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- “Mi rate yuh and ting but… „
- English Translation: I like you and everything but…
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- “Mi cyaah duh dis nuh muh, mi dun „
- English Translation: I can’t do this anymore, I’m done
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- “A whoofa draws dis? „
- English Translation: Whose underwear is this?
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- “Mi nuh know how fi seh dis but… „
- English Translation: I don’t know how to say this but…
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- “Wi been thru nuff togedda but wi can guh thru more apart„
- English Translation: We’ve been through a lot together, but we can go through more apart
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- “Dis nah guh wuk… guess a it dat„
- English Translation: This is not going to work…guess this is it
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- Handy everyday phrases
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- “Mek wi nuh try fool wiselves, dis nah wuk „
- English Translation: Let’s not try and fool ourselves, this is not working
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- “Mi cyaah badda wid di wul heap ah headache enuh „
- English Translation: I can’t bother with the headaches
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- “Mi madda did tell mi bout gyal lakka yuh „
- English Translation: My mom told me about girls like you
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- “Wi nah connect like one time... Di vybz nuh di deh again„
- English Translation: We are not connecting like in the past…The vibe is not there anymore
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- “Mi neva ready fi nuh relationship…„
- English Translation: I wasn’t ready for a relationship
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- “Suh afta all mi duh fi yuh u really guh gi mi bun wid Sandra „
- English Translation: So after all I’ve done for you, you really went and cheated on me with Sandra
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- “Stop tell people seh mi an yuh deh „
- English Translation: Stop telling people that you and I are together
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- “Mi madda nuh like yuh enuh and shi luv everybady „
- English Translation: My mother doesn’t like you… and she loves everybody
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- “Mi a fly out „
- English Translation: I going overseas
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