Why
Asking for a reason
Patois: Y yuh charge mi suh much?
English: Why did you charge me so much?
Heron
The Jamaican term for a heron bird
Patois: Di gaulin a wade inna di wata.
English: The heron is wading in the water.
Music genre
A genre of music that involves remixing existing recordings
Patois: Mi love di bass inna di dub tracks.
English: I love the bass in the dub tracks.
Burlap bag
A large, strong bag made of burlap
Patois: Full up di crocus bag wid di mango dem.
English: Fill up the burlap bag with the mangoes.
White magic
A form of Caribbean white magic
Patois: Di myal man help wi fight di evil spirits.
English: The white magic practitioner helped us fight the evil spirits.