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English Translation
Serves you right
Example Sentence
Patois: Yuh get panish fi tell lie, ah gud
English: You're getting punish for lying, serves you right
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English Translation
Serves you right
Example Sentence
Patois: Ah gud, mi did tell yuh fi tap
English: Serves you right, I told you to stop
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