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Jamaican Patois · Everyday expressions

Deh deh

Be there / there

Say itDEH deh

JLU spelling
de de

What “Deh deh” means

Deh deh usually means "be there": the first deh is the verb "to be (somewhere)" and the second deh means "there". It can also just point to something: "it deh deh" means "it's there".

Examples

Mi wi deh deh.

I will be there.

Next lime a next week Friday — an yuh betta deh deh!

The next hangout is next week Friday — and you'd better be there!

Mango deh yah, yam deh deh.

Mangoes go here, yams go there.

How to use it

Everyday grammar used by everyone. It sounds repetitive to learners at first, but it's completely standard.