Chat Patwah - Jamaican Patois

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This Jamaican Language Learning course takes a different approach in teaching you how to Speak Jamaican Patois authentically. Full lessons on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChatPatwah

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Total 14 levels

- Mi
  I, Me, My
- Yuh
  You, Your
- Oonuh
  You (Addressing 2 or more people directly)
- Wi
  We, Us
- Dem
  Them, They
- Wah
  What
- Gwaan
  Go on
- A
  a, is, are, at, am, it is, is it, of
- Fi
  For, to
- Weh
  Where
- Wah a gwaan?
  What's going on?/What's up?
- Fi mi
  Mine
- Fi yuh
  Yours
- Fi wi
  Ours
- Fi dem
  Theirs
- Wah yuh name?
  What is your name?
- Mi name John
  My name is John
- Dem call mi Johnny
  They call me Johnny
- Yow
  Hey (Informal)
- Dis a mi wife Michelle
  This is my wife Michelle
- Mi hungry
  I am hungry
- Mi good
  I am good
- Yuh happy
  You are happy
- Yuh hungry?
  Are you hungry?
- Weh yuh live?
  Where do you live?
- Pickney
  Child/Kid
- Nice fi meet yuh
  Nice to meet you
- Oonuh ready?
  Are you ready? (Directly to 2 or more people)
- Weh dem live?
  Where do they live?
- Dem live wid wi, a fi wi house
  They live with us, at our house
- A mi
  It is me
- A yuh
  It is you
- A who?
  Who is it?
- guh
  go
- A fi yuh house?
  Is it your house?
- a guh
  going
- a work
  working/at work/to work (depending on context)
- Mi a guh
  I am going
- Yuh a guh?
  Are you going?
- Weh yuh a guh?
  Where are you going?
- Mi a guh a school
  I am going to school
- a cook
  cooking
- Dem a cook
  They are cooking
- Mi a guh cook
  I am going to cook
- Wi a guh buy a pound a jerk pork
  We are going to buy a pound of jerk pork
- Yuh cyar a guh too fass
  Your car is going too fast
- Who yuh a talk to?
  Who are you talking to?
- Yuh a guh call mi lata?
  Are you going to call me later?
- Wah yuh a guh do?
  What are you going to do?
- Nuh
  Don't/Doesn't/Isn't
- Naw
  Am not/Are not/Is not
- None
  None/Any (depending on context)
- Mi nuh know
  I don't know
- Mi cyar naw start
  My car is not starting
- Dem naw guh
  They are not going
- Yuh naw come?
  Aren't you coming?
- No
  No/Any (depending on context)
- Dem nuh have no idea
  They don't have any idea
- wid
  with
- Di
  The
- Dat
  That
- Dis
  This
- Den
  Then
- Di pickney nuh smart
  The child isn't smart
- Nuh chat to mi
  Don't talk to me
- Mi nuh have no money
  I don't have any money
- Yuh nuh have none a mi money?
  You don't have any of my money?
- Dat naw guh work
  That is not going to work
- Mi naw guh a school
  I am not going to school
- Nuh tell mi
  Don't tell me
- Mi naw guh tell yuh
  I am not going to tell you
- Dat nuh right
  That is not right
- Modda
  Mother
- Fawda
  Father
- Bredda
  Brother
- Deh
  To be (Am, Is, Are) | There [if preceded by preposition]
- Mi deh
  I am
- Yuh deh
  You are
- Oonuh deh
  You are (Directly addressing 2 or more people)
- Wi deh
  We are
- Dem deh
  They are
- It deh
  It is
- Mi deh yah
  I am here
- Dem deh yah
  They are here
- Weh dem deh?
  Where are they?
- Wi deh pon wi way
  We are on our way
- Weh yuh a guh deh?
  Where are you going to be?
- Di remote deh pon di table
  The remote is on the table
- It nuh deh pon di table
  It is not on the table
- Wah yuh deh pon?
  What are you on?
- Di guiness deh inna di fridge
  The guiness is in the fridge
- Wi naw guh deh home
  We are not going to be home
- Di artist deh pon stage
  The artist is on stage
- Weh di artist deh?
  Where is the artist?
- Weh yuh fawda deh?
  Where is your father?
- Mi fawda deh a work
  My father is at work
- Yuh bredda deh home?
  Is your brother home?
- Yuh name nuh deh pon di ticket
  Your name is not on the ticket
- Di dawg deh unda di bed a hide
  The dog is under the bed hiding
- Di bridge yuh deh pon nuh safe
  The bridge you are on is not safe
- Yuh naw guh deh pon di flight?
  Aren't you going to be on the flight?
- Di key dem deh unda di mat
  The keys are under the mat
- It nuh deh
  It is not
- Him nuh deh
  He is not
- She nuh deh
  She is not
- It naw guh deh
  It is not going to be
- Wi naw guh deh
  We are not going to be
- Gyal
  Girl
- Mek
  Make/Let (Depending on context)
- Tek
  Take
- Seh
  Say/That (depending on context)
- Mek wi tek a taxi
  Let us take a taxi
- Yuh a hear wah mi a seh?
  Are you hearing what I am saying?
- Mi naw guh mek it
  I am not going to make it
- Cyan
  Can
- Cyaan
  Can't
- Waan
  Want
- Mi cyaan hear yuh
  I can't hear you
- Coulda
  Could
- Shoulda
  Should
- Woulda
  Would
- Gyal, mi cyaan believe yuh woulda do dat to mi
  Girl, I can't believe you would do that to me
- Could'n
  Couldn't
- Should'n
  Shouldn't
- Would'n
  Wouldn't
- Yuh coulda mek dem guh home
  You could let them go home
- Mi naw guh mek dat badda mi
  I am not going to let that bother me
- Haffi
  Have to
- Mussi
  Must be
- Nuffi
  Not to/Shouldn't
- Mi haffi guh a work tomorrow
  I have to go to work tomorrow
- Yuh mussi mad
  You must be mad
- Mi know seh yuh cyan hear mi
  I know that you can hear me
- Eenuh
  You know
- Bwoy
  Boy
- Si
  See
- Nutten
  Nothing
- Yuh nuh easy
  You can't be serious/You're unbelievable (depending on context can be serious or playful)
- Wah yuh a seh to mi?
  What are you saying to me?
- Yuh andastan?
  Do you understand?
- Yuh si mi?
  Do you see me?
- Yuh si wah mi a seh?
  Do you see what I'm saying?
- Nutten naw gwaan
  There's nothing going on
- Likkle
  Little
- Likkle more
  Later
- Pon
  On
- Een
  Inside (physically)
- Inna
  In/Inside/Into (vicinity)/Inner [depending on context]
- Out a door
  Outside
- Side a
  Next to
- Back a
  Behind
- Front a
  In front of
- Mi a guh out a door
  I am going outside
- Wah yuh have back a yuh?
  What do you have behind you?
- Mi nuh have nutten back a mi!
  I don't have anything behind me!
- Nuh guh inna mi room
  Don't go into my room
- Look inna di fridge side a di butter fi di jam
  Look in the fridge beside the butter for the jam
- Mi waan fi guh wid yuh likkle more eenuh
  I want to go with you later you know
- Cyar dem
  Cars
- Man dem
  Men
- Woman dem
  Women
- Pickney dem
  Children/Kids
- Bwoy dem
  Boys
- Gyal dem
  Girls
- Bokkle
  Bottle
- Mi have 2 cyar
  I have 2 cars
- Yuh si mi key dem?
  Have you seen my keys?
- Di pickney dem nuh have school tomorrow
  The kids don't have school tomorrow
- Dutty
  Dirty
- Di bokkle dem nuh clean, dem dutty
  The bottles are not clean, they are dirty
- Yah
  Here
- Yah suh
  Right here
- Mi deh yah
  I am here
- Weh yuh deh?
  Where are you?
- Weh mi money deh?
  Where is my money?
- Mi bredda deh a work
  My brother is at work
- Di cyar deh inna di shop
  The car is in the shop
- Come yah
  Come here
- Put di pot yah suh
  Put the pot right here
- Dem a come over yah?
  Are they coming over here?
- Da one yah
  This one here (close to you)
- In deh
  In there
- Out deh
  Out there
- Up deh
  Up there
- Ova deh
  Over there
- Dung deh
  Down there
- Round deh
  Around there
- Dem nuh ova deh
  They are not over there
- Deh suh
  Right there
- Weh yuh cyar dem deh?
  Where are your cars?
- Mi cyar dem ova deh suh
  My cars are right over there
- Bring dem ova yah suh
  Bring them right over here
- Da one deh
  That one there (further away from you)
- Dem yah
  These
- Dem deh
  Those (Directional)
- Suh
  So/Like That (Depending on context)
- Why yuh haffi work suh much?
  Why do you have to work so much?
- Nuh do it suh
  Don't do it like that
- How yuh cyar suh dutty?
  How is your car so dirty?
- Gimme dem yah, an tek dem deh
  Give me these, and take those
- Mi waan da one yah, an mi a guh give yuh da one deh
  I want this one here, and I am going to give you that one there
- Right yah now
  Right now
- Nuh come ova yah wid dat
  Don't come over here with that
- Guh in deh suh
  Go right in there
- Look under deh suh
  Look right under there
- Guh weh
  Go away/Leave (Sometimes pronounced G'weh)
- Tek weh
  Take away
- Dash weh
  Throw away (Discard)
- Run weh
  Run away
- Yuh dash mi weh
  You threw me away (colloquial meaning: You forgot about me)
- Dash weh dat
  Throw that away
- Nuh guh weh wid dat
  Don't go away/leave with that
- Nuh guh weh lef mi
  Don't go away and leave me (Colluquial meaning: Don't leave me)
- Tek weh yuhself
  Take yourself away (Colloquial meaning: Leave)
- Guh put weh di dish dem
  Go and put away the dishes
- Nuh mek dem tek weh dat from yuh
  Don't let them take that away from you
- Bolt run weh gone lef dem
  Bolt ran away and left them (Colloquial phrase: run weh gone = to leave with great distance)
- Him drive weh di cyar after di accident
  He drove away the car after the accident [drove the car away]
- Weh him live dem nuh dash weh nutten
  Where he lives they don't throw away anything
- Move and guh weh
  Move and go away (Colloquial meaning: Get away from me)
- gi
  give
- Gi weh
  Give away
- Sitten
  Something [sitten dem = things]
- Nuh gi weh mi sitten dem
  Don't give away my things/stuff
- Di hog a guh run weh if yuh nuh lock di gate
  The hog is going to run away if you don't lock the gate
- Nutten naw gwaan yah suh, suh mi a guh weh
  Nothing is going on (right) here, so I am going away
- har
  her
- Him a guh gi har weh a di wedding
  He is going to give her away at the wedding
- Dem tek him weh
  They took him away
- If she have har way dem a guh move weh from yah suh
  If she has her way they are going to move away from here
- A true
  It's true/It's because
- A way
  Native/Funny/Awkward/Not right
- Yuh seet
  You see it
- Ting
  Thing [Native/Catch all]
- Bwoy, yuh know seh
  Boy, you know that
- Bwoy, yuh waan si seh
  Boy, you want to see that
- All wah a gwaan still eenuh
  All what is happening you know
- da ting deh
  That thing there
- dem ting deh
  those things/situation
- Yuh done know
  You already know
- Mi nuh know bout all dem ting deh
  I don't know about all those things/that situation
- Dem ting deh naw guh work still eenuh
  Those things/That situation is/are not going to work you know
- A suh di ting set
  The situation is that/this way - It is what it is
- Nuh watch nutten
  Don't watch anything/Don't worry about a thing
- Come een like
  Coming in like (used for comparison/reference)
- Come een like seh
  Colloquial for - It seems as if
- Wi nuh inna dem ting deh
  We are not into those things
- Yuh bring di ting fi mi?
  You brought the thing for me? (item previously discussed)
- A nuh fi mi ting dat
  That is not my thing (item understood by both parties)
- How much fi da ting deh?
  How much for that thing there?
- Da ting deh look a way still eenuh!
  That thing there looks funny you know (situation/person/item)
- A jus true him nuh gi har di ting why dem a chat to him da way deh!
  It is just because he didn't give her the thing why they are talking to him that way
- da way deh
  That way (specifically)
- A jus true mi nuh ha di money still.
  It is just because I don't have the money.
- ha
  has/have (sometimes pronounced "hab")
- It come een like seh him nuh ha no sense!
  It seems as if he doesn't have any sense!
- Yuh come een like eediat!
  You are like an idiot!
- A wah kinda ting dat?
  What kind of thing is that? (Usually situation/behavior)
- It come een like seh yuh tek mi fi fool!
  It seems as if you take me for a fool!
- Nuh look pon mi da way deh
  Don't look at me that way
- Yuh seet seh a nuh lie mi a tell!
  You see it that I am not telling a lie!
- Nyam
  Eat
- A work mi a work
  I am working (lit. It's work I am working)
- A school mi a guh
  I am going to school (lit. It's school I am going)
- A Jamaica mi live
  I live in Jamaica (lit. It's Jamaica I live)
- A walk mi a walk guh a market
  I am walking to (go to) the market (lit. It's walk I am walking to go to market)
- A last week mi come back
  I came back last week (lit. It's last week I came back)
- Dance him a dance yah now
  He is dancing right now
- A twenty one year now since mi live a America
  It's been twenty one years now since I have lived in America
- A joke yuh a mek?
  Are you joking? (lit. Is it a joke you are making?)
- Run mi a run guh a market an come back
  I am running to the market and coming back
- Wait mi deh yah a wait pon di bus
  I am here waiting on the bus
- Ride shi a ride har bicycle
  She is riding her bicycle
- A jerk dem a jerk some pork yah now
  They are jerking some pork now
- A Red Stripe wi a drink
  We are drinking Red Stripe
- A dat mi seh
  That is what I said
- A Caribbean Airlines wi a fly
  We are flying Caribbean Airlines
- A one week wi a guh deh yah fa
  It's one week we are going to be here for
- A nuh lie him a tell
  He's not lying (lit. It's not lies he is telling)
- A nuh dem do it
  They didn't do it (lit. It's not them did it)
- A nuh run mi a run
  I am not running (lit. It's not run I am running)
- A last week dem deh come out
  Those came out last week
- lef mi a lef yah now
  I am leaving now
- Soup mi a cook fi dinner
  I am cooking soup for dinner
- Pancake mi a mek fi breakfast
  I am making pancakces for breakfast
- A some food mi a guh nyam yah now
  I am going to eat some food now
- A ticket mi want
  I want a ticket
- A ticket mi a guh gi yuh
  It's a ticket I am going to give you
- A some money mi a look still eenuh
  It's money I am looking for you know
- A money mi nuh have why mi nuh do it
  I don't have the money to do it (lit. It's money I don't have why I don't do it)
- A learn wi a learn how fi chat di real patwah yah now
  We are learning how to speak the real patois now
- Nevah
  Never/Didn't
- Did deh
  Was/Were
- Mi guh a school todeh/tideh
  I went to school today
- Mi cook dinner aready
  I cooked dinner already/I already cooked dinner
- Dem buy food dis mawnin
  They bought food this morning
- Mi tell him nuffi guh dung deh
  I told him not to go down there
- Mi did know
  I knew
- Weh dat did deh?
  Where was that?
- Yuh nevah aks mi fi none!
  You didn't ask me for any!
- Wi nevah haffi pay
  We never have to pay
- Him nevah find it last night
  He didn't find it last night
- Dem nevah haffi guh through dat
  They didn't have to go through that
- Wi lef aready
  We left already/We already left
- Shi start walk
  She started walking
- Mi woulda nevah do dat to yuh
  I would never do that to you
- Weh di pickney dem did deh?
  Where were the children/kids?
- Di bus gone?
  The bus left?
- A five hundred mi gi him fi it
  It's five hundred I gave him for it
- Mi run two mile last night
  I ran two mile last night
- Mi a guh look pon di couch weh di remote did deh
  I am going to look on the couch where the remote was
- Shi nevah tell him seh shi pregnant
  She didn't tell him that she was pregnant
- Him neva deh a school
  He was never at school
- Come nuh!
  Come on! (Let's go)
- Gwaan nuh!
  Go on!
- Come on nuh man!
  Come on man!
- Lef mi nuh!
  Leave me alone!
- Gimme some a dat nuh!
  Give me some of that!
- Nuh him tell mi!
  He told me!
- Nuh yuh mi a chat to!
  You I'm talking to!
- Nuh di bus dat gone lef yuh!
  That's the bus that's gone and left you!
- Lef a ting wid mi nuh!
  Leave something with me! (Usually money)
- Nuh three pickney yuh ha?!
  Don't you have three kids?!
- Come ova yah suh nuh!
  Come over here!
- Guh ova deh suh nuh!
  Go over there!
- Guh een deh suh nuh!
  Go in there!
- Come drive di taxi nuh man!
  Come drive the taxi man!
- Cyarry di bag dem guh a mi room fi mi nuh man!
  Carry my bag to the room for me man!
- Stop chat to mi nuh!
  Stop talking to me!
- Nuh di police dem dat dung deh suh!
  Isn't that the police down there!
- Pull ova yah suh nuh!
  Pull over here!
- Nuh yuh!
  You!
- Nuh mi!
  Me!
- Nuh dem!
  Them!
- Share dis pon social media fi mi nuh!
  Share this on social media for me!
- Watch yah nuh man!
  Look here man!
- Fayvah
  Favor
- Fayvah seh
  Seems as if
- Fayvah suh
  Seems that way
- Gwaan like seh
  Acting/Behaving as if
- Gwaan suh
  Acting/Behaving that way
- Yuh cyan do mi a fayvah?
  Can you do me a favor?
- Do da fayvah yah fi mi nuh!
  Do this favor for me!
- Yuh know seh yuh fayvah yuh bredda dem?
  Do you know that you resemble your brothers?
- Fayvah seh yuh tink mi a fool!
  Seems as if you think I'm a fool!
- Mi nuh know if rain a fall outta door, but it fayvah suh!
  I don't know if it's raining outside, but it seems that way!
- Wah mek yuh a gwaan like seh yuh nuh have no sense?
  Why are you acting as if you don't have any sense?
- Mi nuh like when yuh gwaan suh eenuh!
  I don't like when you behave that way you know!
- It fayvah seh a di rum wah a mek him a gwaan suh!
  It seems as if it's the rum what is making him behave that way!
- Waa
  One (describing singular items)
- Bring waa beer from outta di fridge fi mi please.
  Bring a beer from out of the fridge for me please.
- Waa man pon waa bike did crash ova deh suh last night.
  A man on a bike crashed right over there last night.
- Fahwud
  Forward/Leave/Come Over
- Mi a fahwud yah now
  I'm leaving right now
- Mi a fahwud come check yuh
  I am coming over to see you
- Mi a fahwud guh Jamaica nex week!
  I am leaving to go to Jamaica next week!
- Pree
  Doing/Checking Out/Dealing With/Thinking etc.
- Wah yuh a pree?
  What are you up to?
- Mi a pree da ting yah!
  I am checking this thing out!
- Nuh seh a word!
  Don't say a word/Don't mention it!
- Mi have a fayvah fi aks yuh if yuh naw pree nutten yah now.
  I have a favor to ask you if you're not doing anything right now.
- When yuh a fahwud, bring waa bokkle a wata guh gi di man out a door.
  When you are leaving, bring a bottle of water and go give it to the man outside.
- Fayvah seh him tirsty
  Seems as if he's thirsty
- Him a gwaan like seh him a guh faint.
  He's acting as if he's going to faint.
- It nuh fayvah suh
  It doesn't seem that way
- Pree dat fi mi
  Deal with that for me

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