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 suh happy

I'm so happy

Did guh

Went

Weh yuh goin

Where are you going

Mi cold

I am cold

Granfadda

Grandfather

Likkle more

See you later

Mi think suh

I think so

Yuh gwine dweet

Are going to do it

Nuh problem

No problem

Tek yuh time

Take your time

Let mi inna de house

Let me in the house

Wedda

Weather

Mi love ha

I love her

Mi comin

I am coming

Mi ah guh let yuh decide

I'll let you decide

Mi have time

I have time

Mi happy to see yuh here

I am happy to see you here

Mi starvin

I'm starving

Mi like yuh

I like you

Fambily

Family

Madda

Mother

Flim

Film

Mi sick

I'm sick

Mi use dis

I use this