Renaissance+Phrases

FROM http://www.museangel.net/speak.html#Elizabethan

Do not fear, however. What I am presenting here is really just a few basics that any beginner can grasp.

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."  "A Salesperson" barks louder as a "Hawker". Affectionately you might call your grandfather "Gaffer". A beautiful young woman could be a lusty "wench" or maybe a fair "maiden". Perhaps your pet name for your boyfriend/girlfriend is "Sweeting". A doll might be called "poppet", but so would a child.

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!"

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With some pronunciations memorized, and some simple rules of grammar impressed, the final (endless) step is to accumulate a vocabulary. But a little goes a long ways, here are 25 words you'll use every day in the street or when talking to patrons.

good morrow (good day) good e'en (good evening) how now? (how's it going?) well met fare-thee-well (goodbye) fare-thee-anon (until later) lord-keep-thee anon (until later) aye/yea (yes) nay (no) ne'r (never) oft (often) wherefore (why) mayhap/perchance/belike (maybe) enow (enough) verily (very/truly) prithee/pray (please) thank thee grammarcy (thank you) fie (a curse) aroint (away) yon (yonder / over there) hither (here)

FROM http://www.renfair.com/socal/join/languageguide.asp
 * || Learn to address the villages and members of the royal court by their correct titles, but remember to be extremely respectful of the Queen: || ||  ||
 * ||  || || The Queen || = || Your Majesty, Her Majesty ||
 * Court Ladies || = || My lady, good Madam ||
 * Archbishop || = || Your Grace ||
 * Court men || = || My lord, good sir ||
 * Villagers || = || Good mistress, my good woman, good master || ||  || ||   ||
 * || Once dressed appropriately, thou mightst also converse in the tongue of the Realm, for thy pleasure and edification, or, to put it simply, learn some Renaissance words and phrases so you can speak like a 16th century native. || ||  ||
 * ||  || || Good morning. || = || Good morrow. ||
 * Good afternoon. || = || Good day. ||
 * I’ll see you later. || = || I shall see you anon. ||
 * How are you? || = || How now? ||
 * Please… || = || Prithee or Pray… ||
 * Thank you. || = || Grammercy. ||
 * Hello, nice to see you! || = || Hail and well met! ||
 * What time is it? || = || How stands the hour? ||
 * Where are the restrooms? || = || Whither be the privies? ||
 * What is your name? || = || What be thy tide? ||
 * Please wait on me! || = || Prithee, attend me! ||
 * I'm thirsty. || = || I be parched. ||
 * Goodbye, I gotta go! || = || Fare thee well; I must away! || ||  || ||   ||
 * Please wait on me! || = || Prithee, attend me! ||
 * I'm thirsty. || = || I be parched. ||
 * Goodbye, I gotta go! || = || Fare thee well; I must away! || ||  || ||   ||