Basic Elizabethan Terms
"Hello" is an exclamation of surprise, not greeting. You might try "Good Morrow", "God ye good den.", "How now?",
"God save you", or "Good Day"
Instead of "Good Bye" try "Anon", "Fare thee well" or "God save thee!"
It's "Aye" or "Yay" not "Yes."
Try "Nay" or "Indeed Not" for "No".
"You" can be either "thee/thou" or even "you/ye"
"You would" or "You should" best heard as "Thou would'st" or "Thou should'st".
I would "beg your pardon" instead of excusing myself.
In order to get your attention I wouldn't cry: "Listen", but I would say "Hark!"
Say "prithee" or "if it please thee" instead of "please".
A wandering babe would be told to "come hither" not "here."
Some exclamations:
"Forsooth"
"Verily"
"Alack!", "Alackaday!", "Alas!", "Fie!", "Out upon it!", "Go to!"
"I'faith!", or "Now, by my faith!"
"Marry!", "'Zounds (God's wounds, pron: ZOONDS)", "Hey-ho!", "God's Death!", "God's Teeth!", or "What ho!"
Anon - Later
As you will - Okay, or whatever.
By your leave - Excuse me or please, when in the company of another.
Carouse- Party!
Chide - Scold or nag
Cutpurse- Thief
E'en - Evening or even
E'er - Ever or before
Fie - A curse.
Grammercy - Thank you
Maid or Maiden - A young woman of upstanding virtue
Marry! - An exclaimation of shock
Mayhap - Perhaps. Do not mistakenly say "Mayhaps" - there is no plural form
Morrow - Days or tomorrow.
N'er - Never.
Nonpariel - A beauty
Oft - Often
In Faith - In truth, sometimes just "faith". A mild exclaimation.
Perchance - Maybe or Possibly.
Poppet - A doll or a young child
Pray pardon me - Excuse me
Pray tell - Please tell me
Prithee - Please, literally "I pray thee"
Privy - Bathroom, or more literally, outhouse
Stay - Stop or wait.
S'wounds! - An exclaimation, like wow. A shortened from "gods wounds".
Tosspot- Drunkard
Verily - Very, Truly or Truthfully.
Wench - A young woman
Wherefore - Why
Yonder - Over there.
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"God save you", or "Good Day"
Instead of "Good Bye" try "Anon", "Fare thee well" or "God save thee!"
It's "Aye" or "Yay" not "Yes."
Try "Nay" or "Indeed Not" for "No".
"You" can be either "thee/thou" or even "you/ye"
"You would" or "You should" best heard as "Thou would'st" or "Thou should'st".
I would "beg your pardon" instead of excusing myself.
In order to get your attention I wouldn't cry: "Listen", but I would say "Hark!"
Say "prithee" or "if it please thee" instead of "please".
A wandering babe would be told to "come hither" not "here."
Some exclamations:
"Forsooth"
"Verily"
"Alack!", "Alackaday!", "Alas!", "Fie!", "Out upon it!", "Go to!"
"I'faith!", or "Now, by my faith!"
"Marry!", "'Zounds (God's wounds, pron: ZOONDS)", "Hey-ho!", "God's Death!", "God's Teeth!", or "What ho!"
Anon - Later
As you will - Okay, or whatever.
By your leave - Excuse me or please, when in the company of another.
Carouse- Party!
Chide - Scold or nag
Cutpurse- Thief
E'en - Evening or even
E'er - Ever or before
Fie - A curse.
Grammercy - Thank you
Maid or Maiden - A young woman of upstanding virtue
Marry! - An exclaimation of shock
Mayhap - Perhaps. Do not mistakenly say "Mayhaps" - there is no plural form
Morrow - Days or tomorrow.
N'er - Never.
Nonpariel - A beauty
Oft - Often
In Faith - In truth, sometimes just "faith". A mild exclaimation.
Perchance - Maybe or Possibly.
Poppet - A doll or a young child
Pray pardon me - Excuse me
Pray tell - Please tell me
Prithee - Please, literally "I pray thee"
Privy - Bathroom, or more literally, outhouse
Stay - Stop or wait.
S'wounds! - An exclaimation, like wow. A shortened from "gods wounds".
Tosspot- Drunkard
Verily - Very, Truly or Truthfully.
Wench - A young woman
Wherefore - Why
Yonder - Over there.
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