“Ah’ve bocht him a chewy toy when ah wiz oot, ah’ve pit it oan the side table ben the hoose.”
Translate:
ben: in or towards the inner part of the house, the best room.
“I have bought him a chewy toy when I was out, I have put it on the side table in the inner part of the house.”
toy.
We have a new dog and this is not far from the truth.
Several parts Manchester Terrier to several other mystery parts. A rescue mongrel.
Gardening is likely to prove difficult from now on.
I only have to stick a trowel in the ground once for the dog to muscle in and dig furiously.
The Scottish Word: ben with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
Great facial expressions on everyone, including the dog. (What a great concept for a site, btw… my other half is Glaswegian.)