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Old 10-01-2004, 12:21 PM
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Thumbs up Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

Bwaay Jamaicans have som wud an expressions, yuh si!!! So mi haffi seh...."Ongly in Jamaica"...

Where else yuh gwine goh an hear
“Wen chuvvle tek yuh, pickney shut fit yuh!!”…..
Ongly in Jamaica!

When yuh hear smaddy eena “bandulu biznizz”
Yuh knoah seh dem eena som “tricksta”, “ginnal” sinting…..
Ongly in Jamaica!

All wen yuh feel well proud cah yuh do sumpn good and
Smaddy com to yuh an seh gyal “big up your chess!!”….
Ongly in Jamaica!

Lawd an wen chuvvle tek yuh an bad luck deh pan yuh
Dem seh…bwaay look like seh yuh well “salt” to blow-wow….
Ongly in Jamaica!

When yuh tell smaddy fi do sumpn an dem noh lissen to yuh
Weh yuh tink wrang wid dem?…Nutten less dan dem “dyamn hard-aize”…..
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Hey yuh si wen yuh ah “tidy” fi goh ah wan dance
An wen yuh dun, yuh look “trash n ready”..wah? Yes man, yuh “ah tek life!”Ongly in Jamaica!

Yuh si if yuh ave a man weh cyan “tan pon it lang”?
Hey-hey, gyal yuh betta ave di stamina fi tek di “wuk” an di “duggoo-duggoo!”……Chat bout!!
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Weh helse yuh gwine goh an fine a bar eena ebry cawna?
Man an man ah drink “two juice” an dem fren nah mek dem leave until dem “tek one fah di road” or a “roadsta”…..
Ongly in Jamaica!

Yuh si wen smaddy noh ave noh use an dem “wutliss”?
Nutten more dan dem “dibby-dibby” lakka wah!!!…..
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Hey an nuh badda feel seh yuh cyan get “bringle” an get weh wid ie!
Noh man…yuh mad….”fiyah bun” fi dat! Man an man wi “rinse out” dem gun pan yuh….
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Where else yuh gwine si smaddy “drap dem drawz” an gwaan bad?
Ongly in Jamaica!

If yuh love chat people bizniz an tawk too much
Yuh ah wan real “labba-mout” an yuh fi learn ow fi “hol’ it dung”….
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Yuh si wen yuh goh ah dance an ebrybaddy ah “brukout”
Ah pure “whinery” an “skin-out” bizniz ah gwaan….
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

If yuh greedy, yuh “nyami-nyami”, “likki-likki”, “craben”, “gravalicious”,
Or yuh ave “lang belly”…..
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Missis, nuh badda mek dem si yuh kip yuh house untidy, y’ear?
Becah dem wi seh, Lawd, wat ah way dis place “chaka-chaka”, ee?
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Why put a numba pan ie? Is “X amount”..!!
Ongly in Jamaica!

An if dem waan yuh fi com jine in…
Yuh wi hear sumpn like, com man, “rope in” ar….if yuh nah do nutten layta, “rope in” nuh?….
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Bwaay, all wen yuh ah compare sumpn an one nat betta dan di adda?
It com een like “six ah one an alf-dozen a di adda”……
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

All wen yuh feel seh di grass greena pan di adda side?
Yuh tan deh…”wat sweet nanny goat, halwayz run dem belly!!”…..
Ongly in Jamaica!


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Old 10-01-2004, 12:26 PM
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

baby luv yu look good inna yu close ehh
only from a jamaican man
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

"BIG UP YU CHESS GYAL" fi dis thread lol lol ll lol lol
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

Can you please translate for me. I am American and I can't understand patois.
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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baby luv yu look good inna yu close ehh
only from a jamaican man
you must be saved! That is great!
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Old 10-01-2004, 12:45 PM
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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baby luv yu look good inna yu close ehh
only from a jamaican man
*BOAL* ~ Chroo wud!!!
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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"BIG UP YU CHESS GYAL" fi dis thread lol lol ll lol lol
Yes rude girl....nuff respek!!
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Old 10-01-2004, 12:54 PM
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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Can you please translate for me. I am American and I can't understand patois.
Where else yuh gwine goh an hear
“Wen chuvvle tek yuh, pickney shut fit yuh!!”…..
Ongly in Jamaica!

Translation:
Where else would you hear
"in times of trouble, a child's shirt will fit you"


When yuh hear smaddy eena “bandulu biznizz”
Yuh knoah seh dem eena som “tricksta”, “ginnal” sinting…..
Ongly in Jamaica!

Translation:
If you hear someone is in some "dodgy" business
You know they're doing something "crooked" or "dishonest"
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

All wen yuh feel well proud cah yuh do sumpn good and
Smaddy com to yuh an seh gyal “big up your chess!!”….
Ongly in Jamaica!

Translation:
When you feel proud of your achievement
Someone will say "well done!!"


Lawd an wen chuvvle tek yuh an bad luck deh pan yuh
Dem seh…bwaay look like seh yuh well “salt” to blow-wow….
Ongly in Jamaica!

Translation:
When you're in trouble and bad luck has fallen upon you
They will say, oh boy, your so "unlucky"


When yuh tell smaddy fi do sumpn an dem noh lissen to yuh
Weh yuh tink wrang wid dem?…Nutten less dan dem “dyamn hard-aize”…..
Where? Ongly in Jamaica!

Translation:
When you instructed someone to do something and they didn't listen
They sure are stubborn!
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

lol this thread is funny....

Ya eva hear dis yet?

"Uno cyan back dis letta yah suh fi mi?"

lol.... what kind uh back-a-bush talkin' dat lol... I LOVE IT!!!
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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lol this thread is funny....

Ya eva hear dis yet?

"Uno cyan back dis letta yah suh fi mi?"

lol.... what kind uh back-a-bush talkin' dat lol... I LOVE IT!!!
*DWL*....yes girl!!

What about when the power has gone out....."rahtid, current lack awff!!!"
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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*DWL*....yes girl!!

What about when the power has gone out....."rahtid, current lack awff!!!"
lol lol.... yeah man! lol...

"BLOW WOW!!! Di people dem lack aff di current RAHTID!!!!!"

lol....
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

I think my favourite one has always been

"Uh mi ya uh chrow ya mout pon likkle while?"

lol... in other words... were you talking about me?!
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

"hey pickney, mine "breeze tek yuh up"....

Translation: Be careful you don't get sick/catch a cold!!
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Re: Ongly in Jamaica!!.......

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"hey pickney, mine "breeze tek yuh up"....

Translation: Be careful you don't get sick/catch a cold!!
lol lol lol oh boy! lol
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