how to talk jamaican

If you travel to jamaica or have a conversation with a jamaican you may at one time or the other say to yourself, or just come out and say what the hell are you saying, Jamaican People all speak english but they also speak (patois) this is a combination of british english and american english that they formed into their own language it is sometimes reffered to as ( jamaican creole).

Here are a few words with with the english meaning

JAMAICAN WORDS-----------------------------------------ENGLISH MEANING

mawning--------------------------------------------------good morning

howdy---------------------------------------------------how are you

weh yuh come from-------------------------where are you from

wah yuh want-----------------------------------what do you want

wah yuh a drink---------------------------------what do you want to drink

wah yuh want fe eat----------------------------what do you want to eat

me no see him-----------------------------------i don't see him

ask dah man deh-------------------------------ask that man over there

me have de good weed------------------------i have good marijuana

wait till babylon pass-----------wait till that police man past

if yuh get ketch me nuh noh yuh-------if you get caught you are on your own

what a gwaan------whats going on

me a go touch the road-----i'm going on the road

me naah tief you man---i'm not over charging you sir

a dat fe it------thats what it cost.

mumma--------mother

puppa---------father

pickney-------child

bredren--------good friend

(pum pum) & (punanie)-----vagina

hood----------penis

there will be another hub soon have fun talking jamaican.

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