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 single

I'm single

Gud nite

Good night

Mi comin

I am coming

Nuh move

Don't move

Nuh be shy

Don't be shy

Likkle more

See you later

Mi think suh

I think so

Du wah yuh think is rite

Do what you think is right

Mi wah yuh luv beg!

I want your love please!

Mi suh happy

I'm so happy

Gimme

Give me

Wah mek yuh du dat

Why did you do that

Mi miss yuh

I miss you

Mi know wah yuh did

I know what you did

Mi suh tired

I'm so tired

Flim

Film

De wata turned to ice

The water turned to ice

Yuh gwine dweet

Are going to do it

Fambily

Family

Did guh

Went

Granmadda

Grandmother

Mi love yuh

I love you

Mi ah guh make yuh happy

I'll make you happy

Granfadda

Grandfather