Finally a site to practice a patois

[Tropicana]

Since I have recently been given feedback that my spoken patois is still TERRIBLE...... a practice me a go practice.

Patwa.org is dedicated to the organisation of the Jamaican patois language. Don't see a word/phrase you're looking for? Add your own patwa word.

http://patwa.org/

Let's gets started.

Ago..."Me a go tell him" mi a go tell im . You say you ago tell im.

Aks "A whey you come fi aks me. You come fi aks me a question me nevah know."

[Emperah]

heedyat ting dis

[Tropicana]

Mi need practice.

[Tropicana]

Back to basics.. pronunciation.

de gyal a run
dem a run
im a cook
she a cook.

[Tropicana]

[Tropicana]

heedyat ting dis

Is like you don't wan see mi improve miself..ow you gawn soh... I know you aren't prepared to tun teachah and give me lessons.)

Anyway you aren't qualified..although sometimes your patois sounds really great, at other times is is barely passable. You need schooling too...

[j-kid]

Sound like him waa keep yuh barefoot an pregnant.

Is like you don't wan see mi improve miself..ow you gawn soh... I know you aren't prepared to tun teachah and give me lessons.)

[Emperah]

Just barefoot and baggyless

[Xavier]

Tropicana, not sure if you know but we have always had an extensive patwa dictionary on Jamaicans.com here. There are soundclips etc there.

[Tropicana]

I haven't checked them out in a while....I need to go there. Thanks for the reminder.

[Tropicana]

Sound like him waa keep yuh barefoot an pregnant.

Just barefoot and baggyless

[Tropicana]

Back to the topic at hand...since my spoken patois is still terrilble I need all de help mi can get...

Mi mi mi live inna Caanda.
Onoo "Onno did 'ear de school bell?" - I wouldn't be surprised if onoo was Twi too.
Fe is definitely Twi. Fe - "It too 'ot fe go a work today."
Dem .... dem "Dem tell mi tse hit a go easy."

[Tropicana]

I have also responded to Xavier's invitation and joined the Jamaicans.com patois classes.

http://www.jamaicans.com/speakja/

Repeat with me...

A you name....
Whe you come from...
You come from....
Good fe meet you.

I hope all of this leads to some improvement.

[Tropicana]

De gyal sound fenki-fenki when she talk patois.