Built
Patois: Im bill waah house fi im fambily
English: He built a house for his family.
Wah gwaan -English Translation - What’s going on or what’s up - Definition Pronounced as “waa gwaan”, the literal translation is “what’s going on” but when used as a greeting, it can also mean “What’s up”. Different variation of “Wah gwaan” may be used but they all have the same meaning. These include; wah deh gwaan, whatta gwaan or waguan (pronounced wa-goo-ahn)
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Patois: Dem seh dem go bill eh house
English: They say they're going to build the house
Chill
Slang term used to tell someone that they need to take it easy or calm down
Patois: Yow! Yuh need fi bill
English: Hey! You need to chill
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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