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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Nuh

Not / isn't it?

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

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JLU spelling
no
Also written
Noh, No

What “Nuh” means

Nuh makes a sentence negative: "mi nuh know" (I don't know), "nuh fret" (don't worry). At the end of a sentence it asks for agreement, like "isn't it?" ("It nice, nuh true?"), or softens a request.

Examples

Mi nuh know

I don't know

Nuh fret

Don't worry.

Beg yuh help mi set di table, nuh?

Could you please help me set the table?

How to use it

Everyday grammar used by everyone. It's the main word for "not" and "don't".