Patois words from St. James
41 words and phrases · grouped by the lesson that teaches them
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| mek | mek | make; let; cause |
| mek wi go | mek wi go | let's go |
| wa mek | wa mek | why (what makes) |
| mek shi gwaan | mek shi gwaan | let her carry on |
| tek | tek | take |
| tek time | tek taim | go carefully, take your time |
| tek i gi im | tek i gi im | take it and give it to him |
| gi | gi | give |
| gi mi a bly | gi mi a blai | give me a chance / break |
| bly | blai | a chance, a break |
| beg yu | beg yu | please (I beg you) |
| kibba | kiba | cover |
| dweet | dwiit | do it |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| higgla | higla | market vendor |
| omuch | omoch | how much |
| dear | dier | expensive |
| braata | braata | a little extra thrown in free |
| dunza | donza | money |
| smalls | smaalz | small change, a tip |
| bruk | brok | broke (no money) |
| tings salt | tingz saal | times are hard |
| lef i likkle fi mi | lef i likl fi mi | lower the price for me |
| trow een | chuo iin | throw in |
| renk | rengk | cheeky, out of order |
| maakit | maakit | market |
| poun | poun | pound (weight) |
| two-tree | tuu-chrii | a few, two or three |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| which paat | wich paat | where, which part |
| tun lef | ton lef | turn left |
| tun right | ton rait | turn right |
| straight so | schriet so | straight ahead |
| dung so | dong so | down there |
| ova deh-so | uova de-so | over there |
| cross fram | kraas fram | across from |
| buck up | bok op | run into, come upon |
| yu cyaan miss i | yu kyaahn mis i | you can't miss it |
| route taxi | ruut taksi | shared taxi on a fixed route |
| robot | ruobat | unlicensed taxi |
| bus park | bos paak | bus/taxi depot |
| small up unuself | smaal op unuself | squeeze up, make room |
| one stap | wan stap | next stop (to get off) |
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