The Jamaican language or rather the official language in Jamaica is Standard English. But, Jamaicans also speak Patois which is a dialect. Some people spell the word “Patois” as “Patwa.” Here are some Jamaican Patois words and phrases: tan suh bak – laid back / relaxed ketch e – catch it Example: ketch e ball [...]

Examples of the Jamaican way of talking: A man was in the car, a friend approached. The man said to the friend approaching: fahwud nuh – come on (let’s go) The friend say’s: Ah weh wi ah guh guh? – Where are we going to go? (guh guh is not a typing error. When it’s [...]

Jamaican climate is warm and many different types of fruits, vegetables and such crops can be grown in Jamaica. Here are some fruits and food found in Jamaica. These are not the typical ones you usually hear about: tinking toe – looks similar to tamarind in appearance but has a bad taste (yes people eat [...]

Here are some more Jamaican words: koof – to slap, to punch example: dah mon deh mytah get koof – that man might get slapped. ketch up – to argue, fuss, quarrel example: deydah day dah yute an eem ketch up – yesterday (or some time in the past) that young man and he were [...]