Understanding Jamaican Patois by L. Emilie Adams, LMH Publishing Ltd.
7-9 Norman Rd, Kingston CSO. email: henryles@cwjamaica.com

This is a grammer book but very informative regarding Patois. I still can't speak it, but I am getting better at understanding it because of the book and from listening to it every day. It contains a story written in Patois and then English by her husband "Dada" Adams, that I met in Robins Bay. Mrs. Adams was in the States, so I missed her. He was humbled that I would try to find them. I will return some day and try to link up with her.

mslynne, your friend probably can't teach you because at this stage of the development of the Jamaican language writing and reading is still under development. The learning process is mostly by listening. Try some music CDs that have the words of the song.

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To me I never thought or think of it as a written thing , to see it written is sometimes like reading russian, for me it is more of an idea and feeling thing.
Like american black english wha you write and wha you talk is 2 diffrent tings.

well me i was born in america and my people are haitians. but i love jamicans and i would love to speak in patios to

I understand it perfectly. Jomo and his family and friends no longer break out in English for me anymore. But, I destroy it when trying to speak it. So, I just don't.

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Um...i would really love how to speak it since i'm going to Kingston for two months this summer

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You will pick it up a lot easier then you think just by listening to people talk around you. Don't fret about it.

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If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame...

We dreamers have our ways
Of facing rainy days
And somehow we survive

Don't fret. Listen and ask questions. You'll learn in no time.

TALLE-WAH: brave, strong, fearless

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tallewah does not mean brave it means (hard strong)

potois = me lili but mi tallewah

English = i am little but i am hard and strong (tuff)

people miss interprit potois many times

Whoa, the patois spellings used @ thay site are pretty confusing---may be tough for some that wish to learn.

jahaaaaa rasta faar i illy silassy jahaaaaaa!

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please i am intrested in speaking patois can you send me daily translations i.e english-jamaican patois in my inbox ?