2007-02-20 09:21:38 · 13 answers · asked by Robert F 1 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Jamaica
Some of these answers are ridiculous. They watch too much TV. We say hello or wah gwan. Not anything difficult
2007-02-22 07:52:02 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just say hello, hi, what's up.......
Jamaica is an English speaking country so it's OK to speak English, however there is a dialect called patois (patwah) that is spoken by the people, which is simply broken English. Now if you wanted to say hello in patois here are a few suggestions:
waah gwaan? ( what's going on?)
waa'm? (what happen?)
weh yah seh? (what are you saying?)
how tings? (how's things?)
every ting criss? (is everything ok?)
etc.
Here are a few responses to hello:
irie (i'm fine)
mi aarite (i'm alright)
yeah mon
nutten much (nothing much)
mi deh yah (i'm here)
etc.
2007-02-21 21:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by andrenegy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jamaicans speak standard English so just say"hello".
2007-02-20 22:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by maivas229 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello. Jamaicans speak broken English...patois.
2007-02-21 15:53:36 · answer #4 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wha gwaan or Whappen
2007-02-22 04:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Sherona B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamacians speak English but they also speak "patois". You will hear people shout out, "hey Mon, how's it goin'?" Not "man" it's "mon". You could shout back and say "everything be irie", if all is well.
2007-02-20 18:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by chamtravel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you say hello in Jamacia?
You have my wallet, I have no more money!
2007-02-21 13:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
hello
we do speak English its just the accent
2007-02-24 14:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by hollabacgurl136 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya man , every ting is iyree
2007-02-21 07:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by wolfwagon2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you also can say "wah gwaan?" for "what's up?", also many jamaicans don't shake hands, but put fists together instead
2007-02-21 07:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Ivory Q 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋