Thursday, December 29, 2016

Jamaican Patwah (Patois) Part I



Ey ya all, wah gwaan? Everytin irie an kool? Yeh mon.
Mi wuda like present ya sum (simple)Jamaican Patwah tips. Ya ready fi dis?! :)
Wat nah workin in Patwah:

No H ...... ex. {eng} - Hi, [jam] - I.
{eng} - Hello, [jam] ello.
{Eng}- hey, [jam] - ey.
No TH .....ex. {eng} - This, [jam] - dis.
{eng} - Thanks, [jam] - tanks. {eng} - three, [jam] tree
No ER, or OR sounds at the end of nouns ..... ex {eng} - Father,[jam] - Faada.
{eng} - Water, [jam] - waata. {eng} - doctor [jam] - dacta .



No past tense . Like - Waited , walked , stayed .
Instead, put "did" and keep the present tense
Ex - did wait , did walk , did stay .
No purals , like -the patties ,these girls , those men ,
Intead keep the pural and put " dem " meaning "them" before or after .
Ex - di pattie dem , dem girl or gal yah, dem man deh , .
Instead of I use mi
Am, are, is , can be replaced with " A "
Ex. I am - mi-a, they are - dem-a, this is - dis - a
No ing , like - singing, dancing, eating .
Intsead delete the " G " from " ing " .
Ex, singin , dancin , eatin ,
Another way is to delete " ing " and keep the word
Ex, sing , dance , eat .


Dat all fa dis evenin, dis tips mi did get from mi breddin outta Jamaica. :)
Bless up, Paula 

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