Patwah question

[JanJan]

If I want to say something like "some people are teachers", "some are going to be a teacher" or "some are becoming teachers" in patwah, could I say something like:

"some be a teacher/teacha"

or

"some ah be teacher dem" ?

Or would it both be wrong?
Thanks for your help!

Jan

[Stormmey]

Re: Patwah question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JanJan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If I want to say something like &quot;some people are teachers&quot;, &quot;some are going to be a teacher&quot; or &quot;some are becoming teachers&quot; in patwah, could I say something like:

&quot;some be a teacher/teacha&quot;

or

&quot;some ah be teacher dem&quot; ?

Or would it both be wrong?
Thanks for your help!

Jan </div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">sum peeple a teacha</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">sum gwine bi teacha</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">sum a dem gwine becum teacha</span>

I am the expert patwa person on here iiena,doan lissen to wa di adda ja.com peeple dem pon ere sey ya.

[JanJan]

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Alright
Thank you!

I don't know how to pronounce &quot;gwine&quot; though.
Do you pronounce like &quot;wine&quot; with a &quot;g&quot; like in &quot;going&quot; in front of it?

[mountaingal]

Re: Patwah question

guh deh stormmey!

[Stormmey]

Re: Patwah question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">guh deh stormmey! </div></div>

Tenk yu MG

mi a wait pon the SB crew fee mek fun a me agen iieesi mek a pint dem in di direkshun of dis poas.

mi is di hariginal jafaikan

[JanJan]

Re: Patwah question

Dou you use gwine only for people or could you also say
&quot;di fruit gwine bi ripe&quot; or something like that?

[Derek]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JanJan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">could you also say &quot;di fruit gwine bi ripe&quot; or something like that? </div></div>

Yes.

Di fruit gwine ripe.

[twiney]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stormmey1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<span style="font-weight: bold">sum a dem <span style="text-decoration: line-through">gwine</span> a guh tun teacha </span>

I am the expert patwa person on here iiena,doan lissen to wa di adda ja.com peeple dem pon ere sey ya. </div></div>

Just saying

[julie*mango]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JanJan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If I want to say something like &quot;some people are teachers&quot;, &quot;some are going to be a teacher&quot; or &quot;some are becoming teachers&quot; in patwah, could I say something like:

&quot;some be a teacher/teacha&quot;

or

&quot;some ah be teacher dem&quot; ?

Or would it both be wrong?
Thanks for your help!

Jan </div></div>


&quot;some people are teachers&quot; <span style="font-weight: bold">some a teecha</span>


&quot;some are going to be a teacher&quot; <span style="font-weight: bold">some a go be teecha</span>

&quot;some are becoming teachers&quot; <span style="font-weight: bold"> some a tun teecha</span>

[CeaBee]

Re: Patwah question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stormmey1</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">guh deh stormmey! </div></div>

Tenk yu MG

mi a wait pon the SB crew fee mek fun a me agen iieesi mek a pint dem in di direkshun of dis poas.

mi is di hariginal jafaikan </div></div>

we know u can do better than ienna, iiessi and heem, when u ready.

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skellion</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> some a go be teecha</div></div>
Shouldn't that be Some a go <span style="font-weight: bold">tun</span> teecha?
In proper patois??

[julie*mango]

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For this purpose, <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;a tun&quot;</span> denotes something in progress where as <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;a go be&quot;</span> denotes an aspiration that is not necessarily in progress.

[halfwaytree]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: _____</div><div class="ubbcode-body">For this purpose, <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;a go tun&quot;</span> denotes something in progress where as <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;a go be&quot;</span> denotes an aspiration that is not necessarily in progress. </div></div>

Smart people!

[julie*mango]

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actually I re-read what Doc was asking...<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;a go tun&quot;</span> is acceptable for that particular sentence.... <span style="font-style: italic">[Some are going to be a teacher]</span>...even though that sentence lacks singular/plural agreement...

Bear in mind that &quot;go&quot; represents something in transition...

[j-kid]

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Unnu teach di smassi right man!

Is Aah, Goh, an Bi. NOT, A, Go, and Be.