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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Ago

Going to (future marker)

Computer-generated pronunciation guide, not a native-speaker recording.

Say ita-GO

JLU spelling
a go
Also written
A go, A guh, Aguh

What “Ago” means

Ago (or a go) marks the future, like "going to": "mi ago tell yuh someting" means "I'm going to tell you something". It can also simply mean going somewhere: "mi a go a town".

Examples

Mi ago tell yuh someting

I'm going to tell you something.

Mi a go buy a car

I am going to buy a car.

Weh yuh a go?

Where are you going?

How to use it

Everyday grammar. It's the most common way to talk about plans and things about to happen.

Where usage varies

It's written both as one word (ago) and two (a go), and "go" is often pronounced and spelled "guh".