American: Porch
Jamaican: Varanda

American: Bathe, Shower
Jamaican: Bade, Hol' A Fresh

American: Collard Greens, Spinach
Jamaican: Callaloo

American: Stick Shift (Car)
Jamaican: Standard

American: Charge It
Jamaican: Trus' It

American: Can You Give Me A Lift To The Corner
Jamaican: Beg Yu A Ride Go Dung Di Street Noh Sah

American: Oh My God!
Jamaican: Lawd A Mercy

American: Excuse Me
Jamaican: Beg Yu Pardon

American: "You Wanna Fight?", Or "You Want A Piece Of Me"
Jamaican: "Touch A Button!" "Touch A Button"

American: Where Are You Going?
Jamaican: Weh Yuh Deh Go?

American: Excuse Me
Jamaican: Gi Mi Pass

American: Sorry
Jamaican: Hush

American: The Shoes Is A Little Tight
Jamaican: Lawd Di Boot A Bun Mi

American: Oh Stop It You're Killing Me
Jamaican: Lawd Ma Top Eh Man Yuh A Go Kill Me

American: I Do Not Practice Oral Sex
Jamaican: Mi Nuh Bow!!!

American: Look There!
Jamaican: Koo Deh

American: "Whatever"
Jamaican: "Man, Yuh Backside Yah Man"

American: Your Mother Is So Ugly...
Jamaican: Yuh Mumma Ugly Lakka Mi Nuh Know Wha...

American: Perm Hair
Jamaican: Cream Head

American: 10:Pm, 10:30, 15 Of 10
Jamaican: 10 A'clack, Half Pass 10, Quarta To 10

American: Attention Deficit
Jamaican: Hard Ears!

American: Dyslectic
Jamaican: Dunce Bat!

American: 4x 4 Truck
Jamaican: Van

American: Open The Hood
Jamaican: Fly Di Bonnet

American: Fly Guy
Jamaican: Cha-Cha Bwaay

American: Can I Have A Loose Paper
Jamaican: Beg Yuh A Folder Leaf

American: Pants Leg
Jamaican: Trousers Foot

American: Freeze Ice
Jamaican: Kisko-Pop

American: Dynatap, Theraflu, Robotussin, Midol, Tyenol
Jamaican: Mint Tea

American: Close The Cupboard
Jamaican: Shet Di Cabinet

American: Shooping Cart
Jamaican: Trolley

American: I Am Going To The Movies
Jamaican: Mi A Goh A Show

American: I Really Do Like You
Jamaican: Yow Baby! Mi Check Fi Yuh Bad Yuh Noh Star!

American: You Mean That Really Sexy Girl From Out Of Town?
Jamaican: You Mean Dah Strang Bady Gyal Deh From Country?

American: Homosexual/Lebsbian
Jamaican: Batty Bwoy/Natty Gyal

American: Birth Certificate
Jamaican: Bert Cer-Fi-Ticket

American: That Happened By Chance
Jamaican: A Buck Up Dat, A Buck Up!

American: Viagra
Jamaican: One Guiness, One Stick A Weed, One Bowl A Peanut Parriage, Or Simply A Piece A "Stone"

American: He Is Impotent
Jamaican: A Ole Wutless Bwoy, Yuh Nuh si seh him nuh have nuh use

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Dem neva Know,But dem Know Now !!

My favorite is "Touch a Button". I never heard that Jamaican expression before...hilarious!

Love this Jel....I can use these for my trip...lol

yes great! its funny getting used to some stuff!! The first time I heard the "Beg You" phrase Im like dont say that to me!!! Thats so deeming!! My bad!!
Let me add some more I can think of!!!!

American: Electricity
Jamaican: Current

American: Why
Jamaican: Wha Mek (i think thats it)

American: See you later
Jamaican: Soon Come

American: United States or any place out side of JA
Jamaican: Foreign

American: Soccer
Jamaican: Football

American: Heavy as in weight for a woman
Jamaican: Strong

Oh this I learned to. If your referred to as Brown that means light skinned. Even if your brown versus dark you considered Black. I was confused when my lightskinned honey referred to himslef as Brown. I was like your far from brown baby! lol Hence light woman being called brownin.

Also nicknames. Usually they are shorten forms of your original name. Michelle hence Shell or Shelly.
Well JA nicknames have no bearing on the persons name. When I was leaving the villa I got the info from the helper to call her. I met her as Dawn. On the paper she gives me her address with her name as Joan. Im like who is Joan. Shes like thats me Dawn is just a nickname.
But I found out how it happens. She introduced me to her cousin as Michelle when we were leaving she called me Keisha. I asked why and she was like Im not good with names. Im like okay I can understand forgetting but making up a whole new one not even close to my own?? lol Guess she liked Keisha better. So now I tell everyone in JA to call me Keisha!!!

American: What a shame
Jamaican: What a cal-a-mitty!

American: Don't cross the line
Jamaican: No fly pass you ness (nest)

American: Stop it
Jamaican: Me seh top pi!!!!

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choco choco.....choco MILO!!!!!!!!!!!

Gi mi pass!!!!! I love that one.

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“A woman should hide her heart so deep in Christ that a man would need to seek God first to find her" -Maya Angelou

what is it for white boy?

White bwoy

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Nona Manis.. finding out where I belong

O.A. I was meant 2 luv u..

LOLOLOL when I have some time I'm gonna do a JamCan version

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