Jamaican

The Jamaican word for beer is beer. The term refers to an alcoholic drink made of malt.

The Jamaican word for cousin is kuzn. kuzn refers to the child of a person’s parent’s brother or sister.

In Jamaican Patois you say Enjoy yuhself for “have fun”. The word yuhself is “yourself”, with a Patois spelling.

The English phrase “my boy” is translated into Jamaican as mi bwoy. mi bwoy is an informal term used to address a male friend or a younger male.

The English phrase “you know” is expressed in Jamaican as ya know. ya know is an interjection used to signify a pause or a moment of hesitation in speech.

The English phrase “good morning” is translated into Jamaican as gud mawnin.

In Jamaican, ‘stfu’ is expressed as shut up. The phrase is used to aggressively or rudely tell someone to stop talking immediately.

To say ‘give’ in Jamaican, use gi. The verb gi is used to describe the act of transferring the possession of something to someone else.

mi deh ya is the Jamaican way to say “I am fine”. mi deh ya is a common idiomatic response used when someone asks you How yuh stay? or How yuh do?

Wah yuh name? is the Jamaican way to say “what is your name?”. You can also use the informal variation Yuh name weh? to achieve the same result.