Jamaican Colloquialisms Over The Years  Jamaicans are known for their patois and very unique way of labeling people, places or things. Some of the slang words that have been created over the years, have been adopted and utilized by other cultures inappropriately. Primarily, because they are not aware of the correct meanings associated with the words. Affluent Jamaicans rarely talk about the connotations of the words because the meanings are usually derogatory in nature or associated with lack of education and class. Some of the words we may have been privy to over the years are as follows...

Patois, things Jamaican and the big picture Recently, I applied for a consulting position with a DC contractor bidding for a competitive US government grant and needing 48 professionals in support of the application. The requirements included: (1) applicants must have lived in the United States for the past five years, (2) have at least a bachelor's degree, (3) be based in either Washington, DC, or South Florida, and (4) must speak and understand Jamaican patois.

Conversation: Greetings - Learn to Speak Jamaican Patois Video Series Learn how to speak Jamaican patios/patwa by knowing how to "Greet" someone in patois/patwa in our video series "Speak Jamaican Patois".

Conversation: Gratitude and Apologies - Learn to Speak Jamaican Patois Learn how to speak Jamaican patios/patwa by learning words of "Gratitude & Apologies" in patois/ patwa in our video series "Speak Jamaican Patois".

Male Introductions - Learn to Speak Jamaican Patois Learn how to speak Jamaican patios/patwa by learning "Male Introductions" in patois/ patwa in our video series "Speak Jamaican Patois".

Basic Introductions - Learn to Speak Jamaican Patois Learn how to speak Jamaican patios/patwa by learning basic "Introductions" in patois/ patwa in our video series "Speak Jamaican Patois".

Relaunch of our Jamaican Patois Dictionary We  are please to announce the relaunch of Jamaican Patois/Patwa Dictionary. We have added more words, a search and audio clips. Check it out today?