Patois words from Hanover
46 words and phrases · grouped by the lesson that teaches them
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| gwaan | gwaan | go on; carry on; behave |
| gwaan so! | gwaan so! | keep it up! (praise or scolding, by tone) |
| galang | galang | go along |
| tan | tan | stay; be (of character) |
| a so im tan | a so im tan | that's just how he/she is |
| tan tedy | tan tedi | hold still |
| tan deh | tan de | wait there (also a warning) |
| tun | ton | turn; become |
| tun big man | ton big man | become a grown man |
| fayva | fieva | resemble; seem |
| yu fayva yu muma | yu fieva yu muma | you look just like your mother |
| fayva like | fieva laik | it looks as if |
| come een like | kom iin laik | seem as if (Yu come een like yu tiyad — you seem tired) |
| mash up | mash op | break, wreck, ruin |
| lock up | lak op | shut up, close down |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| bex | beks | angry, vexed |
| glad-bag bus' | glad-bag bos | overjoyed |
| kin puppalick | kin popalik | turn somersaults (for joy) |
| fraid | fried | afraid |
| dark | daak | shy |
| shame | shiem | embarrassed |
| boasie | buosi | proud, show-off |
| facety | fiesti | impudent, rude |
| haad-iez | haad-iez | stubborn |
| donkya | dongkya | careless (don't-care) |
| red-yai | red-yai | envious |
| talawa | talawa | small but strong, fearless |
| ignorant | ignarant | quick-tempered (NOT stupid) |
| hush | hosh | there, there (sympathy — NOT be quiet) |
| miserable | miserable | fussy, hard fi please (false friend — not sad!) |
| fas | fas | nosy, meddling (yu too fas!) |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| -a dan | -a dan | -er than (hotta dan, sweeta dan) |
| more dan | muor dan | more than |
| badda dan | bada dan | tougher/worse than |
| di bigges | di bigis | the biggest |
| di fassis | di faasis | the fastest |
| di bes | di bes | the best |
| outta di whola | outa di uola | out of all of |
| level | levl | equal, even |
| so till | so til | extremely, beyond words |
| cyaan done | kyaahn don | endless(ly) |
| gaan a bed | gaan a bed | superlatively (love i gaan a bed) |
| well + adj | wel + adj | very (well sweet) |
| sweet yu see! | swiit yu si! | it's SO good! |
| hot no pepper | hat no pepa | as hot as pepper (no = 'as') |
| same like | siem laik | just like, the same as |
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