Hi, we're visiting Treasure Beach within a week, and of course it's all we can talk about. Speaking of speaking, I used to enjoy the posts about learning Patois, but now I can't find any. It's such a beautiful, melodic accent, and I just think there would be some phrases very useful to me, such as:

"This is delicious. What's it called?"

"Where's the bathroom?"

"Can I have another Red Stripe, please?"

"I don't know those tourists in the matching Rasta wigs."

"Who are these kids and why do they keep calling me Mom?"

"I'm not going back home. If anyone calls, tell them I went to Floyd's."

If anyone can help with any of these, I would be most appreciative.... or perhaps suggest ones I might really need to know! Thanks for your help in this <ahem> very serious matter.

Soon come, patios can come in different words while sending the same message. Here is your lesson for today. A hope yu caan lern reel faas.

1. Dis nice nuh rahtid! Wha it name?

2. Weh di baatroom deh?

3. Gi mi one nada Red Stripe (no please!)

4. Mi nuh know dem touris deh eena di same
rasta wig.
5. Who dem pickney deh and weh dem a call me
mam fa?

6. Mi nah go back home an if anybady call tell
dem me gaan a Flide.

I am sure you will be getting other versions. enjoy!

I thought this was a cool website, Fun! Enjoy your trip....

http://www.speakjamaican.com/jamaican-slang-glossary.html

I can't help you with your specific questions, but if you go to http://www.jamaicans.com/speakja/ there's a lot of information on patois and also several sound clips etc. that'll help you with learning patois, and http://www.geocities.com/pinkcocoa29/Jamaica-Patois.html is also nice - enjoy and have a fantastic trip to TB!

1 Dis nice
1 Weh dis name
3 Mek mi get a neda beer nuh
4 Ah who dem toeris deh inna di same wig
hear is another one (yeh mon) which u probably know already.
Whats up ( wat ah gawn)
Come here (com yah)
See you later (si yuh lata)
I am going home now ( mi ah goh home yah now)
Hope these help. Plz enjoy ur trip. I know u will.

Thanks, all! This has given us something fun to do while we wait, other than to gnaw on our fingernails, waiting... waiting....

Will ponder on it pon de iron bird... You won't know me from one born and bred in de yard....

We're already packed!!