15 Jamaican breakup lines

“Mi rate yuh and ting but… „

English Translation: I like you and everything but…
“Mi cyaah duh dis nuh muh, mi dun „

English Translation: I can’t do this anymore, I’m done

“A whoofa draws dis? „

English Translation: Whose underwear is this?
“Mi nuh know how fi seh dis but… „

English Translation: I don’t know how to say this but…
“Wi been thru nuff togedda but wi can guh thru more apart„

English Translation: We’ve been through a lot together, but we can go through more apart
“Dis nah guh wuk… guess a it dat„

English Translation: This is not going to work…guess this is it

“Mek wi nuh try fool wiselves, dis nah wuk „

English Translation: Let’s not try and fool ourselves, this is not working
“Mi cyaah badda wid di wul heap ah headache enuh „

English Translation: I can’t bother with the headaches
“Mi madda did tell mi bout gyal lakka yuh „

English Translation: My mom told me about girls like you
“Wi nah connect like one time... Di vybz nuh di deh again„

English Translation: We are not connecting like in the past…The vibe is not there anymore
“Mi neva ready fi nuh relationship…„

English Translation: I wasn’t ready for a relationship
“Suh afta all mi duh fi yuh u really guh gi mi bun wid Sandra „

English Translation: So after all I’ve done for you, you really went and cheated on me with Sandra
“Stop tell people seh mi an yuh deh „

English Translation: Stop telling people that you and I are together
“Mi madda nuh like yuh enuh and shi luv everybady „

English Translation: My mother doesn’t like you… and she loves everybody
“Mi a fly out „

English Translation: I going overseas

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