At first when I did the research I laughed because the way they speak is so funny, but beyond that that here are some words and phrases of Jamacia. Jamaica does not only speak Jamaican, they also speak English and America has borrowed some the words that they use.
way yuh a'go, e e? = where you going?
wa gwan = hello
'seh wa? = what did you say.
g'way = go way
every ting criss = everythings cool
likkle man - bye
mi ah zuh - bye
mi wi si yuh = bye
renk = rude
mi nuh no = I dont know
me seh = I said
axe = ask
gal pickney/bway pickney = children boy/girl
caw = because
mi nuh nyam = I have not eaten
cooh deh! = look at that!
Jamaican words and phrases
Most of the things that they say are like American slang. Americans try to short everything down to make it easier and that is just how Jamaican language is. Most of the stuff Americans do say like me nuh no or axe. It was very funny to read these words at first.
~ Taj Brimmer <3
These words and phrases make me laugh.=D I can't wait to see how you put them into a story. It's going to be so lively just from the dialogue.
ReplyDeleteI swear some of these words sound a lot like words we use everyday! I bet it's going to be easy to use these in your story. Congrats!
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