Phrasebook
Phrases as speakers actually say them, next to the English. These are hand-written, not machine output — useful as a check on the translator, and as a way to see where the two creoles converge and where they part company.
Work & hustle
12 phrasesEnglish
Jamaican Patois
What work do you do?
Patois
Wah wuk yu duh?
I am working
Patois
Mi a wuk
I am looking for a job
Patois
Mi a look fi wuk
The money is not enough
Patois
Di money nuh enough
I will send it today
Patois
Mi wi sen it tideh
Give me a little time
Patois
Gi mi a likkle time
It is finished
Patois
It done
No problem
Patois
No problem, man
I am busy
Patois
Mi busy
I have been working all day
Patois
Mi a wuk from mawnin
When will you pay me?
Patois
Wen yu a go pay mi?
Let us do it together
Patois
Mek wi do it togedda
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