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Verbs and actions in Jamaican Patois
Doing words: eating, working, talking, leaving and more.
- BaddaTo bother“Nuh badda mi”: Don't bother me
- BawlTo cry (or shout)“Di pickney a bawl”: The child is crying.
- BraffTo show off“Him love braff wid him new phone”: He loves showing off his new phone.
- BrukTo break; broke (no money)“A im bruk di cup”: It was him who broke the cup
- ChatTo talk (often too much)“A who dat man yuh did a chat to?”: Who is that guy you were talking to?
- DashTo throw, toss“Nuh tell mi seh yuh a guh dash it weh pon foolishness.”: Don't tell me you're going to throw it away on foolishness.
- DweetDo it“Dweet again”: Do it again.
- FavaTo look like, resemble“Yuh fava yuh madda.”: You look like your mother.
- GalangGo along, go on, go away“Galang bout yuh business!”: Go about your business!
- GwaanTo go on, happen; go ahead; behave“Di party gwaan till mawnin”: The party went on till morning
- KetchTo catch“Mi haffi ketch di bus.”: I have to catch the bus.
- KibbaTo cover; (kibba yuh mout) shut up“Kibba yuh mout!”: Shut your mouth! / Keep quiet!
- Kiss teetTo suck one's teeth in annoyance“Nuh kiss yuh teet at mi!”: Don't suck your teeth at me!
- LefTo leave; left (direction)“Di bus done lef aready”: The bus has already left
- LickTo hit, strike; a blow“Mi lick mi foot pon di table.”: I hit my foot on the table.
- LinkTo meet up, connect; a meet-up or date“Wi link up tomorrow”: Let's meet up tomorrow
- Mash upTo break, destroy — or a great time“Di road mash up, up deh so”: The road is damaged up there.
- MekTo make; to let; (wah mek) why“Mek wi link up dis weekend”: Let's meet up this weekend
- MembaTo remember“Mi grandfadda memba 1962”: My grandfather remembers 1962
- NyamTo eat“Come nyam yuh dinna”: Come and eat your dinner.
- RampTo play, joke around, mess with“Mi jus a ramp wid yuh”: I'm just joking with you
- ReachTo arrive, get somewhere“Call mi when yuh reach home”: Call me when you arrive home
- ReasonTo talk things over, have a deep conversation“Mek wi reason later”: Let's talk later
- SiddungTo sit down“Siddung deh”: Sit down there
- Skin teetTo grin, show your teeth“Wah yuh a skin yuh teet fah?”: What are you grinning for?
- TekTo take“Mek wi tek a picture togedda”: Let's take a picture together
- TiefTo steal; a thief“Somebody tief mi phone!”: Somebody stole my phone!
- WukWork“Mi haffi go a wuk”: I have to go to work.