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Patois: Mek sure yuh out di fyah before yuh leave.
English: Make sure you put out the fire before you leave.
Patois: Mek sure yuh out di fyah before yuh leave.
English: Make sure you put out the fire before you leave.
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Get the BundlePatois: Mi heart blaze wid di fyah of Rastafari
English: My heart burns with the fire of Rastafari
Patois: Get di fyah unda control
English: Get the fire under control
(patois) Mi house ketch a fiah!
(english) My house caught fire!
In this video we will explore the top 10 words and phrases used by Rastafarians.
The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
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