I don't know
Mnk - mi nuh know
Patois: Mnk bou yuh eno but mi know mi gud
English: I don't know about you but I know I'm good
Shake my damn head
Smdh- shake mi damn head
Patois: Smdh, eh bwoy fool
English: Shake my damn head, the boy is foolish
I'm not laughing
Mnl- mi naah laugh
Patois: It nuh funny, Mnl
English: It's not funny, I'm not laughing
That's what I'm saying too
Dmast- Dat mi a seh too
Patois: Mi tell him a Dmast
English: I told him that's what I'm saying too
hide my ID
Hmid- hide mi ID
Patois: Aye Sharon, wah'm, HMID
English: Hey Sharon, what's going on, hide my ID
Dying of f*cking laughter
Dwfl - dead wid f*cking laugh
Patois: Shi cyaah stop Dwfl
English: She can't stop dying of f*cking laughter
Do you understand?
Yzt- yuh zeet
Patois: Mi a gwaan guh eh right, Yzt
English: I'm continuing to do the right thing, do you understand?
Smile
Patois: Tommy cyaah stop sml ya now
English: Tommy can't stop smiling now
I should be the one to tell you
Amftu - A mi fi tell yuh
Patois: Amftu bout it mi fren
English: I should be the one to tell you about it my friend
This is normal, is that a lie?
Slang phrase popularize by Dancehall Artist Jashii , which, when punctuated is written as “Nawmal, a lie?”.
This particular phrase is use to ask or state that a particular scenario is very common.
Patois: Mi spen 100 gran pan clothes todeh, nawmal a lie?
English: I spent $100K on clothes today, this is normal, is that a lie?
Smiles
Smlz- smiles
Patois: Wen mi luk a jus bay smlz mia seh
English: When I looked I saw a lot of smiles
Take away yourself
Twy- Tek weh yuhself
Patois: Tek weh yuh self if yuh know wa best fi yuh
English: Get away if you know what's best for you