Patois/Patwa (Jamaican Dialect) Translated to English and Japanese
Days 1530 - 1536
Sunday, May 27 - Saturday, June 2, 2012
Day 1530 [ Patois/Patwa (Jamaican Dialect) Translated to English and Japanese ]
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Stayed in all day today, because I have not been getting enough rest recently.
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These are the Patois/Patwa/Jamaican dialect words I was planning to teach at the Jamaican festival last week. One should however note that new patois terms and words are coined very often. And different areas of Jamaica tend to use some words/terms more, while ignoring others.
The green is the Patois, the black is English and the red is the closest Japanese equivalent.
1) Waah gwaan? - What's up? - Genki desuka?
2) Mi cool/mi kriss/mi deh yah - I'm good / I'm fine - Genki desu
3) Yuh alright? - Are you ok? - Daijyoubu desuka?
4) Yeah man mi kriss - Yes I am fine - Daijyoubu desu
5) Rispek - Thank you - Arigatou Gozaimasu
6) Likkle more - See you later - mata ne/sayonara
7) Yuh nuh easy - You are an interesting person - yaru ne / iketeru
( Difficult to translate)
8) It shot / it tun up (fairly recent) - It's great/It's fun/It's amazing - yabai / sugoi / tanoshii
9) It mad/it bad/it wicked - see above - yabai / sugoi / tanoshii
10) Blow wow !!/ blouse and skirt !! / rawtid / breadfruit / brown dawg / kiss mi neck / bombaat /
backside!!
(Mostly used as an expression of surprise, but can be used to add impact to something) -
(There are many variations of these, and they are quite difficult to explain)
Wow!! /really!! / Oh My God!!/ Seriously!!
Majika yo !! / maji de !!
eg. If one got injured while playing a football match, one might shout one of these words. Or if they heard some shocking news about something, or if they saw something unusual.
These are the softer terms, there are some much harsher ones that I would rather not discuss here.
11) Mi naah guh nuh weh - I am not going anywhere - doko ni mo ikanai / ikimasen
12) Jah know star (Normally used in a distressing situation) -
I can't believe that happened / that's harsh -
Shinjirarenai
(this too is a little hard to explain, but these are the closest meanings I can think of)
13) A yah suh nice (fairly recent) - This place is great/It's great here - koko wa tanoshii desu
14) A weh yuh a seh? - really?/Is that so? - honto?/ Maji?
15) Unnu - All of you / you guys - anata tachi
16) All a wi - All of us - watashi tachi
17) Mi a guh a mi yard - I am going home - uchi ni kaerimasu
18) Mi kyaah badda - I can't be bothered - mendokusai
19) Mi nuh waah none - I don't want any/no thank you - nani mo idanai
20) Nyam - Eat - Taberu
21) Leggo mi had - Let go my hand - Hanashite / Hanase yo
( 2 of my Japanese female friends who lived in Jamaica asked me to include this one. Because of the
Jamaican taxi men who have a tendency to hold on to anybody who looks like a potential passenger).
22) Yuh mad?/yuh lik yuh head? - Are you crazy? / You must be kidding - Ikareteru / ikareten no
23) Bap bap bap / Bup, bup, bup / bakum bakum / bookum bookum / la la la la !!
(plus several other variations)
(Usually said loudly, signifying a blank gun shot for when something exciting is happening or happened.)
(But done especially when a very nice song plays)
That's a great song / that's great/amazing!! (not with a song situation)!
Fooooo / Poooo / pyuuu pyuuu (I have never heard this before)
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Day 1531 ( )
Monday, May 28, 2012
My day was filled with grade 1s and 2s today, so I was extremely tired after work.
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Day 1532 ( R.I.P Jerome )
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Learnt through facebook today that a friend of mine died. I was really sad even though I met this guy only on one occasion in The Bahamas back in 2009. We attended a Caribbean Baptist youth event in the Bahamas, and he was from Guyana. He was a very jovial and friendly guy. We kept in touch via facebook at least once a month or so. Rest In Peace bro, you will be missed.
It was at the event where I met him, I performed this poem
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Day 1533 ( )
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
At my evening class today, I spoke mainly about the Jamaica One love Festival and the eclipse last week.
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Day 1534 ( Lowest Pay Month )
Thursday, May 31, 2012
I got my lowest pay ever today while working in Japan. But I braced myself for it. I got less than half of my salary because of the spring vacation from March 24 - April 13. This is the major downside of mandatory vacations and of working for my company as an English teacher. Its times like these YMCA and private students come in handy.
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Day 1535 ( Happy Feet 2)
Friday, June 1, 2012
Happy Birthday Sis !!!
Felt exhausted at work today even though I did't have a very early class. After work I watching Happy Feet 2 and was falling asleep. I slept a bit then watched it again. It wasn't so bad but definitely not so good either. Part 1 was much better to me. I give this a 5/10.
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I totally forgot that Nicki Minaj was in Japan. If I remembered, Maybe I would have gone to her concert, because she was in YOKOHAMA!!! But anyway, some guys are being arrested for killing some Irish chick. The police assumes that the guys are a part of Nicki Minaj's group.
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Day 1536 ( Surprise Extra Class )
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Went to the YMCA today and I was told that today is the last day for the adult conversation. It should have been last week. I took it on however because in this month of low pay, I would probably beg them for classes. This one was given to me suddenly. Luckily I had no plans until later in the night.
The class with the 2 and 3 year olds again was a challenge. This time even a greater challenge because no teacher was there to help me. I was all alone with the kids and a parent who wants to stop her son from crying. For the most part I made them kick a ball around the class room.
Sunday, May 27 - Saturday, June 2, 2012
Day 1530 [ Patois/Patwa (Jamaican Dialect) Translated to English and Japanese ]
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Stayed in all day today, because I have not been getting enough rest recently.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
These are the Patois/Patwa/Jamaican dialect words I was planning to teach at the Jamaican festival last week. One should however note that new patois terms and words are coined very often. And different areas of Jamaica tend to use some words/terms more, while ignoring others.
The green is the Patois, the black is English and the red is the closest Japanese equivalent.
1) Waah gwaan? - What's up? - Genki desuka?
2) Mi cool/mi kriss/mi deh yah - I'm good / I'm fine - Genki desu
3) Yuh alright? - Are you ok? - Daijyoubu desuka?
4) Yeah man mi kriss - Yes I am fine - Daijyoubu desu
5) Rispek - Thank you - Arigatou Gozaimasu
6) Likkle more - See you later - mata ne/sayonara
7) Yuh nuh easy - You are an interesting person - yaru ne / iketeru
( Difficult to translate)
8) It shot / it tun up (fairly recent) - It's great/It's fun/It's amazing - yabai / sugoi / tanoshii
9) It mad/it bad/it wicked - see above - yabai / sugoi / tanoshii
10) Blow wow !!/ blouse and skirt !! / rawtid / breadfruit / brown dawg / kiss mi neck / bombaat /
backside!!
(Mostly used as an expression of surprise, but can be used to add impact to something) -
(There are many variations of these, and they are quite difficult to explain)
Wow!! /really!! / Oh My God!!/ Seriously!!
Majika yo !! / maji de !!
eg. If one got injured while playing a football match, one might shout one of these words. Or if they heard some shocking news about something, or if they saw something unusual.
These are the softer terms, there are some much harsher ones that I would rather not discuss here.
11) Mi naah guh nuh weh - I am not going anywhere - doko ni mo ikanai / ikimasen
12) Jah know star (Normally used in a distressing situation) -
I can't believe that happened / that's harsh -
Shinjirarenai
(this too is a little hard to explain, but these are the closest meanings I can think of)
13) A yah suh nice (fairly recent) - This place is great/It's great here - koko wa tanoshii desu
14) A weh yuh a seh? - really?/Is that so? - honto?/ Maji?
15) Unnu - All of you / you guys - anata tachi
16) All a wi - All of us - watashi tachi
17) Mi a guh a mi yard - I am going home - uchi ni kaerimasu
18) Mi kyaah badda - I can't be bothered - mendokusai
19) Mi nuh waah none - I don't want any/no thank you - nani mo idanai
20) Nyam - Eat - Taberu
21) Leggo mi had - Let go my hand - Hanashite / Hanase yo
( 2 of my Japanese female friends who lived in Jamaica asked me to include this one. Because of the
Jamaican taxi men who have a tendency to hold on to anybody who looks like a potential passenger).
22) Yuh mad?/yuh lik yuh head? - Are you crazy? / You must be kidding - Ikareteru / ikareten no
23) Bap bap bap / Bup, bup, bup / bakum bakum / bookum bookum / la la la la !!
(plus several other variations)
(Usually said loudly, signifying a blank gun shot for when something exciting is happening or happened.)
(But done especially when a very nice song plays)
That's a great song / that's great/amazing!! (not with a song situation)!
Fooooo / Poooo / pyuuu pyuuu (I have never heard this before)
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Day 1531 ( )
Monday, May 28, 2012
My day was filled with grade 1s and 2s today, so I was extremely tired after work.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Day 1532 ( R.I.P Jerome )
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Learnt through facebook today that a friend of mine died. I was really sad even though I met this guy only on one occasion in The Bahamas back in 2009. We attended a Caribbean Baptist youth event in the Bahamas, and he was from Guyana. He was a very jovial and friendly guy. We kept in touch via facebook at least once a month or so. Rest In Peace bro, you will be missed.
It was at the event where I met him, I performed this poem
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Day 1533 ( )
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
At my evening class today, I spoke mainly about the Jamaica One love Festival and the eclipse last week.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Day 1534 ( Lowest Pay Month )
Thursday, May 31, 2012
I got my lowest pay ever today while working in Japan. But I braced myself for it. I got less than half of my salary because of the spring vacation from March 24 - April 13. This is the major downside of mandatory vacations and of working for my company as an English teacher. Its times like these YMCA and private students come in handy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Day 1535 ( Happy Feet 2)
Friday, June 1, 2012
Felt exhausted at work today even though I did't have a very early class. After work I watching Happy Feet 2 and was falling asleep. I slept a bit then watched it again. It wasn't so bad but definitely not so good either. Part 1 was much better to me. I give this a 5/10.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I totally forgot that Nicki Minaj was in Japan. If I remembered, Maybe I would have gone to her concert, because she was in YOKOHAMA!!! But anyway, some guys are being arrested for killing some Irish chick. The police assumes that the guys are a part of Nicki Minaj's group.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Day 1536 ( Surprise Extra Class )
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Went to the YMCA today and I was told that today is the last day for the adult conversation. It should have been last week. I took it on however because in this month of low pay, I would probably beg them for classes. This one was given to me suddenly. Luckily I had no plans until later in the night.
The class with the 2 and 3 year olds again was a challenge. This time even a greater challenge because no teacher was there to help me. I was all alone with the kids and a parent who wants to stop her son from crying. For the most part I made them kick a ball around the class room.
Comments
If so .... This is very weird... But can we meet up. Am asking because of what u did your degree in am curious. I am a Jamaican female, and I find your diary entry interesting.
If so .... This is very weird... But can we meet up. Am asking because of what u did your degree in am curious. I am a Jamaican female, and I find your diary entry interesting.