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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Wuk

Work

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

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JLU spelling
wok
Also written
Work

What “Wuk” means

Wuk means work, as a verb (to work) and as a noun (a job or the workplace). "Go a wuk" means go to work.

Examples

Mi haffi go a wuk

I have to go to work.

Mi a run late fi work

I'm running late for work.

How to use it

Everyday speech. In more careful or mixed speech people often just say "work".

Where usage varies

Many speakers say "work" rather than "wuk", and the app's lessons mostly spell it "work". "Work" also often means "a job": "Mi a look a work" means "I'm looking for a job."