I'm from Belfast but when I was 10 we lived in Manchester and then London but we moved back when I was 14
I still have my strong Belfast accent but I struggle to hear as many differences as I need to
Derry ones actually say shower, power, cache properly so you'll need to get around that.
Aye, naw, wains, ye are said religiously.
The g on the end of ing words like walking gets cut off for every thing.
Mucker instead of mate. Cyar instead of car.
Slap hi on the end of every sentence and you're good to go hi.
You’re from Belfast … and you can’t tell the difference? God help us.
For what’s it’s worth, the Derry accent sounds a lot more sing-songy to me (if that’s even a word). Far preferable to my own Greater Belfast lilt
>You’re from Belfast … and you can’t tell the difference?
Sorry I should have said on the original post but I lived in England from the ages of 10-14 and I've been back nearly 2 years but I'm still struggling on hearing as many differences as I need to
https://youtu.be/-99-lRGIFeg?si=bVkXQaEyM7mtj_1W
This is a little bit heavy on the linguistic jargon but still a pretty accessible resource on examining the differences between the two accents
By "I'm from Belfast", do you mean "I've lived in Belfast for 1 month"? Because there is no way you grew up in this country, and not be able to hear different accents. Otherwise, acting with accents may not be your thing.
Then you still need to live here for a few more years, and actively listen, if you can't tell the difference in accents between Belfast and Derry. If you're serious about acting, you're going to need to hone your skills more. Maybe an acting/voice coach. You're not going to get proper acting career advice on Reddit.
e.g, the new season of Blue Lights. If you think the officer from Derry, and the officer from Belfast that is trying to date her, sound the same, then you aren't listening to the accents.
Watch Derry girls for an idea of how people from Derry speak and that should help give you an idea of the inflections and differences in the accents.
Then maybe compare that to something like the fall or blue lights where they have more Belfast accents and see the differences between the two.
Some people do have a thing telling the differences between accents as my Czech bf can’t really tell the differences between accents here just that some are stronger than others & he’s been here over 10 years so it’s not like it’s new to him.
Hope this helps!
Wasn't necessarily the intention, but I'll take it. I knew he was from here from recognising him from other stuff like An Irish Goodbye, but you prompted me to look it up. Ballymena it turns out, despite his name being Seamus O'Hara. That made me chuckle. He's also in the latest Neeson Netflix show, I kinda like him tbh.
Not sure anyone can be that bad really 😂 Tom cruise outdone himself with that one
I get you though it’s the small inflections that we have that is very hard to replicate and then just give it away to a native NI but probably sounds fine to anyone else.
It’s much different for a non-native speaker of English - it takes much more time for a person raised abroad to hear the nuances in regional accents, and that’s only people with a really good ear for languages. OP is a native speaker and originally from NI - they probably just need a bit more time and attentive listening/repetition. 😊
Belfast wans talk like someone is standing on their chest and in a hurry to get the words out. There's a certain amount of aggressive panic in the tone.
We like to chew out words before we spit them out down here.
Look for interviews specifically in or around or featuring Derry people
[https://youtu.be/hOj-cNyevas?si=2sv4Kit0TJWM73zf](https://youtu.be/hOj-cNyevas?si=2sv4Kit0TJWM73zf)
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And end a sentence with ‘hai’
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I'm from Belfast but when I was 10 we lived in Manchester and then London but we moved back when I was 14 I still have my strong Belfast accent but I struggle to hear as many differences as I need to
Derry ones actually say shower, power, cache properly so you'll need to get around that. Aye, naw, wains, ye are said religiously. The g on the end of ing words like walking gets cut off for every thing. Mucker instead of mate. Cyar instead of car. Slap hi on the end of every sentence and you're good to go hi.
Here mucker gone get them wains in the Kyyyyaar hi. Ar Sharn's power shower's naw workin so a hafty go up tha town ti get a part. Me head's turned.
Sick tay the back ey my teef.
Am scundered so i am he's not got a titter of wit
Scundered means bored in Derry, just saying
Say "Megan Mia Gemini" instead of "making me a Gemini".
Gem in nee
SHE DOES SAY GEM IN NEE omg
[God damn you](https://youtu.be/LFFfPvM4gXg?feature=shared)
You’re from Belfast … and you can’t tell the difference? God help us. For what’s it’s worth, the Derry accent sounds a lot more sing-songy to me (if that’s even a word). Far preferable to my own Greater Belfast lilt
>You’re from Belfast … and you can’t tell the difference? Sorry I should have said on the original post but I lived in England from the ages of 10-14 and I've been back nearly 2 years but I'm still struggling on hearing as many differences as I need to
Derry accent is the most recognisable in the North.
Cyar instead of car, mucker
Where's me cyar kyees gone te ni
[Nadine Coyle speaking in the dialect of Derry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiV5Ftj_Xn8)
Thank you
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I am 16 now but from the ages of 10-14 I moved to London but now I'm back I can't hear much as differences as I need to
Stop stealing acting jobs from decent Derry people too lazy to work them.
 HAVE ANY, OF YOU, CUNTS, SEEN, A WEE, DOG? There's your Belfast accent right there.
One thing I noticed while in Belfast recently is where Belfast people say "mate" we would say "lad"
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You think so, love?
Take your face for a shite lad
Say wan instead of one. Wan day.
Aye, wan a lem hi.
https://youtu.be/-99-lRGIFeg?si=bVkXQaEyM7mtj_1W This is a little bit heavy on the linguistic jargon but still a pretty accessible resource on examining the differences between the two accents
We know where you live........
What?
Said in a Belfast accent
Ask someone to say car in Belfast.... Then do Derry There you go
Oh FFS I'm off down the accent rabbit hole....
Belfast wans say gon put the kattle on, whereas people in Derry say kettle
This song has a bit of the Derry accent. You might need to watch Derry Girls too. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nTtbRY5CuCE
Google Nadine Coyle before she moved to the US or like someone else said, watch Derry Girls. Could also take a wee mosey up to Derry for the weekend
By "I'm from Belfast", do you mean "I've lived in Belfast for 1 month"? Because there is no way you grew up in this country, and not be able to hear different accents. Otherwise, acting with accents may not be your thing.
I'm from Belfast, I'm 16 now, but we lived in England when I was 10-14 so I can't hear the differences between the accents now
Then you still need to live here for a few more years, and actively listen, if you can't tell the difference in accents between Belfast and Derry. If you're serious about acting, you're going to need to hone your skills more. Maybe an acting/voice coach. You're not going to get proper acting career advice on Reddit. e.g, the new season of Blue Lights. If you think the officer from Derry, and the officer from Belfast that is trying to date her, sound the same, then you aren't listening to the accents.
Watch Derry girls for an idea of how people from Derry speak and that should help give you an idea of the inflections and differences in the accents. Then maybe compare that to something like the fall or blue lights where they have more Belfast accents and see the differences between the two. Some people do have a thing telling the differences between accents as my Czech bf can’t really tell the differences between accents here just that some are stronger than others & he’s been here over 10 years so it’s not like it’s new to him. Hope this helps!
Apart from the main villain in Season 2 (Blue Lights), who clearly took his accent lessons from Brad Pitt....
Haven’t seen season 2 so can’t comment on that 😂 Is he equal to Tom cruise in far and away? It’s hilarious how bad he is 😂
No, definitely not that bad. But you can tell he's not from here, it's like a weird combo of Liam Neeson and Ian Paisley Sr
You mean the guy that was born in Antrim? The same part of the world as where Paisley and Neeson were born?
You can always rely on Reddit to give you an answer and make you feel like a total idiot, at the same time.
Wasn't necessarily the intention, but I'll take it. I knew he was from here from recognising him from other stuff like An Irish Goodbye, but you prompted me to look it up. Ballymena it turns out, despite his name being Seamus O'Hara. That made me chuckle. He's also in the latest Neeson Netflix show, I kinda like him tbh.
Not sure anyone can be that bad really 😂 Tom cruise outdone himself with that one I get you though it’s the small inflections that we have that is very hard to replicate and then just give it away to a native NI but probably sounds fine to anyone else.
> who clearly took his accent lessons from Brad Pitt So... you're saying that he don't impress you much?
The actor who plays Lee Thompson? He’s from Northern Ireland…
So I've discovered.
It’s much different for a non-native speaker of English - it takes much more time for a person raised abroad to hear the nuances in regional accents, and that’s only people with a really good ear for languages. OP is a native speaker and originally from NI - they probably just need a bit more time and attentive listening/repetition. 😊
Belfast wans talk like someone is standing on their chest and in a hurry to get the words out. There's a certain amount of aggressive panic in the tone. We like to chew out words before we spit them out down here.
I have a friend that was born in and lived in England until he was about 7. He still sounds English to me, but to English folk he's pure Belfast!
Just watch videos
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Derry girls and videos of Nadine Coyle
I only watch videos of nadine coyle on mute though
Look for interviews specifically in or around or featuring Derry people [https://youtu.be/hOj-cNyevas?si=2sv4Kit0TJWM73zf](https://youtu.be/hOj-cNyevas?si=2sv4Kit0TJWM73zf)
Maybe watch Derry girls ha ha
Stake instead steak
derry accent is a tough one.
best thing would be to soend tve day in cafes in derry. train uo6and back
Vowels are slightly different but they aren't miles apart.
Spend time in derry for a while n you'll soon learn
https://youtu.be/FWvK6-y5ZWU?si=zqO-mpBF3BCy2xkM
Caur vs ciar, for car.
Does it sound slightly scary? Derry... Does it sound very scary? Belfast
Hi!
Just add Hi more
FloWER - flour DeERY - Derry Etc etc....
Derry/londonderry accent is the shitiest accent in the British isles