Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois ( Archived) (22)

Jan 28, 2013 1:35 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
So i have decided to teach people Jamaican Patois. wanna learn?
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Jan 28, 2013 1:45 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
My daughter and son-in-law are going to Jamaica in two weeks for two weeks again. This is their third visit. When they get home they are always speaking patois for a couple of weeks...Thats enough for me ...But thanks for offering sweetie peace
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Jan 28, 2013 1:46 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
lolol ur in Canada, lots of Jamaicans there. It is very easy to catch on hahahaha
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Jan 28, 2013 1:49 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
alteregosophie: lolol ur in Canada, lots of Jamaicans there. It is very easy to catch on hahahaha


Yes we have a lot of Jamaicans here...They rock! teddybear
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Jan 28, 2013 2:00 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
hahahah they're crazy
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Jan 28, 2013 2:13 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
Balles
BallesBallesdubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates377 Posts
alteregosophie: So i have decided to teach people Jamaican Patois. wanna learn?


I wonna learn grin
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Jan 28, 2013 2:45 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
hahahah. here is a tip. To say I wanna learn you would say.
Mi (Me or I) Waa (Want) Lern (Learn)
MI WAA LERN and it is pronounced just as how i spell it.
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Jan 28, 2013 2:52 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
I found this, and sincerely I don't understand it.

NOH LICKLE TWANG

by Louise Bennett


Me glad fe se's you come back bwoy,
But lawd yuh let me dung,
Me shame o' yuh soh till all o'
Me proudness drop a grung.

Yuh mean yuh goh dah 'Merica
An spen six whole mont' deh,
An come back not a piece betta
Dan how yuh did goh wey?

Bwoy yuh noh shame? Is soh you come?
Afta yuh tan soh lang!
Not even lickle language bwoy?
Not even little twang?

An yuh sista wat work ongle
One week wid 'Merican
She talk so nice now dat we have
De jooce fe undastan?

Bwoy yuh couldn' improve yuhself!
An yuh get soh much pay?
Yuh spen six mont' a foreign, an
Come back ugly same way?

Not even a drapes trouziz? or
A pass de rydim coat?
Bwoy not even a gole teet or
A gole chain roun yuh t'roat.

Suppose me las' rne pass go introjooce
Yuh to a stranga
As me lamented son wat lately
Come from 'Merica!

Dem hooda laugh afta me, bwoy
Me could'n tell dem soh!
Dem hooda sey me lie, yuh was
A-spen time back a Mocho.

Noh back-ansa me bwoy, yuh talk
Too bad; shet up yuh mout,
Ah doan know how yuh an yuh puppa
Gwine to meck it out.

Ef yuh want please him meck him tink
Yuh bring back someting new.
Yuh always call him "Pa" dis evenin'
Wen him come sey "Poo".
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Jan 28, 2013 2:54 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
L_B76
L_B76L_B76Italy,Germany ,Switzerland, Greater London, England UK8 Threads 1 Polls 1,117 Posts
GUZMAN1: I found this, and sincerely I don't understand it.

NOH LICKLE TWANG

by Louise BennettMe glad fe se's you come back bwoy,
But lawd yuh let me dung,
Me shame o' yuh soh till all o'
Me proudness drop a grung.

Yuh mean yuh goh dah 'Merica
An spen six whole mont' deh,
An come back not a piece betta
Dan how yuh did goh wey?

Bwoy yuh noh shame? Is soh you come?
Afta yuh tan soh lang!
Not even lickle language bwoy?
Not even little twang?

An yuh sista wat work ongle
One week wid 'Merican
She talk so nice now dat we have
De jooce fe undastan?

Bwoy yuh couldn' improve yuhself!
An yuh get soh much pay?
Yuh spen six mont' a foreign, an
Come back ugly same way?

Not even a drapes trouziz? or
A pass de rydim coat?
Bwoy not even a gole teet or
A gole chain roun yuh t'roat.

Suppose me las' rne pass go introjooce
Yuh to a stranga
As me lamented son wat lately
Come from 'Merica!

Dem hooda laugh afta me, bwoy
Me could'n tell dem soh!
Dem hooda sey me lie, yuh was
A-spen time back a Mocho.

Noh back-ansa me bwoy, yuh talk
Too bad; shet up yuh mout,
Ah doan know how yuh an yuh puppa
Gwine to meck it out.

Ef yuh want please him meck him tink
Yuh bring back someting new.
Yuh always call him "Pa" dis evenin'
Wen him come sey "Poo".

translation?
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Jan 28, 2013 2:54 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
Leo_7
Leo_7Leo_7Baku, Azerbaijan87 Threads 16 Polls 2,514 Posts
what does mean "bambaclat?might be wrong spelling,but my jamaican friends use to use this funny word to much
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Jan 28, 2013 3:04 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
Translation of first and second stanza.




Me glad fe se's you come back bwoy,- I am glad you are back (Home)
But lawd yuh let me dung,- But i am disappointed in you.
Me shame o' yuh soh till all o' Me proudness drop a grung. Your attitude has embarrassed me until i have lost my reason to be proud.
Yuh mean yuh goh dah 'Merica- Imagine, you were living in the United States
An spen six whole mont' deh, Living there for 6 whole months.
An come back not a piece betta- And you return without the slightest bit of improvement?
Dan how yuh did goh wey?- Then why the hell did you leave?
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Jan 28, 2013 3:08 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
Not so easy to understand.
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Jan 28, 2013 3:08 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
L_B76
L_B76L_B76Italy,Germany ,Switzerland, Greater London, England UK8 Threads 1 Polls 1,117 Posts
now i got why.. i will never understand Jamaicans...
grin grin grin
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Jan 28, 2013 3:16 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
That poem is a different version of Patois. It is country patois. The City Patois is more English
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Jan 28, 2013 3:19 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
tippytoe
tippytoetippytoeMontego-Bay, Saint James Jamaica4 Posts
In response to: So i have decided to teach people Jamaican Patois. wanna learn?


I find your translations sooo funny! On point though.
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Jan 28, 2013 3:21 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
thank mami. ma farrin friends nuh kno weh mi say when i update ma facebook status. lol
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Jan 28, 2013 3:23 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
hahahah one nedda yahdie in the ouse. rawtid! big up yuhself mi link
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Jan 28, 2013 3:28 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
tippytoe
tippytoetippytoeMontego-Bay, Saint James Jamaica4 Posts
lol.... You know what is strange when I call customers (I work for a Collections Agency in the US) and I am speaking English and they are like, "can u speak English, because I don't understand what ur saying". I thought English was English regardless of the accent that is spoken with it.
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Jan 28, 2013 3:30 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
Leo_7
Leo_7Leo_7Baku, Azerbaijan87 Threads 16 Polls 2,514 Posts
tippytoe: lol.... You know what is strange when I call customers (I work for a Collections Agency in the US) and I am speaking English and they are like, "can u speak English, because I don't understand what ur saying". I thought English was English regardless of the accent that is spoken with it.
what u mean,english is english?u mean jamaican is english?laugh
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Jan 28, 2013 3:36 PM CST Teaching People to Speak Jamaican Patois
alteregosophie
alteregosophiealteregosophieKingston, Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 76 Posts
English is our native language. We just normally speak to each other using dialect. Our accent is very distinct therefore there are times when non-Jamaicans find it hard to keep up.
Leo_7: what u mean,english is english?u mean jamaican is english?
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