Leanne Bianca

The English phrase “I love you so much” is translated into Jamaican as mi love yuh so much.

The Jamaican way to say “go to hell” is go a hell. This phrase is used as a harsh interjection to express extreme anger, annoyance or dismissal of someone.

The Jamaican word for “lazy” is lazy. lazy is an adjective used to describe someone who is unwilling to work.

The Jamaican word for mom is mada. An informal word for a person’s mother.

In Jamaican Patois “I love you” is Mi love yuh. To a girl you can add gyal, which is the Patois word for “girl”.

wagwan is a Jamaican phrase used to ask someone how they are or what is happening.

To say “what do you mean?” in Jamaican, use a wah yuh mean? The phrase is used to ask someone to explain or clarify what they have just said.

The English phrase okay can be expressed in Jamaican as alright. In Jamaican Patois, you can use alright to mean okay.