Can You Chat Basic Patois?

Question 1

What does this word mean? Tek weh yuhself

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A blunt command telling someone to leave, clear off, or remove themselves from a place or a…

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I'm handling it right now, an assurance that a task is actively being dealt with

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Everything is going well and coming to fruition — all is prosperous, sweet, and in season

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A mild exclamation of surprise, shock, annoyance, or emphasis — roughly 'wow!', 'gosh!', or…

Question 2

Which word fills the blank? Di food good, ______?

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Eeh

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A nuh lie

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Big tings a gwaan

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Tek weh yuhself

Question 3

Which Patois word means this? An emphatic aside that presses the truth or seriousness of what you're saying

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Mi a tell yuh

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Mi nuh know

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Jusso

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Mi nah lie

Question 4

What does this word mean? Chups

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To suck the teeth — that sharp sound made by drawing air through the teeth to show…

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A greeting or parting expression of goodwill — roughly 'blessings to you' or 'stay blessed'

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An emphatic assertion of truthfulness, roughly 'I'm not lying' or 'honestly', used to…

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I can't be bothered, I can't deal with it

Question 5

Which word fills the blank? ______, mi soon come back.

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Tan deh

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Whappen

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More time

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Small up yuhself

Question 6

What does this word mean? Yuh good

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A casual check-in greeting meaning 'are you okay/are you doing alright', asked with rising…

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An expression of sympathy and comfort — 'sorry', 'there there', 'my condolences'

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A dismissive exclamation of scorn or disbelief — 'chat bout!' — thrown at something…

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A sharp instruction to stop meddling in someone else's affairs

Question 7

What does this word mean? Likkle bit

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A little bit; a small amount — 'likkle' (little) plus 'bit'. 'Gimme a likkle bit' asks for…

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The definite article, placed before a noun to point to a specific, known thing, exactly as…

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A small but essential Jamaican word that does several grammatical jobs — marking ongoing…

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'They' or 'them', but it does more than the English pronoun: placed after a noun it makes…

Question 8

Which word fills the blank? ______, mi miss di bus again.

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Damm

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A nuh lie

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Jesas

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Have mercy

Question 9

Which Patois word means this? Where; whereabouts — literally 'what part'. 'Weh part yuh deh?' asks 'where are you?'; 'weh part him gone?' asks where someone…

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Weh part

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Cum een like

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Outta

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Nuhbadi

Question 10

What does this word mean? Bwoy

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Literally 'boy', but frequently used as an exclamatory filler expressing emphasis…

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An emphatic aside that presses the truth or seriousness of what you're saying

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An easygoing 'yes', 'sure', 'of course', or 'no problem', the relaxed affirmative that…

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To shout or call out — and, in everyday and dancehall use, to contact or get in touch with…

Question 11

Which word fills the blank? ______! Look who a come.

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Coo

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Same way

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A lie

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Lata

Question 12

What does this word mean? Aal

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The whole of something — but it also carries the sense of 'even' or 'right up to'…

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'deh' (to be) plus 'pon' (on)

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A lot of, plenty of, many — set before a noun to mean a large amount or number

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Nobody; no one — the Patois pronunciation of 'nobody'. 'Nuhbadi nuh deh yah' means 'nobody…

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