A collection of common Scottish words used every day in Scotland.  Some words are only heard in certain regions though.  "Ken" (know), for instance, isn't used in Glasgow, but is used in Kilmarnock which is just twenty-five miles away.   

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A', aw - All.

Abeich, abeigh - Aside, away, apart from others.

Able, yable - Able, physically fit, strong, having an appetite for something.

Ablow - Under, beneath, below.

A'body - Everyone. 

Aboon, abune, abeen  - Above, in good cheer, in or into better condition..

Aboot - About. "He wis scurrying aboot the woods."

Ach, auch - An exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc.

Acker, in acker - In fragments, in bits.

Adae, ado, adee - To do, going on, being done, the matter with.  "I hae nothing adee."  "I have nothing to do." "What's adae wi' you?" "What's the matter with you?"

Adam's ale, Adam's wine - Water. 

Addle - Foul, dirty liquid, especially from dung. 

Adoun, adoon - Down.

Ae, yae - One, the same, only. "He's ae o' a kind."  "He's one of a kind."

Aefauld, afald - Single, simple, sincere, honest, faithful, single-minded. 

Ahint - Behind.  "He's hiding ahint the tree."  "He's hiding behind the tree."

Aff - Off.  "The ref sent the fitba' player aff the park for cheating."  "The ref sent the football player off the park for cheating."

Affeir, effeir - Belong, be appropriate to, be fitting or proper for. 

Afore - Before.  "He left afore I could talk tae him."  "He left before I could talk to him."

Aft, aften - Often

Agate, agait - On the road, going about, away.

Agley, aglee - Off the straight, wrong, awry.

Ahint, ahent - Behind, at the back.

Aiblins - Perhaps, possibly.

Aicher - An ear of corn.

Aik, ake - Oak.

Ain - Own. "It's a' my ain work." "It's all my own work."

Aince, ance, anes, wance, yince - Once.