Leanne Bianca

The Jamaican way to say welcome is Welcome. The term is used as a greeting when someone arrives.

The Jamaican word for ice cream is ayskriim. ayskriim refers to the frozen dessert.

The Jamaican phrase for “everything is good” is everything criss.

Happy birthday in Jamaican is hapi borthde. hapi borthde is used to offer good wishes to someone celebrating their birthday.

The Jamaican word for dirty is dutty. The term dutty is used to describe something that is covered with or containing dirt.

The English phrase “oh my god” is expressed in Jamaican as Jah know. Jah know is used as an exclamation to express shock, surprise or disbelief.

The Jamaican word for ‘liar’ is liad. liad is a noun used to describe a person who tells lies.

maanin is the Jamaican word for morning. The word refers to the part of the day between dawn and midday.

The English phrase two is expressed as two in Jamaican. two is the cardinal number 2.

The English phrase ‘but’ is translated as but in Jamaican. The word is used as a conjunction meaning ‘except’.