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Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yuh

yuh

yuh (Pronoun) Meaning/Description: you

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yow

yow

yow (Interjection) Meaning/Description: hello, similar to the slang yo

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yello

yello

yello (Adjective) Meaning/Description: yellow

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yardie

yardie

yardie (Noun) Meaning/Description: some one who is Jamaican, jamaican by birth. Similar to the British citizens being called Brits.

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yard

yard

yard (Noun) Meaning/Description: home, also to Jamaicans living aboard it means Jamaica

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yahso

yahso

yahso (Adverb) Meaning/Description: right here

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – x-amount

x-amount

x-amount (Adjective) Meaning/Description: used to describe any amount.     

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – wa mek

wa mek

wa mek (Phrase) Meaning/Description: how come, why

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – whe day

whe day

whe day (Adverb) Meaning/Description: the other day, in days past

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – wata

wata

wata (Noun) Meaning/Description: water

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