Bristol Dialect.

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Bristol Dialect.

Nowadays the people of Bristol represent a diverse mix of race and cultures however the distinctive local dialect or "Brizzle" is still very much alive. You may hear for example the addition of the letter "l" to the end of words ending in a vowel - " a great idea" in Brizzle speak is "a great ideal" or, the use of "to" instead of "at" so "where is he?" is "where’s he to?"

Here are some examples of words or phrases in common use:

Common words or phrases
Gert or Gurt	Really big
Me lover	My friend
Hark at ee	Listen to yourself
Mint in it?	It’s good isn’t it?
Alright me Babber?	How are you?
Where bis to?	Where are you?
Where’s Attoo?	Where is that?
He do’s it	He does it
Lush	Nice/good
Mind	You know what I mean (used at the end of a sentence)
Areal	Area
Ideal	Idea