Doric Books

Publisher specialising in Doric (North-East Scots) material. We also do storytelling events and workshops, see the website for details.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today is the day! 📚🎈🥳We launch Summer, e Magic Scurry at Tillydrone Library this afternoon (1pm-3pm). Please come by if you can we would love to see all the support from the community on such a wonderful collaboration with P5F Riverbank. 😀😀

[DORIC CHAS @cligeey]

@BooksDoric Och noo am gan ti hae ti licence I Davie Broon

[DORIC CHAS @cligeey]

A hae a hullick o jobs ti feenish at I mains afore a yoke sawin neeps

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

@cligeey Haud gaun min it’s intae June! 🤣

[Diane Anderson 🇺🇦 @d_anderson878]

A'm nae gaun ti feenish aat chocolate fudge cake. Ae bittie wis affa fine. The hale cake wid be ower muckle.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “feenish”.
“Feenish”: finish.
Example: “I’ve feenished iss beuk.”
(I’ve finished this book.)

[DORIC CHAS @cligeey]

Fit a hash at I mains inoo athings half deen n the neeps are nae in

[Barbara Nairn~💛💙☮🌱🐦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿���🇱🇵🇸 @BarbaraNairn]

@BooksDoric Ach dinna fash there's nae hash.

[Diane Anderson 🇺🇦 @d_anderson878]

A wis hashed aa wikk. It's affa fine ti hae a quaet wikkeyne.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “hash”.
“Hash”: hurry, rush.
Example: “Yer aawyes hashin aboot.”
(You’re always rushing about.)

[Diane Anderson 🇺🇦 @d_anderson878]

A'v nae patience ava wi thon computers faan they gang wrang.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

@cligeey Peer Muggie.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “ava”.
“Ava”: at all.
Example: “Nae bad ava!”
(Not bad at all!)

[Brad Hobson 🇺🇦 @alfordbrad]

@BooksDoric My gairden’s affa, jist foo o sharn e noo

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

@alfordbrad Bit michty fit growthe ye’ll get cum time!😂

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “gairden”.
“Gairden”: garden.
Example: “I sat oot in ma gairden e day.”
(I sat out in my garden today.)

[Diane Anderson 🇺🇦 @d_anderson878]

E gairden's leukin braw wi aa iss heat we'v hid. Waaterin aathin ilka nicht.

[Pleasant Lower Deeside Peasant @Kincorth_Street]

@BooksDoric Phrase used offen used by misel "A micht look feel, bit am nae a dafty"

[Steven Stratherrick @StevenW24515280]

@BooksDoric @cligeey Ken, nae muckle snaw in eez pairts, bit its aye dubby in Fife aifter a good soak.

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

Today’s #DoricWordoftheDay is “dafty”.
“Dafty”: daft or silly person.
Example: “Yer a dafty!”
(You’re so daft!)

[Doric Books @BooksDoric]

@cligeey Fit rare!