wartch out mah coffee cup."

wayul
1.  the beginning of nearly every Southerner's sentence.  (well)
2.  a hole dug to recover a subsurface resource.
"Wayul, hifit don't rain thus week, that creek's gonna bay plumb dry."

Wayust
the opposite of East. (West)
"Fowert Wurth's whar thuh Wayust begins."

wender
the opening in a wall to let in breeze and light.  (window)
"Put uh candle in yore wender..."

wha
an inquirey as to the cause or reason.  (why)
"Now, wha dja go out and play in thet mud?"

whale
a round object which normally rolls and turns.  (wheel)
"Few been drankin, don't take thuh whale."

whayer
an adverb to describe an unknown place.  (where)
"Whayer dja git they funny lookin hat?"

whoamun
the female of the Human species.  (woman)
"Shay's uh hard hardud whoamun..."

whut
something which is normally not known. (what)
"Ah don't know whut yore tawkin bout."

wonna
a verb expressing one's desire.  (want to)
"Playze Mister Custer, Ah don't wonna go." Note: also wanna in some regions.

y-ahlbdayumd
an exclamatory comment normally used alone. (I'll be damned!)
not worthy of additionally elaboration.

y-oncha
a personal suggestion.  (why don't you)
"Y-oncha go ovur tuh thuh fillin stayshun tuh git sum gayus?"

y'all or yawl
the collective second person, singular, never "you-all".  (Southern for youse-guys)
"Y'all kumbak now, yuh hear?"

yayus or yayuh or yayup
an affirmative response, frequently used alone, sometimes prefaced with "Hayul". (yes)
"Yayus, I'm Southern by the Grace of God"

yew
second person, singular. (you)
"Yew ain't nuthun but uh houndawg...."

zekatuv
a corporate or business leader.  (executive)
"Ah got mahsef a zekatuv secretary."

zatrot
an inquiring comment indicating message understood, but not totally believed;
normally used alone and followed by an affirmative response like, "uh huh".  (is that right)
"Ah seen thuh Kang up tuh thuh 7-11."  "Zatrot?"  "Uh huh!"







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