Phrasebook

Food & drink

Ordering, asking what's in it, and saying it was good — at a cookshop, a jerk pan, or somebody's yard.

  1. Wah yuh have fi eat?

    What do you have to eat?

    wah yuh HAV fi EAT

  2. Mi waan a plate a rice an peas.

    I want a plate of rice and peas.

    mi WAAN a PLATE a rice an PEAS

  3. Mek it likkle spicy.

    Make it a little spicy.

    mek it LIK-kl SPY-si

  4. Nuh put nuh meat inna it.

    Don't put any meat in it.

    nuh put nuh MEAT in-a it

  5. Dis sweet bad!

    This tastes amazing!

    dis SWEET bad

  6. Mi belly full.

    I'm full.

    mi BEL-li FULL

  7. How much fi dat?

    How much for that?

    how MUCH fi dat

  8. Gimme a box juice.

    Give me a juice box.

    GIM-mi a BOX juice