Popular Phrases Translated to Patwa Part 9
Jamaican Patwa Translations
Turn left – tun leff
Turn right – tun right
Very good, thanks – good, respek
Waitress! – waytriss
We can eat Italian or Chinese food – wih can nyam italian ar chiny food
We have two boys and one girl – wih hav two byo an wah gyal
We like it very much – wih like ih
We’ll have two glasses of water please – wih cya hav two glass a wata
We’re from California – wih com fram california
We’re late – wih late
Were there any problems? – yu hav num problem?
Were you at the library last night? – yuh did deh a libry laas night?
What are you doing? – weh yuh a do?
What are you going to do tonight? – weh yuh ago do tinight?
What are you going to have? – weh yuh ago hav?
What are you thinking about? – weh yuh a tink bout?
What are you two talking about? – weh unnu a talk bout?
What are your hobbies? – weh yuh like fi do?
What can I do for you? – wah mi cyan do fi yuh
What color is that car? – wah cola dah cyar deh bih?
What day are they coming over? – wah dyah yuh a com ova?
What day of the week is it? – wah dya inna di week tiday bih?
What did you do last night? – weh yuh do lass night?
What did you do yesterday? – weh yuh do yessiday?
What did you think? – weh yuh tink?
What do people usually do in the summer in Los Angeles? – weh peeple do inna dih summa inna los angeles?
What do they study? – a wah dem study?
What do you do for work? – a wah yuh do fi wuk?
What do you have? – a wah yuh hav?
What do you recommend? – a wah yuh recommen?
What do you study? – a wah yuh study
What do you think of these shoes? – wah yuh tink bout dem shoes yah?
What do you think? – a wah yuh tink?
What do you want to buy? – a wah yuh want fi buy?
What do you want to do? – a wah yuh wa’ do?
What do your parents do for work? – a wah yuh parent dem do fi wuk?
What does he do for work? – a wah him do fi wuk?
What does this mean? – a wah dis mean?
What does this say? – a wah dis seh?
What does this word mean? – a wah da word ya mean?
What does your father do for work? – a wah yuh fada do fi wuk?
What happened? – a wha happ’n
What is it? – wah dis bih?
What is that? – a wah dat bih?
What is the area code? – wah di area code bih?
What is today’s date? – a wah tiday date bih?
What kind of music do you like? – wah kine a music yuh like?
What school did you go to? – a which skool yuh guh?
What should I wear? – a wah mi fi wear?
What size? – wha size?
What time are they arriving? – a wah time dem a com?
What time are you going to the bus station? – a wah time yuh a go a di bus station?
What time did you get up? – a wha time yuh git up?
What time did you go to sleep? – a wha time yuh sleep?
What time did you wake up? – a wha time yuh wake up?
What time do you go to work everyday? – a wha time yuh go a wuk everyday?
What time do you think you’ll arrive? – a what time yuh tink yuh ago reach?
What time does it start? – a wha time ih staat
What time does the movie start? – a wha time di movie staat?
What time does the store open? – a wha time di store up’en
What time is check out? – a wha time a check out
What time is it? – a wha time ih bih
What will the weather be like tomorrow? – a wah di wedda ago bih tumarow
What would you like to drink? – a wah yuh waa’ fi jink
What would you like to eat? – a wah yuh waa’ fi it
What’s in it? – wah inna it?
What’s the address? – wah di address?
What’s the charge per night? (Hotel) – hummuch fi it per night?
What’s the date? – a wah di date bih?
What’s the exchange rate for dollars? – wah di exchange rate bih?
What’s the exchange rate? – wah di exchange rate bih
What’s the matter? – weh u deh pon?
What’s the name of the company you work for? – a weh di name addi compiny yuh wuk fa?
What’s the phone number? – wah di phone numba?
What’s the room rate? – hummuch fi di room?
What’s the temperature? – a wah di tempicha bih?
What’s this? – a wah dis bih?
What’s today’s date? – a wah tidday date bih?
What’s up? – a wah yuh deh pan? / Waah gwaan?
What’s wrong? – yuh kriss?
What’s your address? – weh yuh live?
What’s your email address? – a wah yuh email bih?
What’s your favorite food? – a wah yuh like fi it?
What’s your favorite movie? – a wah kina move yuh like?
What’s your last name? – a wah yuh lass name bih?
What’s your name? – a wah yuh name?
What’s your religion? – a wah yuh religion?
When are they coming? – wen dem a com?
When are you coming back? – wen yuh a com bak?
When are you going to pick up your friend? – wen yuh a go pick up yuh fren?
When are you leaving? – wen yuh a leff?
When are you moving? – wen yuh a move?
When did this happen? – a wen dis happ’en
When did you arrive in Boston? – wen yuh reach boston?
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