Ghetto Talk
 

Okay, well my friends and I are working on a little bit of a school project -if thats what you want to call it-, and I need a little help making our next work. Lol, so basically what I am asking is that if anyone could offer advice on how to speak like the ghetto crowd, it would be greatly appreciated. Its for a good cause- trust me. If it may be considered offensive DO NOT POST IT HERE. Instead, send me an email.

cassandra_y22@hotmail.com

if it is not offensive, post it here.


any help is greatly appreciated.

Where DA Funktion AT yo

Take notes..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3M86X73Hk...elated&search=

lol that's a classic. I like this one I saw the other day called white chicks and gang signs. What is up with all the white girls flashing gangs signs these days anyway?! heheh..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e28lxwlHVhw

***NWS***
take notes. lol
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VX8_M-KI7IQ

Lol
 

I live in the Memphis area, I think I got this pegged! read carefully



Yo main! check dis out. Me and my boy was ridin ahight. And he got dis BAS ASS Burick. I mean MAIN! DAT mug is bad! Ya gnaw what I meen. Ahight, so we just cruisin down da skreet and all...ya gnaw whahh I mean... and outta nowhere here come the dam Po Po's main! He wanna try in run from em an all...ya gnaw what I mean main. Dis Burick got a phoe onda flow so he droped it to tird and tried to leave em! I tell em! Main! we aint even dun nuttin! why you runnin? He said that he couldnt get caught up, when he drivin his baby moma car. Anyway MAIN! we got caught I had to spind da nite in the jernt all cuz he drivin his baby moma car!:topicclosed:

thats brackin

WTF is Brackin?

bracken could mean all of this
its whats up or whats going on or whats happening or that cool
i used it in the that cool form

lmao, she couldn't have come to a better place to find ppl speaking ghetto. and yeaaa i think 'o2silverbullet won dis one.

depends on what type ghetto you mean...if i go down south to visit some of my more scandelous family... noone can say they dont live in a ghetto...(trailer park)....and they dont talk anything like what i read so far...lotta rebel yells though...then my bro pierluca in bensonhurst calls where he lives a ghetto and hes still talkin about rollin with joey two times in a lincoln and clearin the block...chuckle...sorry...i just finished watchin gangs of new york...one of the greatest movies ever made...and they had so many ghettos in it

ah good point..so are we talkin' trailer ghetto? the projex ghetto? haha and i'll hafta chek dat flick out

Project Ghetto. LMAO and thanks for the help, made me laugh. I need something that could be turned lyrical though.

Oh and in a few weeks, when this is done, I'll be looking for trailer ghetto talk.

i found this for ya babs:

This is my attempt to give you a better understanding of Ebonics, the language spoken by most teenagers (and many "adults") these days. I mean, i's da nu millen'um, yo! (It's the new millennium.)

I will list as many of the words or phrases that I can think of (and understand) that are a part of this glorious (and creative) language. Then, below each definition, I'll put a "You try it" example, so you can try out your new vocabulary. Then, go show your friends, so that they know that you are "down wif dat" (meaning that you are cool with them).

I know I've done this page before, but I'm bringing it back because there are MANY out there who haven't seen it.

OK, here we go.

1. Yo: This is the most common word used. Mostly, it is used to address a fellow "homie" (we'll get to that later) or to end a sentence. It can also be used in the place of the word "your."

You try it! "Yo, I like this page!"
"I'll come over to yo house."
"I got a new car, yo!"

*Note: As I get into more words of the language, I will add them into the sentences. For now, I will just continue to use English for words that haven't been defined yet.

2. Dat: This is actually the word "that." I never realized how cool it was to say "dat" until I tried it around my friends. They loved it.

You try it! "Dat's a cool car, yo!"
"Yo, I have to pay for dat??"

3. Dis: Can be used a couple of ways. First, it replaces the english word "insult." Whenever you insult someone, you're "dissin'" them. Also, it's a replacement for the word "this."

You try it! "Dis is the way to the police station."
"Yo, is dat boy dissin' me?"

4. Da: Replacement for the word "the." It's easier than saying "the," because you don't have to stick your tongue between your teeth to make the "th" sound.

You try it! "Da money is hidden in da back of da car, yo."
"Da cops never caught me, yo."

5. Dese, dose, dares, dems: These, Those, Theirs, Thems. Even though "Thems" isn't a word in English, when you translate the Ebonics "dems" it comes out to "Thems."

You try it! "Dese cops are still on our tails, yo!"
"Dose people told da police dat we stole dare money!"
"Dems are da people dat turnd us in."

6. Are and Be: In Ebonics, the word "are" is seldom used. Mostly, it is replaced by the word "Be." Let's look at the third example from the You try it! in number 5.

"Dems are da people dat turned us in."
In this case, the word "are" in that sentence, would be changed to "be." Therefore you'd actually say this:

"Dems be da people dat turned us in."
Also, the word "am" is also rarely used. Just like "are," "am" is replaced by "be" too. Sometimes, the letter S is added to the end, as if the words be and is are combined to get bes. Here's another example.

"I am getting out of here."
The translation for this would be:

"I be (or bes) getting out of here."

You try it! "I bes getting ready to go out, yo."
"I be just as ugly as you bes, yo!"

7. Ain't: Also used in english sometimes, "ain't" is used full time in Ebonics. It's basically a combination of "am" and "not."

You try it! "Yo, I ain't got any money left."
"Ain't you going to help me here?"

9. Phat: I'm sure you've heard this one. It means cool. The ebonics wizards devised a way that "phat" wouldn't be confused with "fat" by changing the "f" in "fat" to "ph". Now it still makes the same sound, but you can't confuse it with the english "fat." Amazing.

You try it! "Yo, dis page is phat!"
"Dat's a phat" shirt, yo!"

10. Double negatives: Most of us know what a double negative is in the English language. It's a phrase such as "haven't never" or "can't nobody." Ebonics makes double negatives cool. Using the first example from the You try it! in number 8, we can see how using the double negatives change the sentence.

"Yo, I ain't got any money left."
Here, we will simply replace the word "any" with "no" to make it a double negative of "ain't got no." Let's see how the sentence looks now.

"Yo, I ain't got no money left."

There's a popular rap song out, I'm not sure of the "artist." But it uses an example of how cool double negatives sound in one of the lyrics.

"Can't nobody hold me down."
In this sentence, we see that "Can't nobody" is a double negative, and a perfect example of Ebonics in rap songs.

You try it! "Yo, I haven't never scored with a girl."
"Yo, my friend ain't got no job."

11. Homie: This is the term that replaces the english word "friend." If the show "Friends" was full of ebonic-fluent people, it would have been re-named "Homies." A group of your "homies" can also be reffered to as your "boys."

You try it! "Yo, me and my homie be going to da store."
"My boys be taking me to da bank!"

12. With: Can be changed to "wif" or "wit." It doesn't really matter which one you use when, because they both mean the same thing.
You try it! "I'm hanging out wif my homies."
"I won the game wit my team!"

13. Common changes to small words: There are several small words in the English language that have been altered and inducted into the Ebonics language. Here's a quick list of them.

my = mah
got = gaht
alright = aight
fool = foo
out = ou
to = tah
because = cuz
going = goin'
what's = Wus
was = wuz
You all = Ya'll
ask, asked = aks, aksed

Note that all of these words are still used the same way in sentences. They are just spelled and
pronounced differently.

You try it! "I'm goin' ou wit mah boys."
"Dis foo be dissin' mah mom!"

14. Speech Slurring: Many ebonics words are created by slurring your words. I know that sounds confusing, so let's go over an example.

The word "let's" would be turned into "le's" simply because it's easier to say. You don't have to move your tongue to make the T sound, so the word just rolls out of your mouth.

I'm going to re-write the above paragraph in ebonics so that you can see what I mean.

Da word "let's" would be turn tah "le's" cuz i's easy tah say. Ya don't gotta move yo tongue to make da T soun, so da word jus rolls out yo mouf.

Notice how the word "it's" was turned into "i's" and "just" into "jus." Because they are easier to say. In future examples, I'll use this technique, so you can get more of an idea of how it is used.

You try it! "I's jus a matta of time befo you get dis right, yo!"

15. F for TH: As I'm sure you noticed in my above example, the TH in the word "mouth" was changed to F. This is also another example of what's easier to say. "Mouf" is easier to say than "Mouth," therefore the TH is dropped and the F replaces it. This doesn't happen in all instances that TH is used, but it can be. Use your own judgement on when to use F and when to use TH. Personnally, I avoid using TH every time I can, because it's just SO HARD!

You try it! "Wus up wif dat, yo?"
"I speak ebonics wif mah mouf."

16. All English Rules are WRONG: In Ebonics, the rules of the english language are all thrown out the window. Anything possible, and anything happens, comparable to an exciting game of golf. Let's take the second You try it! example from number 15.

"I speak ebonics wif mah mouf."
In the english version of this sentence (I speak ebonics with my mouth) it would be improper to replace "speak" with the word "talk". However, in ebonics, you can do this. Also, if the word was past tense (spoke) then in ebonics, you can just add "ed" at the end of "talk." Confused? Here is the revised statement.

"I talked ebonics wif mah mouf."
That's now completely translated into ebonics.

You try it! "I go'd tah da stor, yo." ("Go'd" replaces "went")
"I taked the money from the bank."

17. Are you down?: If I were to ask you that question, you'd probably think I was asking you if you were depressed. But in ebonics, that's not the case. If you are "down", then that means that you are OK with something. For example: A homie says to you "Are you down wif dat?" He's asking if you are ok with the situation. If you understand something, or are ok with something, you'd tell your fellow homie that you are "down wif dat."

You try it! "Are you down wif dat?"
"I'm down wif dat, yo!"

18. Bootleg: This is bad. If you think something is poorly made, such as a cheap TV, or a bad song on the radio, then it's bootleg.

You try it! "Dat song is bootleg, yo!

19. Mad, not angry: "Mad" means "A lot." It doesn't mean angry, the way it does in english. Apparently when something is mad, it's in excess.

You try it! "I gat's mad skills, yo!"
You try it! "I'm mad tired, yo."

20. Stank: Bad, disgusting.

You try it! "Yo, dad girl is stank."
"Dis food is stank, yo!"

21. Played? Not a game: When someone insults you, you have been "played." If someone makes fun of you, he is "playing" you.

You try it! Homie #1: "Yo breaf is stank, yo!"
Homie #2: "He played you, yo!"

22. Chillin' when it's not cold, Illin' when you're not sick: The phrase "hanging out" has been replaced by "chillin' and illin'".

You try it! "I wuz illin' wit mah homies, yo."
"Me an' mah boys is gonna be chillin' at the mall, yo."

23. Da Bomb: This is another phrase that replaces the word "cool." I am so jealous that I didn't think this one up.

You try it! "Yo, dis party be da bomb!"
"Dat stereo system is da bomb!"

Well, that's about it. If I hear any more, or think of any more, I'll add them. But for now, this is pretty much all you need to know.

its all a friggin game ...i was watchin an awards show a few years back and this rapper does a jingle and then goes to give an interview....he starts to answer the question soundin like a rocket scientist and then stops..pauses...looks into the camera.....remembers who he is supposed to be...and then starts up with "ya know what i'm sayin" every other word...i feel bad for the poor lil kids that look up to these fake ******** tryin to sound like a idiot to make a buck

MY GOD! you really are the supreme nghtrnnr!
Thanks a billion and million TOMMY. *virtual hug*-booyah!

lmao ... no problem princess...have fun but remember what happened to don imus when HE tried to have a lil fun imitating the lingo :tongueout: say hi to al for us

lmao.. no no what happened to whoever?

would they even here about that down under?

true true...don imus is a radio guy who got fired for sayin somethin that almost every rapper alive today has said in their songs......truly unfair...he called a group of girls "nappy headed hos"....probably a mean thing to do but he apologized for it and it still became the biggest story in the usa for a few weeks...crazy cause none of the regular joes on the street cared about it...black or white...and yet the guy still was nailed to the cross cause the big wigs said it wasnt pc...

streetracer...you've got entirely too much time on yo' hands brah.

no kidding? actually i have no time on my hands...between work and racin and play...it doesnt take much time to log on laptop every so often...why? you think donny should have gotten fired?

Here is a definitive en-crack-opedia of ignorant ghetto slang.

take notes.
http://media.twango.com/m1/original/...b34c3433f6.wav

OHH i know who you're talking about now.. I can recall what had happened, but no names. Thanks

lmao i find this so funny cause at first im not gonna lie i was offended but then i thought to my self screw it lol we make fun of proper people too lol

well any ways im from new york city uptown washington heights and it cant get any ghetto then that i know most of u guys are or might be from the burbs but im from the hood so i can help u out big time on this

if u want ill give u my e-mail addy or i cant type here either way just let me know

a lil preview of my "ghetto talk"

lol get at me for more in depth hood talk

oh my gosh. I'm sorry. I didnt mean an offence by it. I haven't got time to chat right about now, got work in 5 minutes rofl. But for sure. I'll PM you for it when i get home.

Do you get online in the library or something? The ghettos I know of have no computers. hah.

washington heights? brooklyn here pal... i cruise through washington heights every once in awhile looking for j-lo type cuties...and i still race hunts point down by the sanitation area...hows it goin? and i'm glad youre honest to say its not really offensive cause dave chappell, eddie murphy, chris rock, dl hughley, and pretty much every popular black comic has been making fun of how white people talk on tv and in the movies for years ...am i lyin? lets not forget:
"white men cant dance"
"white men cant jump"
"white men cant screw"
everybody has to laugh at that but nobody can make fun of project ghetto talk? lets be honest now

oh no.. don't take offense. Take a gate instead (that's a pun for all you tards out there).

If you're offended by discussions that hit close to home then you probably have some self hatred issues that you need to work out. I suggest seeing a psychiatrist. Remember, having Geico doesn't make you any less of a caveman.

People on here are all the time baggin on rednecks/oakies/arkies/hillbillies/bumpkins/hayseeds/hicks/etc... I identify as a full blooded redneck and you don't see me getting all butthurt. I have enough pride in myself to be happy with what I am without being so prideful that I can't laugh at my own spit-and-bailing-wire tendencies.

All you actual ghetto residents, chill out man. It's just words. When we start the wholesale burning of the inner cities, then you can be pissy.

Marty: Congrats on taking a mature line and joining the discussion. I'd have normally expected a whiny ass snivel fest after the way you started the response but it turned out pretty coo.

Babii... his street slang is the most current and I'd probably call that a definitive example of up-to-date game-speak. All those that actually live there like to keep things fresh cuz all the damn cracker kids in the suburbs keep co-opting the ghetto slang so they can think more of their empty petty retardedly shallow lives without actually making themselves any better. The ghetto residents prefer to make sure that the ignorant honkeys in the burbs have no fuggin clue what's being said about them. Keeps Wayne Brady from having to choke a bitch so to speak.