41 words and phrases · grouped by the lesson that teaches them
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|---|---|
| don | don | already, completely (before verb) |
| done | don | finished (after verb / as verb) |
| aready | aredi | already |
| deh | de | to be (somewhere); to exist |
| deh deh | de de | is there (verb + adverb) |
| no ... no deh | no ... no de | there is no ... (at all) |
| lef | lef | to remain, be left over |
| whatlef | watlef | leftovers |
| nomo | nomuo | only (two nomo lef) |
| notn | notn | nothing |
| sinting | sitn | something |
| smadi | sumadi | somebody |
| gaan | gaan | gone, used up |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|---|---|
| escovitch | eskovich | fried fish in spicy vinegar pickle |
| rundung | rondong | food cooked down in coconut milk |
| saltfish | saalfish | salted cod |
| bammy | bami | cassava flatbread |
| skellion | skelyan | scallion |
| country peppa | konchri pepa | scotch bonnet pepper |
| pimento | pimento | allspice |
| vinega | vinega | vinegar |
| dutchy | dochi | round-bottomed cooking pot |
| bwile | bwail | boil |
| bwile dung | bwail dong | boil down, reduce |
| dash een | dash iin | add in, throw in |
| fry | frai | fry |
| cris | kris | crisp |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|---|---|
| grani / granfaada | grani / granfaada | grandmother / grandfather |
| nana | nana | grandma; (older use) midwife |
| baby-madda | biebi-mada | mother of one's child |
| baby-faada | biebi-faada | father of one's child |
| cousin | kozn | cousin (near or distant) |
| Maas + name | Maas + niem | respectful title, older man |
| Miss + name | Mis + niem | respectful title, any woman |
| nine-night | nain-nait | nine nights of wake gatherings |
| set-up | set-op | wake night of singing and sharing |
| dead-yaad | ded-yaad | home of the deceased during mourning |
| berrin | berin | burial, funeral |
| weddn | wedn | wedding |
| hush | hosh | expression of sympathy (not 'be quiet') |
| tek heart | tek haat | take heart, be comforted |