Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

Board use for cutting and rolling ganja

Patois: Di herbs dem reach, han mi di suru board
English: The herbs have arrived, hand me the suru board

Do it

Means to do something

Patois: Ras, mi waan seh ah wi mek wi dweet!
English: Rasta, I wanna say that we made ourselves do it!

I can't stop, I will neva stop

Literal Translation : My fire can't be quench

Patois: Badmind people, mi nuh fraid cah mi fire cyaah quench
English: Hater, I am not afraid because you cant stop me

I'm Here

Used as a greeting response, it means "I'm ok" and may be used in response to greetings such as "How are you?".

Patois: John: "How yuh stay?" Brian: "Mi deh yah"
English: John: "How are you?" Brian: "I'm okay"