Popular Phrases Translated to Patwa Part 3
Jamaican Translations
He has a nice car – ihh ha wah nice cyar
He likes it very much – ihh like ih nuff
He likes juice but he doesn’t like milk – ihh like juce but ihh nuh like milk
He needs some new clothes – ihh need suh new close
He never gives me anything – ihh nuh gimmi nuttin
He said this is a nice place – ihh seh dis a wah nice place
He said you like to watch movies – ihh seh yuh like fi watch movie
He studies at Boston University – ihh study a boston university
He thinks we don’t want to go – ihh think weh nuh wah go
He works at a computer company in New York – ihh wuk a waah computa place inna new york
He’ll be back in 20 minutes – ihm a com back inna 20 minute
Hello – wah gwaan
Help! – help
Here is your salad – sih yu salad yah
Here it is – seeit ya
Here you are – see yu deh
Here’s my number – sih mi numba yah
Here’s your order – sih yu ada ya
He’s a very good student – ihm a wah gud student
He’s an American – ihhm a wah american
He’s an Engineer – ihm a wah engineer
He’s coming soon – ihm a com soon
He’s faster than me – ihm fassa dan mih
He’s in the kitchen – ihm inna di kitchen
He’s never been to America – ihh neva go a america yet
He’s not in right now -ihh nuh deh ya now
He’s right – ihmm right
He’s very annoying – ihh annoying nuh
He’s very famous – ihh famous
He’s very hard working – ihh wuk haard
Hi, is Mrs Smith there, please? – wah gyan, mrs smith deh yah?
His family is coming tomorrow – ihh family a com tummarow
His room is very small – ihh room likkle
His son – ihh son
How about Saturday? – wah bout satday?
How are you paying? – how yu a pay?
How are you? – weh u a deal wid?
How are your parents? – how u parents dem a do?
How do I get there? – how yuh ago go deh?
How do I get to Daniel Street? – how mi fi reach daniel street?
How do I get to the American Embassy? – how fi get a di american embassy?
How do I use this? – how mi fi use dis?
How do you know? – how u kno?
How do you pronounce that? – how u seh dat?
How do you say it in English? – how u seh dat inna english?
How do you spell it? – how u spell dat?
How do you spell the word Seattle? – how u spell di word seattle?
How does it taste? – how ih taste?
How far is it to Chicago? – how far chicago deh?
How far is it? – how far it deh?
How is she? – how she bih?
How long are you going to stay in California? – how lang u a stay inna california?
How long are you going to stay? – how lang u ago stay?
How long does it take by car? – how lang it tek by cyar?
How long does it take to get to Georgia? – how lang it tek fi go a georgia?
How long have you been here? – how lang u deh ya?
How long have you been in America? – how lang u deh a america?
How long have you lived here? – how lang u live yah?
How long have you worked here? – how lang u wuk yasso?
How long is it? – how lang ih bih?
How long is the flight? – how lang yuh flight bih?
How long will it take? – how lang it ago tek?
How long will you be staying? – how lang u a stay?
How many children do you have? – humuch pickney yu hav?
How many hours a week do you work? – humuch owas yuh wuk inna wah week?
How many languages do you speak? – humuch langwidge yu talk?
How many miles is it to Pennsylvania? – humuch miles fi go a pennsylvania?
How many people are there in New York? – humuch people deh inna new york?
How many people do you have in your family? – humuch people inna yuh family?
How many people? – humuch peeple?
How many? – humuch?
How much altogether? – humuch togeda?
How much are these earrings? – humuch fi dem earrings yah?
How much do I owe you? – humuch mi owe yuh?
How much does it cost per day? – humuch fi it fi wah day?
How much does this cost? – humuch feeit?
How much is it to go to Miami? – humuch fi go a miami?
How much is it? – humuch fi it?
How much is that? – humuch fi dat?
How much is this? – humuch fi dis?
How much money do you have? – humuch money yuh hav?
How much money do you make? – humuch money u mek?
How much will it cost? – humuch it ago cast?
How much would you like? – humuch u like?
How old are you? – how ole u bih?
How tall are you? – how tall u bih?
How was the movie? – how di movie did go?
How was the trip? – how di trip did go?
How’s business? – how di bizness?
How’s the weather? – how di wedda?
How’s work going? – how wuk a guh?
Hurry! – mekyasee!
I agree – fi real
I ate already – mi nyam yessiday
I believe you – mi believe yuh
I bought a shirt yesterday – mi buy wah shirt yessiday
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