Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – ya man
ya man (Interjection) Meaning/Description: yes man, a term used to describe something being just fine or ok. May sound like “Ya Mon”. Be warned that this term may be seen as a negative sterotype by many Jamaicans.
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yute
yute (Noun) Meaning/Description: youth
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yush
yush (Interjection) Meaning/Description: hello, similar to the slang yo
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yuh
yuh (Pronoun) Meaning/Description: you
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yow
yow (Interjection) Meaning/Description: hello, similar to the slang yo
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yello
yello (Adjective) Meaning/Description: yellow
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – 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 (Noun) Meaning/Description: home, also to Jamaicans living aboard it means Jamaica
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – yahso
yahso (Adverb) Meaning/Description: right here
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – x-amount
x-amount (Adjective) Meaning/Description: used to describe any amount.