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Parle Vous Texan??--Betcha Don't
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Published on 10/5/2006
 
A guide to understanding and speaking Texan 101.

Parle Vous Texan??--Betcha Don't

Y’all prob’ly can’t speak a great deal of Texan, so here’s a little hep cypherin’ Texas speak

Mone - Y’all come on in, or y’all follow me.

Yonder - In a particular direction. "That’s a pretty house over yonder.

Ahmoan - An expression of intent. "Ahmoan gonna go to the store."

Whalago - Contraction of while ago. "He was over there a whalago."

Aigs - A popular breakfast food. "How’d you like your aigs, fried or scrambled?"

Wahf - Female spouse. "Mah wahf’s been at the hospital so long I’m eatin’ on the backside of the plates."

Ain’noneed - Not necessary. "It looks fine to me, ain’noneed to fix it.

Aint - Your parents’ sister (or any female cousin old enough to be your parents’ sister). "Hey, Aint Judy, open the winder please."

Aintnun - There is not any more. "Momma, there aintnun in the cupboard."

Tukkerdowt - Very tired. "Pardner, I’m ‘bout tukkerdowt."

Bard - past tense of borrow. "My brother bard my pickup truck."

Bob Wahr - Fence used to keep cattle in the pasture. "Careful climbin’ that fence. That bob wahr will git you."

Chunk - To throw. "That boy can sure chunk a baseball."

Thode - Past tense of throw; threw. "I was done with it, so I thode it away."

Ranch - Not where you live or work, but a tool. "Would you git me a 9/16 inch ranch?"

Pertnear - Pretty near; almost. "Well friend, I fell the other day and pertnear broke my laig."

O’vair - In that direction. "The new Chevy House is right o’vair."

Ritcheer - Equivalent of right here. "I ain’t missin’, I’m ritcheer."

Mere - A piece of highly reflective glass. "Lemme look in the mere and see if my hair’s mussed up."

Plumb - Completely. "I’m plumb tukkerdowt from all that thinkin’."

Nekkid - Having no clothes on (often as nekkid as a jaybird). "Officer, he come a runnin’ across my yard plumb nekkid."