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.

Yuh serious

Are you serious

Nuh move

Do not move

Nuh problem

No problem

Cerfiticket

Certificate

Mi use dis

I use this

Weh yuh

Where are you

Mi neva know wah to say

I didn't know what to say

Mi single

I'm single

Mi love ha

I love her

Mi nuh care wah happens

I don't care what happens

Mi nuh get wah yuh mean

I don't get what you mean

Mi sick

I'm sick

Flim

Film

Mi have time

I have time

Fambily

Family

Wah mek yuh du dat

Why did you do that

Mi love yuh

I love you

Granfadda

Grandfather

Madda

Mother

Let mi inna de house

Let me in the house

Mi miss yuh

I miss you

Mi suh happy

I'm so happy

Mi readin

I'm reading

Mi comin

I am coming