Anne Kathy

The English phrase “stop playing with me” is translated into Jamaican as stop play wid mi.

The Jamaican word for “want” is waan. The verb waan is used to express a desire for a thing and a desire to perform an action.

The English word ‘home’ can be translated into Jamaican as yaad.

The Jamaican word for plantain is plantain. plantain refers to the fruit. In informal settings, the term fig is also commonly used to refer to plantains.

The English phrase “police” is translated into Jamaican as babylon.

The English phrase “Jamaica” is translated into Jamaican as Jumieka. Jumieka and Jamieka are used to refer to the country in the Caribbean.

The English phrase “hello, my name is” is translated into Jamaican as Ello, mi name a. This phrase is used to introduce yourself to another person.

The English word ‘make’ is translated into Jamaican as mek. mek is used to mean to produce.

In Jamaican, ‘you’ is translated as yuh. The word is a subject pronoun used to address the person being spoken to.

The English phrase “where you at?” is translated into Jamaican as weh yuh deh?