What does “How yuh stay?” mean?
Use “How yuh stay?” as a conversational greeting. The closest English sense is “How are you?”. How warm, formal, or playful it sounds depends on the speaker and situation.
An informal way to ask how someone is doing.
Jamaican is primarily spoken, so spelling and pronunciation can vary. Context, relationship, and tone are important when interpreting everyday expressions.
“How yuh stay?”
How are you?
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Connect the expression with a situation rather than memorizing an isolated translation. As you explore more phrases, recurring Jamaican forms become easier to recognize.