barber
Patois: Mi deh go adi baba
English: I’m going to the barber
tired
Patois: Mi a wuk from yesideh, mi tiad
English: I’ve been working from yesterday, I’m tired
hotter
Patois: Yuh need fi mek di water hotta
English: Yuh need to make the water hotter
Mister
Patois: Massah Brown, oomuch fi a pound a yam?
English: Mister Brown, how much for a pound of yam?
bent
Patois: Him benup mi glasses
English: He bent my glasses