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Lesson 6
Jamaican Patois
A woman and her cat – Wah uhman wid har puss
A man and his car - Wah man an him cyar
They are reading their books – Dem a read dehh
book
a woman and her husband – Wah uhman wid
har husband
a girl and her parents - Wah gyal and har
parents dem
a woman and her children - Wah uhman an har
pickney dem
parents and their sons - Parents ah dem son
dem.
a mother and her baby – Wah madda an har
baby
a husband and his wife - Wah husband an ihe
wife
The woman and her cat are playing - Dih uhman
and har puss a play
Who is eating? – A who a nyam?
This is my father - Dis a mi fadda
The boys are brothers – Di bwoy dem a bredda
These are my children - Dem a fimmi pickney
This is my mother - Dis a mi madda
how old are you? - how ole u be??
i am four years old - mi four year ole
how old is he? - how old ihe be??
he is twelve years old - him a twelve years old
how old is she? - how old she be?
She is nine years old - she a nine years old

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Jamaican Patwa Lesson 6

  • 2. A woman and her cat – Wah uhman wid har puss A man and his car - Wah man an him cyar They are reading their books – Dem a read dehh book
  • 3. a woman and her husband – Wah uhman wid har husband a girl and her parents - Wah gyal and har parents dem
  • 4. a woman and her children - Wah uhman an har pickney dem parents and their sons - Parents ah dem son dem.
  • 5. a mother and her baby – Wah madda an har baby a husband and his wife - Wah husband an ihe wife
  • 6. The woman and her cat are playing - Dih uhman and har puss a play Who is eating? – A who a nyam?
  • 7. This is my father - Dis a mi fadda The boys are brothers – Di bwoy dem a bredda
  • 8. These are my children - Dem a fimmi pickney This is my mother - Dis a mi madda
  • 9. how old are you? - how ole u be?? i am four years old - mi four year ole
  • 10. how old is he? - how old ihe be?? he is twelve years old - him a twelve years old
  • 11. how old is she? - how old she be? She is nine years old - she a nine years old