Fred Elliot

The English phrase “safe travels” is expressed in Jamaican as walk good.

The English phrase ‘hurry up’ is translated into Jamaican as mek haste.

The English word ‘done’ is expressed in Jamaican as dun. dun is used to express that a task or an action has been completed.

In Jamaican, the phrase for “how are you doing?” is Wah gwaan?

To (become) awake in Jamaican is wake up. The phrase wake up is used to indicate the act of becoming awake.

The English phrase “shut up” is expressed in Jamaican as shut up. The phrase is used to tell someone to stop talking.

The phrase welcome to Jamaica is used in Jamaican to welcome someone arriving in Jamaica.

The phrase ‘I love you’ in Jamaican is mi love yuh. Both forms are used to express romantic feelings or attraction toward another person.

In Jamaican, the phrase for bye is likkle more.

The English phrase “numbers” is translated into Jamaican as nomba. nomba refers to symbols or words used to count or measure things.