When used as a greeting this expression means “How are you doing?”. The literal translation though is “What are you saying”. The shorter version of “weh yuh ah seh” is “weh yaw seh”.
Example Sentence
Patois: Weh yuh a seh? Mi deh try call yuh since mondeh
English: How are you doing? I’ve been trying to call you since Monday?
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