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| Jamaican Phrases and Proverbs Rasta/Patois JamaicanPhrases and ProverbsConfused? Try out the Rasta/Patois Dictionary "Mi come here fi drink milk, mi noh come here fi count cow". A reminderto conduct business in a straightforward manner. "The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose". A truly comic imageif you've ever been to the zoo, and comforting to any of us whose backshave been used as a stepping-stone for someone else's success. "A new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows every corner". A profoundlywitty statement that sums up any number of current situations, includingthe state of today's music. "Dry land tourist". A Jamaican who's never been off the island but stillacts like a big shot. "No one cyaan test". No one can compete with. "Mi a-go lef today". "I am leaving today" "Im too hard of Aise". "He/She is too hard of ears" "Him is badda than dem" "No badda mi". "He is worse than they are" "Don'tbother me" "Is bare dog down inna that yard". "Is only dogs in that yard" "No badda bawl im soon come back". "Don't bother crying he'll soon beback" "Dat is fe mi bredda". "That is my brother" "The chuck need tree new tyres". "The truck will need three new tire" "Cuyah, she gwan like she nice eee". "Look at that, she acts like sheis so nice" "Choble nuh nice" "Yuh ina big choble". "Trouble is not nice" "You arein big trouble" "Did yuh see dat?" "A who dat?" "Did you see that" "Who is that" " Yuh no dun yet?". "You have not finished yet?" " Is the dutty duppy man dweet". "The dirty ghost do it" "Ef yuh choble him 'im me a-go hit yuh". "If you trouble him I am goingto hit you" "All a dem a me fambly". "All of them are my family" " Yuh too fass and Facety". "You are too inquisitive and fresh" "Galang bout yuh business". "Go along about you business" "Mi back a hat mi". "My back is hurting me" "An a jus Lass nite mi dideh". "And it was just last nigh I was there" "Lef mi Nuh". "Leave me alone." "Tek de neegle an sow de piece of clawt". "Take the needle and sow thepiece of cloth" "How yuh nyam so much". "How do you eat so much." "Is Mr Garden pickney dem". "It is Mr. Gordon children." "Mi would rada you talk to mi" Translation : "I would rather you nottalk to me" "Tandy tink sey im a-go help you." "Stand there thinking he is goingto help you." "Tek you time an mine it bruk". "Take your time, you might break it." "Wat a liiv an bambaie" Leftovers put aside to eat tomorrow (What isleft for by-and by). "gone a foreign" Gone abroad (from Jamaica). "like mi a go maas" Chill out. "gwaan go maas" Go cool yourself. "mi a maas a money" (or item), it means you're going to put it awayor put it one side. "Every hoe ha dem stick a bush." The meaning of all that is "toeach his own" It literally translates that for every size hoe there isa stick that size in the bush (or forest) for it. In Jamaica theyuse tools similar to a garden hoe. They use it to make a yam hill - weuse it to make path. There are different sizes for different chores. So it can also mean that there is someone out there for everyone. "tan so back" (stand so back) Laid back. "a peer rumors ah gwan" "Its pure rumors that are going on" inother words "Its all only rumors that's being spread" "did deh deh" "I was there" "Im sey dat yuh was to bring ting" "He or She said you were to bringthe thing" "Sumody tell mi sey yuh dida talk bout mi" "Somebody told me you weretalking about me." "Unnu can come wid mi" "You all can come with me." "I dey 'pon haste" - "I am in a hurry" "Who colt de game" - it implies that someone made a wrong move,deliberately, to change the outcome of the plan. So who colt the game?Babylon! In other words... to prevent the Dread from succeeding, babyloncolt the game, made a "wrong" move in regards to the dread. "Why yu fe galang so"? - "why must you behave in such a manner?" "Me come yah fi drink milk, me no come yah fi count cow!" (Deliver thatwhich you promised, don't just talk about it!) "Carry Go Bring Come" (gossip) "A so im tan" That is what he is like. "tan deh!" or "yu tan deh!" Just you wait! "Tan tedy", Stand steady, means "hold still". Bunks Mi Res, Catch my rest, take a nap. "yu dam Lagga head bud", Stupid. "What sweet nanny goat a go run him belly" is a cautionary Jamaicanproverb which translated means: What tastes good to a goat will ruin his belly. In other words- the things that seem good to you now, can hurt you later... "tek smadi mek poppy-show", which means to make fun of someone or shamethem, making them look ridiculous. "You too red eye", Meaning, you're too envious. Ya No See It?, You know? "the gal come wine up on me," It would mean that the girl came and wasdancing up on me. "Chicken merry; hawk deh (is) near", It's a Jamaican proverb which simplymeans, every silver lining has its dark cloud. Even in the happiesttimes one must still be watchful. "Fire de a Mus Mus tail, him tink a cool breeze". Set a Rat's tail onfire and he's thinks there's a cool breeze. Used to describe someone orsomething (the system for example) that is clueless. This characterizesthe delusional complacency of the upper classes. "Me bleach hard lass night", I partied straight through the night. "coo pon dat bwoy", "Look at that boy" "I no come to hear about how horse dead an' cow fat", It's like tellingsomebody to knock off with irrelevant details. "Me throw me corne but me no call no fowl" It evokes the image of afarmer silently scattering who is saying, in effect: "Don't call yourself a chicken just because youeat my feed; I never said I was endeavoring to feed the chickens." Thatis, "You are who you show yourself to be, not who you might say you are." "Sorry for maga dog, maga dog turn round bite you". This metaphor extendsvery well to all manner and sort of do-gooding and should be consideredbefore any hasty acts of charity! "Mi throw mi corn, but me no call no fowl". refers to the conversationaltechnique of throwing out a provocative statement (throw corn) in an indirectmanner, thus forestalling any accusations of personal insult. "Sweet nanny goat have a running belly". It's a barnyard analogy akinto the grass is always greener, but much coarser, noting that the sweetfoliage avidly sought out by the nanny goat gives it diarrhea (runningbelly). It's a blunt way of warning someone off temptation. "cock mouth kill cock" really can't be expanded upon any further, norcan the similar "If a fish coulda keep him mout' shut, him would neva getcaught". "Everyting Crash". The topic is social chaos. Also, "come bad in demorning can't come good a evenin'", and the even more pessimistic "everyday bucket go a well, one day di bucket bottom mus drop out". "Wanti wanti can't get it, getti getti no want it", i.e., the Have-notscovet what the Haves take for granted. "Trouble no set like rain", that is, unlike bad weather, we are oftennot warned by dark clouds on the horizon. Jamaican proverbs consistently counsel patience and forebearance, asin the beautiful image "time longer than rope". The child must "creep beforehim walk". And remember, "one one coco fill up a basket", take it easyand fill up your shopping basket one item at a time. "Every mikkle makes a muckle", refers to thriftiness, similar to "apenny saved is a penny earned". "No cup no broke, no coffee no dash wey". Even if disaster strikes yourhome it's always possible that all may not be lost. "Heart No Leap", "See and Blind". These sayings are similar to "hearno evil, see no evil". Compiled by Mike Pawka, LastUpdate: 06/15/97 HOME|| VILLAS|| TRIPINFORMATION || JAMAICA|| RESERVE |
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