Fred Elliot

The English phrase “bed bugs” is translated into Jamaican as chinch.

The English phrase “hey beautiful” can be expressed in Jamaican as hey beautiful.

The English phrase “my love” is translated into Jamaican as mi love.

mi nem is the Jamaican way to say “my name”. The name by which a person is known.

In Jamaican, “where are you?” is said as weh deh deh. This phrase is used to ask someone about their current location.

The Jamaican verb for ‘dance’ is dans. dans is used to describe the act of moving rhythmically to music.

me too is the Jamaican way to say ‘me too’. This phrase is used to express that something mentioned by another person also applies to you.

The English phrase “be quiet” is translated into Jamaican as hush. hush is used as a request or command for someone to stop making noise.

In Jamaican, “sup” is translated as wah gwaan. The phrase is an informal greeting used to ask someone how they are or what is happening.

The Jamaican word for woman is ooman. ooman is used to refer to an adult female person.