Learn Jamaican Patwa Basics 6
- 2. A woman and her cat – Wah uhman wid har puss
A man and his car - Wah man an him cyar
They are reading their books – Dem a read dehh
book
- 3. a woman and her husband – Wah uhman wid
har husband
a girl and her parents - Wah gyal and har
parents dem
- 4. a woman and her children - Wah uhman an har
pickney dem
parents and their sons - Parents ah dem son
dem.
- 5. a mother and her baby – Wah madda an har
baby
a husband and his wife - Wah husband an ihe
wife
- 6. The woman and her cat are playing - Dih uhman
and har puss a play
Who is eating? – A who a nyam?
- 7. This is my father - Dis a mi fadda
The boys are brothers – Di bwoy dem a bredda
- 8. These are my children - Dem a fimmi pickney
This is my mother - Dis a mi madda
- 9. how old are you? - how ole u be??
i am four years old - mi four year ole
- 10. how old is he? - how old ihe be??
he is twelve years old - him a twelve years old
- 11. how old is she? - how old she be?
She is nine years old - she a nine years old