Patois and Slang Dictionary

Health Phrases in Jamaican Patois

Mi need fi guh a hospital

English Translation I need to go to the hospital

Dis a emergency

English Translation This is an emergency

Mi need a dacta

English Translation I need a doctor

Mi hav cold

English Translation I have the cold

Mi hav asthma

English Translation I have asthma

Mi pregnant

English Translation I'm pregnant

Mi sick

English Translation I'm sick

Mi head a hat mi

English Translation I have a headache