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Translation: "It's my car."
"Mi a go lef tiday."
Translation: "I am leaving today."
"Im too haad eaize."
Translation: "He/She is too stubborn."
"Axe har de question."
Translation: "Ask her the question."
"Im badda dan dem." "Nuh bodda mi."
Translation: "He is worse than they are." "Don't bother me."
"Bare dog dung inna dat yard."
Translation: "There are only dogs in that yard."
"No bodda bawl im soon cum bak."
Translation: "Don't bother crying he'll soon be back."
"Sell mi wan bokkle a iyl."
Translation: "Sell me a bottle of oil."
"Dat a mi bredda."
Translation: "That is my brother."
"Is who bruk de bokkle a iyl?"
Translation: "Who broke the bottle of oil?"
"Coodeh, yuh see de big bud eena de tree?"
Translation: "Look at the big bird in the tree."
"Bwaay! Mi did tink de test wudda eazy."
Translation: "Boy! I though that test would have been easy.
"The parson sey de marriage cerfitikit soon cum inna de mail."
Translation: "The pastor said that the marriage certificate will be coming soon in the mail."
"Mi love chaklit cake with nuff icenin."
Translation: "I love chocolate cake with plenty of icing."
"Mi a go bak a wuk pan Chewsday."
Translation: "I am going back to work on Tuesday."
"Di chuck want tree new tyres."
Translation: "The truck will need three new tires."
"Cuyah, she gwan lak she nice eee?"
Translation: "Look at that, she acts like she is so nice."
"Chobble nuh nice." "Yuh inna big chobble."
Translation: "Trouble is not nice." "You are in big trouble."
"Mi cyan 'elp yuh wit dat problem."
Translation : "I cannot help you with that problem."
"Mi like yuh cris cyar."
Translation :"I like your new car."
"Yuh did see dat?" "A who dat?"
Translation: "Did you see that?" "Who is that?"
"Dat dawta pretty lakka money." "A fi mi dawta."
Translation: "That daughter is pretty like money." "Is my daughter."
"Mista Brown dawg bite mi."
Translation: "Mr. Brown's dog bit me."
"De bwoy dem teif di bleach outta de wata."
Translation: "The boys stole the bleach out of the water."
"Dem a wan no good bunch."
Translation: "They are a no good bunch."
"Mi did de deh pan Chewsday."
Translation: "I was there on Tuesday."
"Dis cyar a my own."
Translation: "This car is mine."
"Yuh nuh dun yet?"
Translation: "You have not finished yet?"
"A di dutty duppy man dweet."
Translation: "The dirty ghost did it."
"Ef yuh chobble 'im, me a guh bax yuh".
Translation"If you trouble him, I am going to hit you."
"Ello, mi can help yuh wid someting?"
Translation: "Hello, can I help you with something?"
"Di wola dem a me fambly."
Translation: "All of them are my family."
"Yuh tuh fass and facety."
Translation: "You are too inquisitive and fresh."
"Yuh 'ave any flim lef inna de camera?"
Translation: "Do you have any film left in the camera?"
"She a mi bess bess fren."
Translation: "She is my best friend."
"Galang bout yuh business."
Translation: "Go along about your business."
"Gimme wan tall glass a wata please."
Translation: "Give me a tall glass of water please."
"Mass Garden a plant flowas inna de gyarden."
Translation: "Mr. Gordon is planting flowers in the garden."
"Who hav mi watch?"
Translation: "Who has my watch?"
"Mi bak a hat mi."
Translation: "My back is hurting me."
"Is which wan a oonu nyam mi hegg?"
Translation: "Which one of you ate my egg?"
"Im sey yuh fi bring di ting."
Translation: "He or She said you were to bring the thing."
"A wan irie likkle place."
Translation: "It's a very nice place."
"Mi need sum iyl fi fry de fish."
Translation: "I need some oil to fry the fish."
"Mi len out de money an noh mi inna wan jam."
Translation: "I lent out some money and now I am in some trouble."
"Jesum Peeze, a cyan bleve dat mi lose de game."
Translation: "Oh my Gosh or Wow a can't believe I lost that game."
"Is you cawz de accident."
Translation: "You are the one that caused the accident."
"Yu can cyarri dis cow pan yuh chuck?"
Translation: "Can you carry this cow on your truck?"
"An a jus lass nite mi di deh."
Translation: "And it was just last night I was there."
"A lang time mi dey inna dis yah lang line."
Translation: "Its been a long time since I have been in this long line."
"Lawd 'ave mercy pan Miss Percy."
Translation: "Lord have mercy on Miss Percy."
"Lef mi nuh."
Translation: "Leave me alone."
"De bwoy a de biggest liad."
Translation: "The boy is a big liar."
"Im get wan big lick fram de teacha."
Translation: "He got a big hit from the teacher."
"Beg a likkle bokkle ah milk."
Translation: "I asking for a little bottle of milk."
"Mi madda sey yuh fi lef mi."
Translation: "My mother said that you are to leave me alone."
"Ole still, mi si wan big maskitta pan yu foot."
Translation: "Hold still, I see a big mosquito on your foot."
"Im mek up im mind areddy."
Translation: "He made up his mind already."
"Tek de neegle an sew de peeca clawt."
Translation: "Take the needle and sew the piece of cloth."
"De nex time mi will buy."
Translation: "The next time I will buy."
"How yuh nyam summuch?"
Translation: "How do you eat so much?"
"Put de bag unda de seat."
Translation: "Put de bag under the seat."
"Mi ah de ongle one dat did stay till it dun."
Translation: "I was the only one that stayed till it was finished."
"Is dat ooman deh did tek mi money."
Translation: "That is the woman that took my money."
"Ooo goes dere?"
Translation: "Who goes there?"
Translation: "Do you have any callaloo?"
"Is Mista Garden pickney dem."
Translation: "It is Mr. Gordon's children."
"Mi wud radda yu nuh chat to mi."
Translation: "I would rather you not talk to me."
"See yu pan Satday."
Translation: "See you on Saturday."
"Put de sinting inna de bag."
Translation: "Put the something in the bag."
"Smaddy tell mi sey yuh did a chat bout mi."
Translation: "Somebody told me you were talking about me."
"Sell mi tree poun a swimps."
Translation: "Sell me three pounds of shrimps."
"Tan deh tink sey im a guh 'elp yu."
Translation: "Stand there thinking he is going to help you."
"Tanks fe de glass a ice wata."
Translation: "Thanks for the glass of ice water."
"Tek yu time an mine it bruk."
Translation: "Take your time, you might break it."
"Mista Brown mi see tree bwoy inna yu mango tree."
Translation:" Mr. Brown I saw three boys up in your mango tree."
"Oonu can cum wid mi."
Translation: "You all can come with me."
"Wattagwan wid John?"
Translation:" What's going on with John?"
"De wata dutty so nuh play inna it."
Translation: "The water is dirty so don't play in it."
"Im jook mi inna mi yeye."
Translation: "He poked me in the eye."
