A simple Jamaican Patwa to English translation of some basic words and phrases. Get more at http://growingupjamaican.com/

1. Lesson 7
Jamaican Patwa

2. an apartment - Wah apaatment
a house - wah house
a desktop computer - Wah Dextap computa

3. The radio is on the chair - Di radio deh pon di
chair
The apple is on the computer – Di apple deh
pon di computa

4. The computer is in the car - Di computa deh
inna di cyar
The cat is in the hat - Di puss deh insida di hat

5. The man is on the car - Di man de pon di cyar
The cat is on the house - Di puss deh pon di
house

6. The apples are in the bowl – Di apple dem deh
inside a di bowl
The table is in the kitchen – Di table deh inna di
kitchen

7. The boy is in the house – di bwoy deh inside a
di house
The woman is in the apartment – di uhman
deh inside a di apaatment.

8. This door is big - Disya door big!
This window is small - Disya window likkle

9. The cat is in the bedroom - Di puss deh inside
a di bedroom
The kitchen is green - Di kitchen green

10. The children love their mother - Di pickney dem
love dehh madda
The dog is under the shirt - Di dawg deh anda di
shirt

11. Where are the cups? - Weh di cup dem deh??
The cups are in the sink - Di cup dem inna di
sink