English Translation
Example Sentence
Patois: Hail up mi boss!
English: Hello my friend!
Patois: Hail up mi boss!
English: Hello my friend!
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Get the BundlePatois: Hail up, wah yuh up to?
English: Hello, what are you up to?
Patois: Hail up mi princess, mi ah gwan easy
English: Hello my princess, I am fine.
Patois: Wah mek yuh neva hail up Robert wen yuh pass him?
English: Why didn’t you say hi to Robert when you passed him?
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