Straight hair
(patois) Mi buy di car from tha coolie hair man deh
(english) I bought the car from that straight hair man there
Greedy
(patois) Yu too Crayven
(english) You are too greedy
Misfortunes
To encounter great problems and misfortunes.
(patois) Fram yestideh, a bai crasiss a tek mi
(english) From yesterday, a lot of misfortunes has happen to me
Culture
(patois) Jamaican culcha a di best!
(english) Jamaican culture is the best!
Quarrel
(patois) Wha mek yu like fi cuss suh?
(english) Why do like to quarrel so much?