sound good
The English phrase "sounds good" is expressed in Jamaican as sound good.
sound good is an expression used to show your agreement or approval of a suggestion or a plan.
Which one should you use?
You may also hear the form it sound good, which adds the pronoun it at the beginning of the phrase.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
sound good is the more natural, informal way to express agreement in Jamaican speech, whereas sounds good is the standard English version.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Jamaican Patois, the third-person singular 's' is often dropped from the verb, which is why sounds good becomes sound good.
When do people say it?
To express agreement or approval, you might also use Yeah man! or use the term Wicked! to express satisfaction or excitement.
Did you know?
- If a plan is not just acceptable but perfect, a person might upgrade sound good to tun up, which literally refers to turning up the volume of music.
- While 'Wicked!' sounds like a moral judgment to an English speaker, in Jamaica it is a high compliment used to express that a plan or idea is excellent.
- While sound good indicates agreement, a Jamaican might respond to a plan with Zeen, which acts as a condensed version of 'I see' or 'I understand and agree'.
Examples in context
- Yeah man, dat soun' good! Mi deh yah!Yeah, that sounds good! I'm here!
- Dat sound good.That sounds good.
- Everything sound good to mi.Everything sounds good to me.
- Yeah man, dat sound good.Yeah man, that sounds good.
