Birth certificate
An official document recording a person’s birth
Patois: Yuh haffi carry yuh age paper to di interview.
English: You have to bring your birth certificate to the interview.
Wah gwaan -English Translation - What’s going on or what’s up - Definition Pronounced as “waa gwaan”, the literal translation is “what’s going on” but when used as a greeting, it can also mean “What’s up”. Different variation of “Wah gwaan” may be used but they all have the same meaning. These include; wah deh gwaan, whatta gwaan or waguan (pronounced wa-goo-ahn)
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Patois: Mi cyaah believe seh dem spell mi faada name wrong pan mi age paper
English: I can’t believe that they spelt my father’s name wrong on my birth certificate
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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