Patois words from St. Mary
38 words and phrases · grouped by the lesson that teaches them
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| yeside | yeside | yesterday |
| wa day | wa die | the other day |
| did | did | past marker (did go = went) |
| en | en | older rural past marker |
| neva | neva | didn't, never |
| buck up | bok op | meet by chance |
| memba | memba | remember |
| figet | figet | forget |
| gaan | gaan | gone, went away |
| lef | lef | left |
| bruk | brok | broke, broken |
| from | fram | since |
| long time | lang taim | for ages |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| omuch | omoch | how much, how many |
| dolla | dala | dollar(s) |
| tousan | touzan | thousand |
| poun | poun | pound (weight) |
| dear | dier | expensive |
| braata | braata | a little extra thrown in |
| smalls | smaalz | small change, a tip |
| dunza | donza | money (slang) |
| bruk | brok | broke (no money) |
| salt | saal | broke, unlucky |
| higgla | igla | market vendor |
| maakit | maakit | market |
| two-three | tuu-chrii | a few |
| tin a mackerel | tin a makrel | tin of mackerel |
| Patois | Cassidy-JLU | English |
|---|
| tideh | tide | today |
| tumaro | tumaro | tomorrow |
| maanin | maanin | morning |
| evenin | iivnin | late afternoon into evening |
| soon come | suun kom | coming eventually (elastic!) |
| from maanin | fram maanin | all day long |
| two twos | tuu tuuz | in a flash |
| one time | wan taim | once; at once |
| long time | lang taim | for ages |
| nung | nong | now |
| den | den | then |
| duppy hour | dopi owa | midnight |
| wha day tideh? | wa die tide? | what day is it today? |
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