Jamaican Phrases Part 1

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3 жыл бұрын

The Jamaican language is constantly attracting great interest from people craving a taste of our culture, but what is perhaps most intriguing about patois is the many sayings and expressions we use.
At times, some of these phrases can be difficult to translate into English ,and an outsider may struggle to find meaning.
This video contains some phrases that only a real Jamaican would understand.
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@wesleysheppard421 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not a Jamaican so this very helpful as I use it to speak a little patwah to my associates at work. They laugh but give me an A for effort. 😁🇯🇲👍🏾

@dolofuture9749 2 жыл бұрын

Patois

@QuattroZack1 2 жыл бұрын

The joke is E for effort. Not A.

@kwodgawdyinsm8632 Жыл бұрын

Stop this

@aaronblack9043 Жыл бұрын

Fiyyyahhhh 🔥

@DeinlieblingsEmre Жыл бұрын

Hush taw.

@ibrahimmansaray2143 17 күн бұрын

We say hush yay in Sierra Leone for the same meaning like you say in Jamaica too 🇸🇱❤️

@n2rj 5 ай бұрын

I am a Trini and understood everything but that’s because I listened to so much reggae and dancehall growing up

@fatdad64able 8 күн бұрын

I am straight.

@ShearForce1 Жыл бұрын

In Cameroon pidgin, we have the word "ashia" which has the exact meaning as "hush yaw" in Jamaican patois

@serenity3031 9 ай бұрын

LOL that scenario with the Rastafarian at the restaurant really got me!

@Mr.Fun.G.u.y. 2 жыл бұрын

Respect for this lovely country, grom PANAMÁ 🇵🇦

@kassayrold5706 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a English learner and l love Jamaica 🇯🇲 accent 😌😍

@deviouslymadeKP 2 жыл бұрын

Get outta hear u not Jamaican

@jodawgsup Жыл бұрын

@@deviouslymadeKP and who is you to claim this space for your own, boy?

@netzftbl Жыл бұрын

@@jodawgsup Ngl that was a violation

@danschneider3920 Жыл бұрын

Jamaican Patois is an English-based creole language, do your research or get flamed

@AlexandreOlim 6 ай бұрын

Big love from Portugal, yuh zimi

@Moniiimoni 3 жыл бұрын

I learnt something and I'm Jamaican🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲. This funny 😄😄😄. Good stuff 👍🏾

@jinggbangg Жыл бұрын

Same. Some new phrases start since I left, but that's like every language --new words and phrases every year or so

@CamViesky 2 жыл бұрын

My grandmother love this one, "chicken merry hawk deh near." Always did a get up inna some type a trouble as a child. Is a good while since I hear half dem phrase deh weh yu did a explain. Deh ya foreign fi pilot school. Soon reach back a JA. Miss it bad. Bless up 👊🏽

@rascaesar9025 3 жыл бұрын

can't stop learning.. much love from uganda

@gameon2000 3 жыл бұрын

Y u need dis? U african brothas speak perfectly patwa arready boii! 😁

@rascaesar9025 3 жыл бұрын

@@gameon2000 hahaha yah we do but learning neva ends😂

@Den-gz4yo 8 ай бұрын

@@gameon2000 Not perfect Jamaican Patois which is a language in its own and nothing is wrong in learning it

@gameon2000 8 ай бұрын

@@Den-gz4yo Wagwan blud! 🤣

@r011ing_thunder6 2 ай бұрын

Can a Mexican American learn this too?

@chadbaier2557 5 ай бұрын

When i was like 7 or 8 bavk in 1988 my older cousin jake listened too dancehall like crazy and used to call me Nyammy Ranking he said cause I eat up all the food lol

@DrRuddyAKhani-pq5sj 3 жыл бұрын

Tevin, great talent! You have really brought your character to an idealized world in this video. You are 'to the fore' Sir! Being a Jamaican and understand our Creole and phrases, I must say it is best I have heard in a mighty long while. It was captivating and very well executed!! Great performance, I really love it! Keep on keeping on... Beyond the sky's the limit! Nuff Love from Trelawny.

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

@Versiongurl 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he did it well... anybody can understand him and plus he still spoke the Jamaican patois with an heavy accent.

@kellyclark7517 15 күн бұрын

Out of many…ONE PEOPLE❤️💛☘️

@gaeriellemalcolm7467 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 this was so funny and well presented. 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 . Good job. Loved it

@borgelladumond7881 3 жыл бұрын

Me love Jamaica Language I m Haitian Yuh zimi.🤗

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Big up yuhself

@Kira-berry 5 ай бұрын

Love All mi ancestors ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@skabuoy 13 күн бұрын

Yuh zimi is just a different way of spelling 'You see me?' which is a regularly used shortening of 'Do you see what I am trying to say?' in basic English. Other than that, I will see whether what I think I know of JA patwah (which is just a different way of spelling patois) will suffice, as I will be going 'ah yard' coming February and enjoy Bob Marley Day to the fullest while I am at it. Which is actually also my birthday.

@trevor100ify 3 жыл бұрын

Lol trouble ded deh😎👍

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Lol that's a fact.

@jamrockqueen9767 4 ай бұрын

There doesn't seem to be any caption provided for the post. Some Jamaican deaf people who need to learn

@legendjosh6133 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Watching you from Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

@emeka5449 Жыл бұрын

I’m Igbo and I’m amazed to see a few Igbo words that survived in Jamaica. Igbo slaves from Nigeria were among the top 3 slaves in Jamaica and some Igbo words such as ‘Dey’/‘di’ (for eg in Igbo Chi di = God dey/God exists, Jamaica di mma = Jamaica dey good etc), unu (you in plural form, still the original word in Igbo, Unu di mma = unu/una dey good/ok), soso, etc. The phrase in Patois red ibo, later corrupted to red bone, comes from the significant number of light skinned Igbo slaves back during slavery originally used to refer to light skinned Igbo slaves but today is used to refer to a light skinned black person in general. In Igboland today, they have the highest number of light skinned black people compared to other tribes of Nigeria. Obia man in Patois may have come from the Igbo word ‘dibia’ for sorcery priest or the Akan word, ‘obeah’. One love my people.

@annettegeorge577 2 ай бұрын

light skinned people are oftentimes referred to as Redibo

@annettegeorge577 2 ай бұрын

It is nice to know the origin of this word

@jamaicanxhoney4218 2 ай бұрын

Correct same with the Yoruba. Yoruba is heavily influenced in Jamaican culture 💯

@claritycentral 21 күн бұрын

My Nigerian coworkers were speaking and I was like. Huh? How is it that I can understand you? 😂😂

@hotarugracequeen7349 18 күн бұрын

@@jamaicanxhoney4218 Wow, good to know. I'm a Jamaican and always disbelieved that all we spoke was broken English, I figured we got our language from our African ancestors.

@jacquelineidennis353 16 күн бұрын

Yowww...prappa sinting dat yout...up. Jamdung mi bawn. Respek!

@crystalrowe3676 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! Keep up the great work bro.

@DersuUzala. 3 жыл бұрын

Am Russian &I haven't gotten nothing , but I do like ur zest , inspiration & fun .

@ekathe85 3 жыл бұрын

The GTA IV vibe I get from this comment is too much to handle

@Jan-w4s 16 күн бұрын

If you haven't got nothing, then you got something......2 negatives (not and nothing) make a positive.

@kmg9359 Жыл бұрын

I’m not Jamaican, I’m Saint Lucian and I understood every phrase lol. Maybe it’s because we watch a lot of Jamaican stuff over here.

@Den-gz4yo 8 ай бұрын

True, also listen a lot of Jamaican music

@sarahhernandez4502 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. You shou put subtitles all the time so its easier to try to understand even if its not the translation but the words in jamaican

@xrecon18 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is actually an amazing KZfaqr. Completely underrated. If there’s anyone who dislikes his videos, I’ll be knocking on your door. Yuh Zimi?

@titanyawilliams7715 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣.....OMG this is so cool and funny!!! ❤ I love the humor that comes with every translation. Doing an excellent job Bro, keep it up💯

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Am glad you enjoyed it

@luxxbeaute2106 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I’m young and watching this im learning new words

@cindybrowne6070 23 сағат бұрын

Yeah, meh zimi. Big up!

@aprelspence1399 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Jamaican so I easily understanded.

@ayanaj1006 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Tevin! Blessings and big up from Trinbago!

@glenmarksmellie7194 3 жыл бұрын

This is fun to listen 😂😂😂 the philopino here in the Cayman island love our patwah. Big up bro bro

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Respect bro

@TenaciousB20 7 ай бұрын

This was so good! Thank you

@mechelekobell9371 3 жыл бұрын

😎😎... Nuh fear di patwah boss is here!😂😂😂. Excellent Job.

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@70Seven7 Жыл бұрын

give thanks ..Yuzimi

@blank_3958 2 жыл бұрын

Fiyyaah fi dat !!

@chriscreation79 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 💯

@Ecotectpestexpert 2 жыл бұрын

Love it !

@iryebewater5364 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 Give Thanks !!

@jacquelineidennis353 16 күн бұрын

Bwoy, mi glad mi deh yah tidey enuh

@berni9977 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid Mi Brudda !

@scumbaggo 5 ай бұрын

one of the dopest out there.. the language, and the man. love patwah, scottish accent, cajun accent, creole, portugese.. trying to master them all. thanks for everything bro. much love from philadelphia. 🤙

@AlexandreOlim 6 ай бұрын

Great content! 🎉

@marciwyrd8905 Жыл бұрын

I used to work with a Jamaican guy. He taught me some words and we had our boss thinking bombaclaut boti boy meant "good man" for months. Good times. (Sorry if it's spelled wrong, he taught me how to say it, not how to spell it.)

@miltonmiles1733 6 күн бұрын

LOL..LOL..LOL..MAN YOU HAD ME LIKE A CRAZY MAN LAUGHING IN MY HOUSE SO LOUD..WHAT A RIOT WHEN BOSS FIND OUT LATER WHAT DAT SENTENCE MEAN..

@monicahow 3 күн бұрын

This is so funny. The gays were dancing to Boom Bye Bye until some one explained it

@marjorieking9314 3 күн бұрын

& mek di worl tun gainst Buju since den, tho not us blks. Btw, I'm British, & understood every word #JamaicanParents&Husband😊@@monicahow

@shavel6102 3 жыл бұрын

I love this lol

@paulinesteele6624 16 күн бұрын

Well said. Tan todi! Yu mek mi a pap up fi reel.

@johnnymancebo5201 2 ай бұрын

Def not remembering all of this but mi appreciate di video 🇯🇲🇯🇲

@lindabutler4814 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I can't stop watching this. I enjoyed this.

@fatdad64able 8 күн бұрын

Wagwan. Much love from 🇩🇪 😂

@robertopetrazzuolo4749 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mr cool! Always bubbly

@mitsysimkelle2325 3 жыл бұрын

Now I understand the boat and the ship…😀😀

@ginatequila6240 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it Tev!

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy you did.

@Versiongurl 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy this. Your patois is so sweet and nice... not ranga ranga, lol. I kinna made that up. 😂

@jamrocklive6197 3 жыл бұрын

Big up yuh self genna

@averagejoe71759 8 ай бұрын

Yh man ah proppa ting dis my yoot seen 😂🤜🏾🇯🇲

@dain_jah Жыл бұрын

Jah jah...funny but interesting inna wi own way...

@curleycroberts561 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the content brov... Keep it up

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you nuf respect

@Safphron 2 жыл бұрын

Good Job!

@t.morris4761 21 күн бұрын

Favorite "Put some clothes pan da agument deh"😅

@barbarawatson5375 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the education. Some a demde phrase mi neva know masa 😂

@rthomas5986 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Yu Zimi is one of those younger generation phrase. I love Patwah, but it's changing. Some of the words used back in my early years ( 60's and 70's ), have changed, or not known by younger generations. Mi luv patwah bad, a kulcha weh we afi ole ahn pan.

@Nyammings Жыл бұрын

Yes. Language evolves.

@Den-gz4yo 8 ай бұрын

Yuh zimi has been around for a long while, unless you in your 90's that is

@rthomas5986 8 ай бұрын

@@Den-gz4yo Mi respectfully disagree, but a nuh nutton. new generation patwah a still patwah. Mi a fifty ad.

@slimthickaz. 17 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'd say it's a newer term. Our parents and grandparents didn't use that.

@chicfini 21 күн бұрын

Thank you nan🇯🇲💪🏿

@peliwendy509 Жыл бұрын

4:55 He got the same reaction as me when I'm struggling with something 😂😂

@NikiDjock 8 ай бұрын

good slang ❤

@elitecareservices3299 3 жыл бұрын

Great content bro

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@driley5004 3 жыл бұрын

I love this language

@Rudebwoy64 2 жыл бұрын

Like eeeen!!

@rufaichanso8000 Жыл бұрын

Real overstand

@5thtodasev 2 жыл бұрын

Yuh zimi!

@fayeanderson4480 15 күн бұрын

Out of many one people 🖤💚💛

@BigReegaming Жыл бұрын

I’m of Jamaican descent I just want to learn how to speak Jamaican and become fluent in it

@666BEEZY Жыл бұрын

Thank you brudren I’m Tyriing to learn my culture

@MrOSAMAN1000 15 күн бұрын

Bredren or brethren . Yuh call de aysh = man a Burden and he is as ho thamaydayth la ghasha anakhano as clowns m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxzirR428zDXZ8.html Shalom

@kimmypossible6702 3 жыл бұрын

Lool really enjoyed this...rasta nuh eat pork

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@allyssaforrester7621 3 жыл бұрын

Another ball knocked out the park Tev 😎

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@findtruth5329 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite one is "wham tuna?" I love how, in English, it sounds like "what happened to the tuna" but in Jamaican it means "what's wrong with you?" Very intriguing language! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TUNA? I SAS HUNGRY TOO, YOU SEE ME? IM RIGHT HERE, IM NOT INVISIBLE MAN! Lol kills me every time!

@Nyammings Жыл бұрын

Whaam toonu is a contraction of 'what happen to oonoo.' Oonoo is you in the plural form. Oonoo is most likely a word from a west African language that means you.

@findtruth5329 Жыл бұрын

@@Nyammings oh wow, thank you!! Are you from the yard, as they say? Thanks again

@Nyammings Жыл бұрын

Yes. I'm from yaad.

@findtruth5329 Жыл бұрын

@@Nyammings blessed love, my girl. Jah Jah bless you widda long life and nuff picknie.

@Coconutbabez Жыл бұрын

@@Nyammings it’s not oonoo it’s unuh, uno or unu

@wasupman777 Жыл бұрын

Bless up mi breddah

@9rider11 3 ай бұрын

Mi yaard cousins have so many unique sayings…🇸🇽

@LiamDangerPark 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you keep making videos

@blossomwhyte4787 14 күн бұрын

I'm Jamaican but heard so many of these,phrases

@lorenzoallen5930 3 жыл бұрын

A fire pon dah...cah cook pork in a rasta man pot😂😂😂

@jamaicanpatwah5170 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@dejanmoya9434 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Jamaican forever

@fablover78 3 жыл бұрын

Love unu!!

@maznf3589 6 күн бұрын

Yuh knoh seh yuh too freh freh& nuff.

@Nellsta 11 ай бұрын

New subscriber here I’m going trelawny tomorrow man I’m definitely gonna ask a chef man to run a me a boat 👌🇯🇲

@WayneSmith-if7uv 6 күн бұрын

Gwan Jamaica Gwan 😁

@kayhaughton 3 жыл бұрын

So funny :-)

@johnnybizzle370 2 жыл бұрын

Big up

@DeeStarHairstylist 3 жыл бұрын

❤️🇯🇲

@Flowerbomb-B Ай бұрын

Can't wait to marry my Jamaican King!❤

@zombielols1895 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@bepponen 2 жыл бұрын

best accent ever after irish and scottish :D

@yvettewilliams5967 3 күн бұрын

People who grew up in Montserrat, W.I fully comprehend 99 per cent of Jamaican Patois. Similar patois spoken there, of course, ‘the Queens English’ is spoken by all as it is taught from A B C classes. Also, having Jamaican friends help too. OFCOURSE, ‘proper English’ is taught to ALL CARIBBEAN CHILDREN, every Island has their own form of Patois though.

@666BEEZY Жыл бұрын

If you do any more videos please make sure to add sub titles that will be really good like how you add fonts to the titles of speech

@TazHall 2 жыл бұрын

My Kingstonian friends used to say a "bombaat", a mild version of bumbaclot or "blow-wow" for blouse and skirt 😂

@MrOSAMAN1000 15 күн бұрын

Plus kiss mi granny fi match

@rgfreese 4 күн бұрын

Is Yuh Zimi the same as Seen? I recall Peter Tosh used to end a lot of sentences with “Seen?”

@anarchy_79 2 ай бұрын

"Trouble deh deh" = "Knee and jize lurking". Thank you for that, I am much enlightened in the Jamaican language! :) Seriously though most badass accent of all tyem knoe what em seeyin?