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.

Mi like yuh

I like you

Did guh

Went

Mi cold

I am cold

Fadda

Father

Mi nuh care wah happens

I don't care what happens

Mi at home

I'm at home

Mi suh tired

I'm so tired

Yuh gwine dweet

Are going to do it

Mi nuh get wah yuh mean

I don't get what you mean

Mi trust yuh

I trust you

Cerfiticket

Certificate

Mi suh happy

I'm so happy

De wata turned to ice

The water turned to ice

Likkle more

See you later

Wah mek yuh du dat

Why did you do that

Weh yuh goin

Where are you going

Weh yuh cuk fa dinna tonite.

What did you cook for dinner tonight.

Mi ah guh make yuh happy

I'll make you happy

Fambily

Family

Mi love ha

I love her

Move ova dere

Move over there

Mi happy to see yuh here

I am happy to see you here

Gud nite

Good night

Mi sick

I'm sick