Have yuh evur wunderd jus whut us durned Teksun folk ur a sayin? Whall, luk no
further, pardner! I'll try and splain it a little fer
ya . . .
Afixin:
Something that needs to be fixed. "Thet barn shore needs afixin."
Ah
(1):
I, singular "Ah dunt know whut ah was a thinkin."
Ah
(2):
Eye, not to be
confused with Ah(1) "Ah think Ah got sumpin in mah ah."
Ahl:
I'll, I Will "Ahl water the horses."
Ahm:
I'm; I am "Ahm hungry!"
Code:
Cold "it's code outside!"
Dubyuh:
The letter W. "Who is George Dubyuh Bush?"
Fer:
For "Whut is Billy Bob gettin thet fer?"
Fixin:
Getting ready to do something. "I'm fixin to go to the store".
Frayed:
Afraid "Ahm frayed of snakes!"
Izut:
Is it "Whut izut?"
Purtnear
Pretty Near; Real Close; Almost "Thet dawg purtnear drank all muh whisky!"
Rilly:
Really "Ahd rilly like some of them beans."
Skeeter:
Mosquito "Thet skeeter nearly drank all mah blood!
Splain:
Explain "Ahl splain it to ya one more tahm."
Tahm:
Time
Ah thank it's about tahm for supper".
Tawk:
Talk "Them Teksuns shore tawk funny".
Thang:
Thing "Billy Bob, you et tha whole thang!"
Thet:
That "Whut is thet?"
Waf:
Wife "This is muh waf, Daisy Mae."
War:
Wire "Yuh better fix that war fence."
Warsh:
Wash "Warsh them dishes ah said!"
Whut:
What "Whut ya doin thet fer?"
Wrat (1):
To write something. (pronounced rat) "Ahl wrat thet on this paper."
Wrat (2):
To be correct about something. Not to be confused with wrat(1). "Yur wrat bout that."
Wrat (3):
To do something at that moment. Not to be confused with wrat(1) or wrat(2). "Ahm goin' over to Billy Bob's wrat now."
Zatwrat:
Is that right. "No kiddin, zatwrat?"
Here are a couple of phrases you
will hear a Texan say:
"How Do?"
How do you do?; How are you?
"Ah hurd dat"
I heard that: I understand what you are saying.
"Whur yu at?"
Where are you?
Course too, there are the days of
the week . . .
Mundee
Monday
Toosdee
Tuesday
Windsdee
Wednesday
Thursdee
Thursday
Frydee
Friday
Saturdee
Saturday
Sundee
Sunday
and the months of the year . . .
Janyawaree
January
Febberwaree
February
Martch
March
Aprul
April
May
May
Joon
June
Juleye
July
Awgust
August
Ceptimbur
September
Oktobur
October
Novembur
November
Deecembur
December
and numbers . . .
Wun
One
Tew
Two
Thray
Three
Fower
Four
Fahv
Five
Sicks
Six
Sebn
Seven
Ayt
Eight
Nahn
Nine
Tin
Ten
Elebun
Eleven
Twayulve
Twelve
Thurtayn
Thirteen
Fowertayn
Fourteen
Fiftayn
Fifteen
Sickstayn
Sixteen
Sebntayn
Seventeen
Aytayn
Eighteen
Nahntayn
Nineteen
Twindee
Twenty
I do hope this will help you
somewhat during your next visit with the natives! The Texas language is of course
far more complex than what I have shown here.
In tha
meantime, ah hope ya'll enjoyed yur visit and will kum agin to see us reel soon!