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It is not just the football that Rafa Benitez ’s backroom staff have been getting to grips with this season – they’re also grappling with the local dialect.

Yesterday we published the first of a two-part look behind-the-scenes at United’s Benton training base, talking with all of Benitez’s lieutenants. And the eagle-eyed Newcastle fans among our readership spotted that United assistant boss Mikel Antia has a crib sheet pinned up next to his desk which includes Geordie words such as ‘Canny’, ‘Nappa’ and ‘Divvent’.

It is part of a concerted effort by three of the coaches who are from Spain to understand the local lingo.

Benitez has told all of his players to embrace the local culture and try to gain a greater understanding of the club – and he wants his coaches to do it too. The second part of our United feature will be published later today.

Here is Antia’s crib sheet in full:

Aye - Yes

Nar - No

Nee - No

Wor - Our

Gan - Going

Yee - You

Doon - Down

Neet - Night

Owa - Over

Reet - Right

Nowt - Nothing

Wrang - Wrong

Lang - Long

Howk - Pick or scratch

Divvent - Don’t

Toon - Town, Newcastle United

Geet - No real translation, a descriptive word

Alang - Along

Radgie - Chav

Radge - Mad

Class - Good

Bonny - Beautiful

Gadgie - Old man

Bairn - Child

Bait - Dinner, packed lunch

Hinny - Female

Hyem/yem - Home

Hoose - House

Canny - Good

Propa - Significant

Belta - Reall good

Gob - Mouth

Snout - Cigarette

Doylem - Idiot (insult)

Charva - Chav

Mortal - Drunk

Nappa - Head

Knackered - Tired

Laddie - Boy

Lassie - Girl

Smerking - Smoking

Haddaway - Term for disbelief

Clamming - Hungry

Deek - Look

Nebby - Nosey

Deed - Dead