A few Patois phrases
Jamaican Sentences Broken Down into their Individual Words, and Phrases
Learn Patois jargon:
Frah wha – from what
pawt – part
yuh deh – you from
example: Frah wha pawt yuh deh? – Where are you from? / From what part are you?
suh – so
yuh – you
nah guh – not going
badda – bother
example: Suh yuh nah guh badda guh – So, you are not going to bother going
cho – an exclamation meaning wow, DARN ! etc.
ah weh – to where
eem – him/her (usually “him” in most cases)
tink eem ah guh – thinks is going to
duh – do
example: cho! ah weh eem tink eem ah guh duh? – DARN ! What’s does he think he is going to do?
ah sake ah – it’s because of
ar – her
mek eem – why he
nah lef – not leaving
yah – her
example: ah sake ah ar mek eem nah lef yah – it’s because of her why he’s not leaving here
dah – that
breddah – brother/man/guy
deh – right there (optional because this sentence would still make sense without it)
mout ah massy – chatterbox / talkative
eeh! – isn’t he/do you agree
example: dah bredda (deh) mout ah massy eeh! -that man (right there) is talkative, isn’t he?
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