Jamaican Phrases

[Dev]

Hey guys, I just wanted to start a little thread here where those of us who are into out culture/roots can give us some information. Therefore if any of you know common, ole time expressions that you grandmother always tell you such as:

"Those who don't hear will feel"

or

Every mickle mek a mukle
Oxford Dictionary (10th Edition) has the phrase as being
many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) and it means many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount.

You can feel free to quote them in our own language first and then standard english, because we all knwo that some of them might not be understood by visitors to this site. :eusa_whis

Also try to put them in a paragraph by themself, bold and italicize them, thanks.

oh and another one is:

Same knife wha stab sheep stab goat

and

If yu can't catch Harry yu catch him shirt

and

What good fi di goose no good fi di gander

I guess you all get the drift of what nees to be done now. Please feel free to correct me on any of the phrases I quoted that sem incorrect to you.

[kilaj1]

Man...I've been living in this country for years and I still dont know half of this stuff :eusa_wall

[Nastro]

Gonna add one common and one uncommon.


What sweet nanny goat, gwine run him belly.

and


Jackass bottom round, but him poo poo square.

[Chris]

One that my father always used with us ... "chicken merry, hawk is near"

[Ropy]

Gonna add one common and one uncommon.


What sweet nanny goat, gwine run him belly.

and


Jackass bottom round, but him poo poo square.

Ah onle ole peeps know know them something dae yukno. :rolleyes:

Tell us what them mean noh Nas and stop making us guess.

[Nastro]

It mean some thing could seem one way and end up the next.

[Cocoa]

"who caan hear will feel"

"a no overnight pastor get him gown"

"2 head betta dan one"

"hawk of a feather, flock together"

"from whappie kill filo"

"long donkey years"

"keep on riding the same horse weh yu a ride and se ehow far yu a go go"....lol

[Greatis]

"pot deh cuss kettle"

"Jump outta frying pan an jump ina fiya"

[Pondadat]

wat eye don see heart cyan leap

[Greatis]

I believe that should be " Wha yie nuh si hart nuh leap" :icon_lol:

[Drew]

i need to find out if i'm really jamaican. i don't know none of these phrases except a few.

[Pondadat]

Hey I like how I said it! :icon_mrgr Its the women version :) Hey I bite!!!

[Zoley!]

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"

[Zoley!]

Choble nuh nice" "Yuh ina big choble". "Trouble is not nice" "You are in big trouble"

"Did yuh see dat?" "A who dat?" "Did you see that" "Who is that" Its mi Zoley! :icon_mrgr

[Cocoa]

"stop kin pupa lick inna mi bed"

[Drew]

wat does that mean cocoa??

[Cocoa]

Stop jumping up and summer saulting on the bed.

[Greatis]

"Neva too late fi a shower of rain"

[AngelsKiss]

Wah sweet yuh gwaan sour yuh.

Chicken merry hawk deh near.

[Drew]

this is not a jamaican phrase but i like it. "secrecy is worth a thousand tigers if not a kingdom"

[Tastee]

"Me bleach hard lass night", I partied straight through the night.

[Tastee]

CUB*****: covetous.

[Tastee]

FALLA FASHIN: Copycat
FAS': to be fast with, meaning to be rude, impertinent, to meddle with sombody's business, to be forward, etc.

[Cocoa]

I gather a few....

fine out weh wata walk gah pumpkin belly....set an impossible task

*man a plan, God a wipe* While making plans remember God's will.

*de more you chop breadfruit, de more it spring* Things grow under the right circumstances.

*weh yu no know oldda dan you* Experience teaches wisdom

*yu a move like pawson weh a go hell* Moving very slowly

* step like man-crab* Moving in a swift hard manner

*dress to puss-foot* dressed in bright colors with improper fitting

*siddung pan im battam* Lazy and unproductive

* a noh all duppy tun rolling calf* Don't stereotype people.

[Sacha_Dee]

Wat sweet nanny goat a go run him belly

[Foxy Kay]

duppy know who fi friten

[tiffany]

......"Bright and facety"

[tiffany]

stress inna my leff bress

[Virus]

Sound di big ting DEM!!!

Out and Bad...

Rrrrrrrr... ??? lol

[Foxy Kay]

Mi trow (throw) mi cawn (corn) .. mi neva call no fowl

[hotangel]

" yuh caan bring d horse to the river but yuh caan force him fi drink."