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 starvin

I'm starving

Move ova dere

Move over there

Weh yuh cuk fa dinna tonite.

What did you cook for dinner tonight.

Mi ah guh let yuh decide

I'll let you decide

Mi miss yuh

I miss you

Mi trust yuh

I trust you

Mi readin

I'm reading

Gud evenin

Good evening

Yuh nuh feelin well

Are you not feeling well

Mi need yuh

I need you

Mi suh tired

I'm so tired

Mi love ha

I love her

Let mi inna de house

Let me in the house

Yuh miss mi

Did you miss me

Nuh move

Don't move

Did guh

Went

Mi wah yuh luv beg!

I want your love please!

Cerfiticket

Certificate

De wata turned to ice

The water turned to ice

Mi neva know wah to say

I didn't know what to say

Mi nuh know wah yuh mean

I don't know what you mean

Fambily

Family

Mi ah guh call yuh lata

I'll call you later

Mi use dis

I use this