Maine Accent

A Boston (or Boston-area) accent always finds a way to sneak through.

This guy wants to give you 10 great words to mispronounce, Maine style!

In the latest episode of the Welcome To Maine series, our favorite dubbahs Troy and Mark teach a lesson on how we talk and the different distinctions in various locations around the state.

While a fellah off camera spells words like Car, Easter, and Yard, this absolutely adorable Nana repeats them exactly how any genuine Mainer should.

Now that the summer season is slowly kicking in around here, we want to make sure visitors from away understand what's expected before the arrive. We came across this spot-on list of 10 rules for tourists to go over (and hopefully agree to) before they invade Vacationland.

With this news spreading this week, we thought we'd dig out a truly authentic Downeast Maine accent explaining the difference between 'cons and calluses' and moah to get some seduction goin'.

And now how 'bout some wicked dining room fun? As a guy off camera spells words like Car, Easter, Yard...this absolutely precious Nana says the words exactly as any genuine Mainer should.

These two Downeast knuckleheads are here to explain the proper use of the word, ‘wicked’ with their Maineglish instructional video. Meet Chipper and Randy from Glenburn (up neah Bangor, guy). These friggin’ guys are hilarious! They are the Wayne and Garth of Maine.

Our unique vernacular is a constant fascination to folks 'from away', as well as the folks who live here and don't think we talk funny. Well we do. Wicked.

We came across this spot-on list of rules for tourists to go over (and hopefully agree to) before they invade Vacationland this year.

An ol’ timah was caught sharing what he’s up to with a chummy in Searsport, Maine. We love that there are subtitles for folks 'from away' that need a translation! The audio is kinda low, so crank her up!

This smaht fella right heah splains it. We love how he gives a serious breakdown of how us locals reduce "Did you eat?" to "Jeet?" Good schtuff, bub.

Here to "teach people how to talk good"...wicked good that is.

I grew up in Augusta, the son of a father from Houlton and a mother from Rockland. When it comes to being a dyed-in-the-wool native with a pedigree of potato pickin' and lobsterin' the accent around my house was a beautiful mix or North and South. The Maine Accent is fairly similar where ever you visit and is always served best by the old timahs.

One of the most common words uttered in Maine is "wicked." It’s important to know the proper way to use this popular New England word in a sentence.

An ol’ timah was caught sharing what he’s up to, with a chummy in Searsport.