greetings Patois words

15 entries

• Bless up A greeting or parting expression conveying goodwill, roughly 'blessings to you' or 'stay b…
• Gud maanin The morning greeting, equivalent to English 'good morning' but pronounced with the vowel f…
• Hail up A warm greeting or acknowledgement of someone, meaning to greet, salute, or send respect. …
• Inna di morrows A casual way of saying goodbye that means roughly 'see you tomorrow' or 'catch you later',…
• Lang time An exclamation used on meeting someone you haven't seen in a while, roughly 'long time no …
• Likkle more A parting expression meaning 'see you later' or 'catch you in a bit', literally 'a little …
• Mi deh yah Literally "I am here" — the standard reply to a greeting, meaning roughly "I'm alright", "…
• Mi gone A departure phrase announcing that the speaker is leaving now, literally 'I'm gone', but f…
• Small up yuhself A request to make room by shrinking your space, literally 'make yourself small', used when…
• Soon come An assurance that the speaker will return or arrive shortly, meaning 'I'll be right back' …
• Wah gwaan The everyday Jamaican greeting, literally "what's going on?" It works as both a genuine qu…
• Wah yuh a seh Literally 'what are you saying', used as a friendly greeting equivalent to 'what's up' or …
• Walk good A parting blessing meaning "travel safely" or "take care of yourself" — a wish for the oth…
• Weh yuh deh Literally 'where are you', but used both as a genuine request for someone's location and a…
• Yuh good A casual check-in greeting meaning 'are you okay/are you doing alright', asked with rising…