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Youth

A popular term used to refer to a friend or someone younger.

Patois: Di yute nah listen
English: The youth is not listening

Z

The letter Z

(patois) Di English alphabet is fram A to Zed
(english) The English alphabet is from A to Z

Why

Patois: Wah mek yu cum suh late?
English: Why did you come so late?

Want

Patois: Mi nuh waan dah one deh
English: I don’t want that one.

Where

In Jamaican Patois, "weh" is a versatile word that can mean "where," "what," or even "away" depending on how it’s used in a sentence. It’s commonly heard in questions like "Weh yuh deh?" meaning "Where are you?" or "Weh yuh a seh?" meaning "What are you saying?" But "weh" also appears in expressions like "Him run weh" or "Shi gone weh," where it means "ran away" or "gone away." The true meaning of "weh" often depends on the context and the flow of the conversation, making it one of the most flexible and widely used words in Jamaican speech.

Patois: Weh yuh deh go?
English: Where are you going?