Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

His

Patois: A feem cyar
English: It's his car

Family

(patois) Yu an mi a fambily
(english) You and I are family

Do it

(patois) A nuh mi dweet
(english) It wasn’t me who did it

A stripper or club whore

A girl who does wining, twerking, bubbling and wriggling in a club or public square. She does all these exposing her sensitive body parts to the audience and does all sort of whorish stuffs mostly by wearing a pair of bikini. She can go as far as going completely naked while wining, twerking and bubbling for the audience.

Patois: A whole heap a gyal inna Kingston a tun inna gogo.
English: Many girls in Kingston are becoming strippers (club whores)

I’m taking it easy

Not to worry or stress; to relax and keep everything under control. This response is normally given when someone ask how you are doing

Patois: Man1: “How yuh stay?” Man2: “Mi a gwaan easy ”
English: Man1: “How are you?” Man2: “I’m taking it easy ”

eat

To eat

Patois: Gimme food fi nyam
English: Give me food to eat

Thanks

(patois) Tank yu
(english) Thank you

yes (of course)!

Patois: Man1- “Yuh deh cum adi paati likkle more?” Man2- “yeh man”
English: Man1- “Are you coming to the party later?” Man2- “Yes! Of course”

Have

Patois: Yuh ave mi fone?
English: Do you have my phone?

What the hell

Slang expression used when one’s surprise, incredulous or shocked.

Patois: Blurtnawt! Sumady teef mi goat dem
English: What the hell! Someone stole my goats

Dirty stinking girl

A dirty ratchet hood rat girl whose daily activities mostly involve hating on other females and causing trouble; a ratchet female

Patois: Mi seh di dutty stinking gyal love fi cause trouble a road side
English: I said that hood rat loves to start problems on the street

You know

An interjection, often used to point out something that your conversation partner doesn't know, but should

Patois: Fram yestideh mi a wuk, mi tiad enuh
English: I’ve been working since yesterday, I’m tired you know