Yao Bediako
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Extra Bonus Installment of Random Jamaican Creole Lessons!
Today, I will teach you about the importance of two clothing items in Jamaica, namely a blouse and a skirt.
Read the following carefully out loud:
“Blouse and skirt”
Got that?
Ok well, in Jamaican creole you just cursed, potty mouth.
Thank you for participating.
Good night. 👶🏿
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Bonus installment of “Random Jamaican Creole Lessons”.
Ok, here goes…
In Jamaican Creole, the following words/ terms are all homonyms:
“Mercy”
“Must be”
“Must have”
^^^Everything you see there is pronounced “mussi“.
Mercy can also be pronounced “massi”.
Explanation:
Mercy = The “r” sound is usually not pronounced in Jamaican Creole if it’s at the…
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Welcome, dear friends.
It’s time for another installment of Random Jamaican Creole Lessons.
And here’s today’s lesson.
The english terms “worse” and “worst” in Jamaican creole are pronounced like the word “was”, but with a true ‘s’ sound at the end rather than the ‘z’ sound at the end of the word “was”.
So…
Wos/ wohs/ wuss = worse/ worst
Wussah…
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Random Jamaican Creole lesson in session.
In Jamaica, the words “pear” and “pure” are homonyms. Neither word, however, is pronounced how one would expect. Both words are pronounced like the words peer/ pier, but we’re never actually talking about your equal(peer), to look keenly/ searchingly(peer), a landing place for ships(pier) or that…
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