Dictionnaire anglais–Patois jamaïcain

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
I	pronom	mi	I am ready now. Mi redi now.
you	pronom	yu	You are very kind. Yu very kind.
he	pronom	im	He is at home. Im de a yaad.
she	pronom	shi	She is my friend. Shi a mi fren.
we	pronom	wi	We will go tomorrow. Wi a go go tumara.
they	pronom	dem	They are outside now. Dem de outside now.
what	pronom	wa	What do you want? Wa yu waan?
where	adverbe	we	Where is the book? We di buk de?
when	adverbe	wen	When will she come? Wen shi a go kom?
who	pronom	a hu	Who is that man? A hu dat man?
why	adverbe	wa mek	Why are you laughing? Wa mek yu a laf?
how	adverbe	ou	How do you know? Ou yu nuo?
to be	verbe	de	They are at school. Dem de a skuul.
to have	verbe	av	I have a car. Mi av wan kaa.
to do	verbe	du	I do my work. Mi du mi wok.
to go	verbe	go	We go to town. Wi go a taon.
to come	verbe	kom	Please come here now. Pliiz kom ya now.
to see	verbe	si	I see the moon. Mi si di muun.
to know	verbe	nuo	I know the answer. Mi nuo di ansa.
to think	verbe	tingk	I think about life. Mi tingk bout laif.
to want	verbe	waan	They want more food. Dem waan muo fuud.
to need	verbe	niid	We need more time. Wi niid muo taim.
to make	verbe	mek	She makes good bread. Shi mek gud bred.
to take	verbe	tek	Take the book inside. Tek di buk go insaid.
to give	verbe	gi	Give me some water. Gi mi sam wata.
to say	verbe	se	Do not say that. No se dat.
to tell	verbe	tel	Tell me the truth. Tel mi di truut.
to ask	verbe	aks	Ask the teacher now. Aks di tiicha now.
to find	verbe	faan	I found my book. Mi faan mi buk.
to look	verbe	luk	Look at the sky. Luk pan di skaai.
to use	verbe	yuuz	Use this chair carefully. Yuuz dis chia kyarifuli.
to work	verbe	wok	They work every day. Dem wok evri die.
to eat	verbe	nyam	We eat rice daily. Wi nyam rais evri die.
to drink	verbe	dringk	Drink some cold water. Dringk sam kuol wata.
to sleep	verbe	sliip	The child sleeps early. Di pikni sliip eri.
to walk	verbe	waak	I walk home slowly. Mi waak go yaad sluoli.
to run	verbe	ron	The boy runs fast. Di bwai ron faas.
to read	verbe	riid	She reads the book. Shi riid di buk.
to write	verbe	rait	Write your name here. Rait yu niem ya.
to speak	verbe	taak	They speak very softly. Dem taak sof sof.
to listen	verbe	lisn	Listen to the music. Lisn di myuuzik.
to hear	verbe	yier	I hear the rain. Mi yier di rien.
to buy	verbe	bai	We buy fresh fruit. Wi bai fresh fruit.
to sell	verbe	sel	They sell fish here. Dem sel fish ya.
to pay	verbe	pie	Pay the money now. Pie di moni now.
to help	verbe	elp	Help your mother today. Elp yu mada tide.
to love	verbe	lov	I love my family. Mi lov mi faamili.
to live	verbe	liv	We live in Kingston. Wi liv a Kingston.
to die	verbe	ded	The old tree died. Di uol chrii ded.
to learn	verbe	lorn	Children learn at school. Pikni lorn a skuul.
to teach	verbe	tiich	They teach us well. Dem tiich wi wel.
to open	verbe	oupen	Open the door now. Oupen di duor now.
to close	verbe	kluoz	Close the window please. Kluoz di windo pliiz.
person	nom	puosn	That person is kind. Dat puosn kind.
man	nom	man	The man is tall. Di man taal.
woman	nom	uman	The woman is singing. Di uman a sing.
child	nom	pikni	The child is sleeping. Di pikni a sliip.
boy	nom	bwai	The boy runs outside. Di bwai ron outsaid.
girl	nom	gyal	The girl reads well. Di gyal riid wel.
family	nom	faamili	My family is large. Mi faamili big.
mother	nom	mada	My mother is cooking. Mi mada a kuk.
father	nom	faada	My father works hard. Mi faada wok aad.
friend	nom	fren	She is my friend. Shi a mi fren.
house	nom	ous	The house is new. Di ous nyuu.
home	nom	yaad	We are going home. Wi a go yaad.
school	nom	skuul	The school is nearby. Di skuul niibaai.
city	nom	siti	This city is busy. Dis siti bizi.
country	nom	kantri	Our country is beautiful. Wi kantri byuutiful.
world	nom	worl	The world is changing. Di worl a change.
street	nom	striit	The street is wet. Di striit wet.
room	nom	ruum	The room is clean. Di ruum klian.
time	nom	taim	Time goes very fast. Taim go faas.
day	nom	die	Today is a good day. Tide a wan gud die.
night	nom	nait	The night is quiet. Di nait kwaiet.
morning	nom	maanin	The morning is cool. Di maanin kuol.
evening	nom	iivnin	The evening feels nice. Di iivnin nais.
week	nom	wiik	This week is busy. Dis wiik bizi.
month	nom	mont	Next month will be better. Neks mont a go beta.
year	nom	yier	This year feels long. Dis yier fiil lang.
today	adverbe	tide	I am working today. Mi a wok tide.
tomorrow	adverbe	tumara	We will leave tomorrow. Wi a go lef tumara.
yesterday	adverbe	yestuode	She came yesterday afternoon. Shi kom yestuode aftanuun.
now	adverbe	now	Come here now please. Kom ya now pliiz.
sun	nom	son	The sun is hot. Di son hot.
moon	nom	muun	The moon is bright. Di muun brait.
star	nom	staa	That star is bright. Dat staa brait.
sky	nom	skaai	The sky looks blue. Di skaai luuk blue.
fire	nom	faiya	The fire is hot. Di faiya hot.
water	nom	wata	The water is cold. Di wata kuol.
rain	nom	rien	The rain is falling. Di rien a faal.
tree	nom	chrii	The tree is tall. Di chrii taal.
flower	nom	floua	The flower smells sweet. Di floua smel swiit.
mountain	nom	mountn	The mountain is high. Di mountn ai.
river	nom	riva	The river is wide. Di riva waid.
sea	nom	sii	The sea looks calm. Di sii luuk kaalm.
food	nom	fuud	The food smells good. Di fuud smel gud.
bread	nom	bred	The bread is fresh. Di bred fresh.
rice	nom	rais	We cook rice daily. Wi kuk rais evri die.
meat	nom	miit	The meat is cooking. Di miit a kuk.
fish	nom	fish	The fish tastes good. Di fish test gud.
egg	nom	eg	I boiled one egg. Mi bwail wan eg.
milk	nom	milk	The milk is warm. Di milk wom.
fruit	nom	fruit	The fruit is sweet. Di fruit swiit.
tea	nom	tii	The tea is hot. Di tii hot.
coffee	nom	kawfi	The coffee is strong. Di kawfi trang.
head	nom	ed	My head hurts badly. Mi ed aat mi bad.
eye	nom	yai	Her eye is red. Ar yai red.
ear	nom	yier	My ear hurts today. Mi yier aat mi tide.
mouth	nom	maut	Open your mouth wide. Oupen yu maut waid.
nose	nom	nuoz	My nose feels blocked. Mi nuoz kiip up.
hand	nom	an	Wash your hand first. Wosh yu an fus.
foot	nom	fut	My foot is hurting. Mi fut aat mi.
name	nom	niem	What is your name? Wa yu niem?
book	nom	buk	The book is interesting. Di buk interesting.
word	nom	wod	That word is rude. Dat wod ruud.
language	nom	langwij	Language connects many people. Langwij jain nuff piipl.
money	nom	moni	I need some money. Mi niid sam moni.
work	nom	wok	Work starts very early. Wok staat eri.
love	nom	lov	Love makes life sweeter. Lov mek laif swiita.
music	nom	myuuzik	The music sounds beautiful. Di myuuzik soun byuutiful.
story	nom	stuori	Her story sounds true. Ar stuori soun chuu.
way	nom	wie	This way is easier. Dis wie iizia.
thing	nom	ting	That thing is broken. Dat ting brok.
life	nom	laif	Life can be hard. Laif kyan aad.
door	nom	duor	The door is open. Di duor oupen.
table	nom	tiebl	The table is clean. Di tiebl klian.
chair	nom	chia	The chair is broken. Di chia brok.
car	nom	kaa	The car is fast. Di kaa faas.
good	adjectif	gud	This food is good. Dis fuud gud.
bad	adjectif	bad	The weather is bad. Di weda bad.
big	adjectif	big	That house is big. Dat ous big.
small	adjectif	likl	The room is small. Di ruum likl.
new	adjectif	nyuu	I bought a new car. Mi bai wan nyuu kaa.
old	adjectif	uol	The old book is torn. Di uol buk tiar.
long	adjectif	lang	The road is long. Di ruod lang.
short	adjectif	shaat	The story is short. Di stuori shaat.
high	adjectif	ai	The mountain is high. Di mountn ai.
hot	adjectif	hot	The tea is hot. Di tii hot.
cold	adjectif	kuol	The water is cold. Di wata kuol.
happy	adjectif	api	The child feels happy. Di pikni fiil api.
sad	adjectif	sad	She looks very sad. Shi luuk sad.
beautiful	adjectif	byuutiful	The flower is beautiful. Di floua byuutiful.
easy	adjectif	iizi	This work is easy. Dis wok iizi.
hard	adjectif	aad	This lesson is hard. Dis lesn aad.
fast	adjectif	faas	That car is fast. Dat kaa faas.
slow	adjectif	sluo	The old man walks slow. Di uol man waak sluo.
right	adjectif	rait	Your answer is right. Yu ansa rait.
wrong	adjectif	rang	That answer is wrong. Dat ansa rang.
important	adjectif	impuortant	Family is important to me. Faamili impuortant to mi.
true	adjectif	chuu	The story is true. Di stuori chuu.
full	adjectif	ful	The cup is full. Di kop ful.
empty	adjectif	empi	The bottle is empty. Di batl empi.
young	adjectif	yong	The young boy smiled. Di yong bwai smail.
strong	adjectif	trang	That man is strong. Dat man trang.
weak	adjectif	wiik	I feel weak today. Mi fiil wiik tide.
red	adjectif	red	The flower is red. Di floua red.
blue	adjectif	blue	The sky is blue. Di skaai blue.
green	adjectif	griin	The tree is green. Di chrii griin.
yellow	adjectif	yelo	The flower is yellow. Di floua yelo.
black	adjectif	blak	The dog is black. Di daag blak.
white	adjectif	wait	The shirt is white. Di shuot wait.
yes	interjection	yes	Yes, I understand now. Yes, mi undastan now.
no	interjection	no	No, I cannot come. No, mi cyaan kom.
not	adverbe	no	I am not ready. Mi no redi.
and	conjonction	an	Rice and fish taste good. Rais an fish test gud.
or	conjonction	ar	Tea or coffee is fine. Tii ar kawfi aalrait.
but	conjonction	bot	I tried, but failed. Mi chrai, bot mi fail.
if	conjonction	if	If it rains, stay inside. If it rien, tan insaid.
because	conjonction	bikaaz	I stayed home because rain fell. Mi tan a yaad bikaaz rien faal.
with	préposition	wid	She came with me. Shi kom wid mi.
without	préposition	widout	He left without money. Im lef widout moni.
for	préposition	fi	This gift is for you. Dis gif a fi yu.
from	préposition	fram	I got this from her. Mi get dis fram ar.
to	préposition	to	We went to town. Wi wen to taon.