Popular Jamaican Patois Translations

The first step to understanding and learning Jamaican Patois is seeing a list of Jamaican Patois phrases and their English translations. The following is a list of popular Jamaican Patois to get you started.

Nuh wury, everythin will be alrite

Don't worry, everything will be alright

Yuh serious

Are you serious

Weh yuh goin

Where are you going

Fadda

Father

Gimme

Give me

Mi think suh

I think so

Swims

Shrimps

Mi ah guh du it

I'll do it

Mi sad without yuh

I'm sad without you

Did guh

Went

Wedda

Weather

Madda

Mother

Nuh move

Don't move

Gud nite

Good night

Granmadda

Grandmother

Mi single

I'm single

Mi nuh know wah yuh mean

I don't know what you mean

Weh yuh cuk fa dinna tonite.

What did you cook for dinner tonight.

Mi ah guh call yuh lata

I'll call you later

Fambily

Family

Nuh be shy

Don't be shy

Pickney

Kid

Let mi inna de house

Let me in the house

Mi suh happy

I'm so happy