Yuh beautiful
The phrase Yuh beautiful is how you say "you're beautiful" in Jamaican.
This phrase is used to tell someone they are beautiful.
Did you know?
- In Jamaican culture, the word sweet in Yuh look sweet does not refer to taste, but to a person's attractiveness or charm.
- In Jamaica, complimenting someone's appearance is often paired with the word tun, as in Yuh tun beautiful, which implies the person has become or transformed into something beautiful.
- Jamaican Patois often omits the copula verb 'to be' in phrases like Yuh beautiful, creating a sentence structure that differs significantly from Standard English.
Examples in context
- Yuh beautiful, mi love.You're beautiful, my love.
- Yuh beautiful inna di light.You're beautiful in the light.
- Yuh beautiful, yuh know dat?You're beautiful, you know that?
Example conversation
A couple is walking through a park together.
- TaneshaYuh beautiful, Tanesha.You're beautiful, Tanesha.
- AndreTank yuh, Andre.Thank you, Andre.
- TaneshaEverything bout yuh sweet.Everything about you is sweet.
- AndreYuh too kind to mi.You are too kind to me.
