S: ES
Sabbath (Nou): Savat
Sabath is a day of prayer: Savat a die aff praia
Sake (Nou): Siek
I will help them for the sake of my father: Mi a guh help dem fi di siek aff mi faada
Many people a going to die for the sake of this country: Nof smadi a gwine ded fi di siek aff dis kontri
Saliva (Nou); Mout- waata
She spit saliva frequently, is she pregnant?: Im spit mout-waata aal wail, a im get belli?
Salt (Nou): Saal
The salt is little in the food: Di saal a likkl iina di fuud
Salt container (Nou): Saal-chung
Fill the salt-container with salt: Fulop di saal-chung wid saal
Same (Adj): Siem
Those are nearly the same: Demya nierli di siem
We live in the same country back in Europe: Wi lib eena di siem kontri bak eena Yurop
Just the same or exactly in the same manner: Aal di siem
The water pipes are exactly the same: Di waata paip-dem a aal di siem
Sandals (Nou): Slandaz
The sandals are size ten: Di slandaz a saiz ten
Sandal (made out of a piece of wood cut from the board): Shampata
Put on the wooded sandal because there are many thorns in the garden: Put pan di shampata bikaaz nof maka eena di gyaadn
Sandal (Made out of used tyres): Masha, Dadjaka or Power Shoes
Use the tyre sandals, they are good for the wild: Yuus di dadjaka, dem a gud fi di wail
Satisfy (Ver): Satisfai
The food will satisfy you, why are you in a hurry: The fuud a guh satisfai yu, wa mek yu de pan ies
She is a slut, one man can’t satisfy her: Im a skettle wan man kyaahn satisfai har
Saturday (Nou): Satide
We will watch the match on Saturday: Wi gwine waac di mach pan satide
Save (Nou & Ver): Siev
Save the money for your business: Siev di moni fi-yu bizniz
Save for the future for your brother, sister or friend will not help you when you are in a bad state: Siev fi di fyuucha faar fi-yu breda, sista aar bolo naa guh help yu wen yu iina mashop
Say (ver): Seh
What did you say? Wa yu seh?
He said they are going to London next week: Im seh dem a gwain Landan neks wiik
They said that, they come from Bujumbura: Dem seh dat, dem kom fram Bojomboraa
S: ES
Sabbath (Nou): Savat
Sabath is a day of prayer: Savat a die aff praia
Sake (Nou): Siek
I will help them for the sake of my father: Mi a guh help dem fi di siek aff mi faada
Many people a going to die for the sake of this country: Nof smadi a gwine ded fi di siek aff dis kontri
Saliva (Nou); Mout- waata
She spit saliva frequently, is she pregnant?: Im spit mout-waata aal wail, a im get belli?
Salt (Nou): Saal
The salt is little in the food: Di saal a likkl iina di fuud
Salt container (Nou): Saal-chung
Fill the salt-container with salt: Fulop di saal-chung wid saal
Same (Adj): Siem
Those are nearly the same: Demya nierli di siem
We live in the same country back in Europe: Wi lib eena di siem kontri bak eena Yurop
Just the same or exactly in the same manner: Aal di siem
The water pipes are exactly the same: Di waata paip-dem a aal di siem
Sandals (Nou): Slandaz
The sandals are size ten: Di slandaz a saiz ten
Sandal (made out of a piece of wood cut from the board): Shampata
Put on the wooded sandal because there are many thorns in the garden: Put pan di shampata bikaaz nof maka de eena di gyaadn
Sandal (Made out of used tyres): Masha, Dadjaka or Power Shoes
Use the tyre sandals, they are good for the wild: Yuus di dadjaka, dem a gud fi di wail
Satisfy (Ver): Satisfai
The food will satisfy you, why are you in a hurry: The fuud a guh satisfai yu, wa mek yu de pan ies
She is a slut, one man can’t satisfy her: Im a skettle wan man kyaahn satisfai har
Saturday (Nou): Satide
We will watch the match on Saturday: Wi gwine waac di mach pan satide
Save (Nou & Ver): Siev
Save the money for your business: Siev di moni fi-yu bizniz
Save for the future for your brother, sister or friend will not help you when you are in a bad state: Siev fi di fyuucha faar fi-yu breda, sista aar bolo naa guh help yu wen yu iina mashop
Say (ver): Seh
What did you say? Wa yu seh?
He said they are going to London next week: Im seh dem a gwain Landan neks wiik
They said that, they come from Bujumbura: Dem seh dat, dem kom fram Bojomboraa
School (Nou): Skuul
They are in the school: Dem de pan di skuul
The children are going to school: Di pikni-dem a gwine skuul
Their school is very good and the children behave well: Fi-dem skuul gud kyaan-don anh dem pikni gwaan gud
Scratch (Ver): Krach or Kraab
My back is itching, please scratch it for me: Mi bak a hiich, du kraab fi mi
Why are you scratching your head: Wa mek yu a krach yu hed
Screen (Nou): Skriin
Clean the screen: Pran di skriin
Scrotum (Nou): Seed Bag
My scrotum is itching: Mi seed bag a hiich
Search (Ver): Saach
Search for the best in your life: Saac fi di bes eena yu laif
Season (Nou): Siizn
The football season is ready: Di futbaal siizn a redi
In the mango season some people don’t cook for lunch: Eena di manggo siizn som piipl nuh kuk fi lonch
Second (Nou): Sekan
The second door next to the white one is where i stay: Di sekan duor neks tu di wait wan a we mi stie
See (Ver): Si
See that: Si dat
See there: Si de
Seeing: A si
I am seeing him coming? Mi a si im a kom?
I saw him yesterday in down town: Mi si im yeside eena dong tung
Please leave for me the chair, can’t you see i am an adult?: Du liiv fi mi di chier, yu nuh si mi big-smadi?
Seek (Ver): Siik
Seek Him and you will find He God: Siik Im an yu a guh fain Ih Jah
Seek knowledge not pride when you look for money: Siik nuolij nat kris wen yu luk fi moni
Self (Nou): Sef
To think about one’s self is good thing: Tu tingk bout wan sef a gud ting
We are training for self defense: Wi a trien fi sef difens
Sell (Ver): Sel
Sell the cows and buy land for building: Sel di kou-dem an bai lan fi a bil
Sell on credit: Tros
Sell for me a bag of sugar on credit: Tros mi a baig aff shuga
Prepare a product for use or sale: Manifac
It’s not easy to prepare red pepper: A naa iiza fi manifac red pepa
Send (Ver): Sen
Send them back home because they are stubborn indeed: Sen dem bak a yaad bikaaz dem a aadiez fitruu
Separate (Ver): Separiet
Separate the good fruits from the bad ones: Separiet di gud fruut-dem fram di bad wan-dem
It’s not good for the husband and wife to separate: A naa gud fi di hozban an waif fi separiet
Separation (Nou): Separieshan
Separation among friends starts when some of them think that they are not ordinary like the others: Separieshan mongx fren taat wen som ah dem tingk se dem a naa pyang-pyang laik hada-dem
Greed brought separation between nations: Griid en bring separieshan bitwiin nieshan
September (Nou): Septemba
September is a good month for the world: Septemba a gud mont fi di wurl
I am going to the college in September: Mi gwain a kalij eena Septemba
Serious (Adj): Siirias or Nuh playin
She is a serious mother. Her children always tell her the truth: Im nuh playin mada. Har pikni aazwiez tel har di chuut
Not serious: Playin
She is not a serious lady and can’t make a good wife because she is promiscuous: Im a playin liedi an kyaahn mek a gud waif bikaaz im a skettle
Serve (Ver): Saab
Serve them rice and soup: Saab dem rais an suup
Settle (Ver): Sekl
Settle down: Sekl dong
People settled in Africa before Europe: Piipl sekl eena Hafrika bifuo Yurop
Settler (Nou): Sekkla or Sekla
We are settlers: Wi a sekla
The settlers are from Africa and England: Di sekla-dem a fram Hafrika an Ingglan
Seven (Nou): Sebm
Seven boys in the room: Sebm bwoy iina di ruum
Seventeen (Nou): Sebmtiin
Park seventeen boxes: Paak sebmtiin baks
Seventeenth (Nou): Sebmtiint
It’s the seventeenth town from Khartoum: A di sebmtiint tung fram Kaatuum
Seventh (Nou): Sebmt
They are the seventh: Dem a di sebmt
Seventieth (Nou): Sebmtiet
She is the seventieth person to come here: Im a di sebmtiet smadi fi kom ya
Seventy (Nou): Sebmti
Seventy people live in this village: Sebmti smadi lib eena dis vilij
Sex (Nou): Ruudnis
I want some good sex my darling: Mi waan som gud ruudnis mi dundus
Sensation felt during sex: Agony
I felt a nice sensation at the time of sex with her, she is sweet: Mi did fiil a nais agony pan a taim aff ruudnis, shi iz swiit
Shadow (Nou): Sheda
That is a shadow of the building: Dat a sheda fi di a bil
Shaky (Adj): Rukuruku
The roof is shaky: Di ruuf a rukuruku
Share (Ver): Shier
Learn to share for tomorrow you might want from someone else: Laan fi shier faar tumaro yu mait waan fram smadi els
She (Pron): Shi or Im
She is the wife of Bismark: Im a di waif aff Bismaak
She is my sweetheart: Im a mi tetes
She likes to gossip: Im laik fi labrish
Shiny (Adj): Shine
The shoes is shiny: Di juta a shine
Her skin is shiny: Im a kin a shine
Shirt (Nou): Shot
The shirt is outside, behind the house: Di shot aduo, baka di hous
Take the white shirt and leave the green one: Tek di wait shot an liiv di griin wan
A shirt without a collar: Dandan
I like that black shirt without the collar: Mi laik dat blak dandan
Shoes (Nou): Juta or Juuta
Clean the shoes, the sole has mud: Pran di juta, di futbatam ha putta-putta
Go and buy a black shoe for going to school: Guh bai wan blak juta fi gwine skuul
Shoot (Ver): Shuut
They are shooting a movie: Dem a shuut a muuvi
Shop (Nou): Shap
Jane has gone to the shop: Jien gaan a shap
Those teachers are thinking that i am going to the school shop: Demya tiicha a tingk se mi a guh a skuul shap
Short (Adj): Shaat
They are going for a short holiday: Dem a guh fi a shaat halidie
We have to take this short cut to town: Wi hafi tek dis shaat-kot tu toun
Shortage (Nou): Shaatrij
We have a shortage of food for the children: Wi hav a shaatrij aff fuud fi di dem pikni
Shoulder (Nou): Shuolda
Lift the shoulder up and down for the dance: Lif di shoulda op an dong fi di daans
Shove (Ver): Shub
He shoved her: Im en shub har
They shoved each other in the game: Dem shub wan hada eena di giem
Show (Nou): Shuo
They have to go to the show today: Dem hafi guh a shuo tide
We are at the show: Wi pan di shuo
He told me that the show was good: Im tel mi se di shuo gwaan gud
A badly organized show that fails and disappointing: Papishuo
It’s a bad show going on now: A papishuo a gwaan nou
Shrunken (Adj): Swingk
The cake is shrunken: Di kiek a swingk
Sick (Nou): Sik
Take her to the sick bay: Tek im tu di sik bie
Brandon is sick , he is in the hospital: Brandan a sik, im iina di aaspital
Side (Nou): Said
We are on the north side of the theatre: Wi pan di naat said fi di tiyata
Find us on the other side of the field: Fain wi pan di hada said fi di benjy
Sign (Nou): Sain
The sign of a good thing: Di sain fi ah gud ting
They are not treating you well, that is a bad sign: Dem a naa triit yu wel, dat a bad sain
Silence (Nou)
When someone says nothing at all, gives no answer and remains silent: Caranapu, Cararapum, Cononapu or Canana
Berna told Jack about her new car but he didn’t say anything: Bena en tel Jak bout im nyuu kyaar bot im canana
To keep silent and not to speak yet someone could: Mi swallow mi spit
He told me about how his house is big but i just kept quite: Im did tel mi bout hou im hous a big bot mi dis swallow mi spit
Similar (Adj): Simila
The tables look similar to the other: Di tiebl luk simila tu di hada
Our work is similar to his: Fi-wi wok a simila fi-im
Since (Adv, Conj & Prep): Sens
Adv
Ever since i saw him here, i have never seen him again: Eba sens mi si im ya, mi nuh si im agen
Conj
He has not worked since last week: Im naa wok sens laas wiik
Prep
I have stayed here since last year: Mi stie ya sens laas ier
Singe (Nou & Ver): Swinj
Meaning: Surface burn or to burn superficailly
Nou
I have a surface burn: Mi hab a swinj
Ver
The fire singed my hair when i bent downwards: Di fyah en swinj mi ier wen mi tip-dong
Single (Adj): Wan or Dege
Sir (Nou): Sa
Good morning, sir: Maanin, sa
Sister (Nou): Sista or Sta
My sister has just arrived now from Jamaica: Mi sista a dis kom nou fram Jumieka
Where is sister Alice: We sta Aliis de
Sister Laura is at home: Sta Laara pan di yaad
Sit (Ver): Sidong
I want to sit: Mi waan fi sidong
Sit there and wait for me: Sidong de ah wiet fi mi
Sister Jane is sitted there under the tree: Sta Jien a sidong de aanda di trii
Sitting on the heels of the soles of the shoes flat on the ground while resting one’s back against a wall: Sangkuku or Sankoko
Forms of sangkuku are Sankutu and Sanckocho
Sitting on the heel while bending forward or backward: Sankutu
Sitting upright with a back on the wall: Sanckocho
He is sitting on the heels of his shoes while resting his back on the wall because he stood for a long time: Im a sankoko bikaaz im tan fi a lang taim
Site (Nou): Sait
He is in the building site: Im eena di a bil sait
This site will make you learn Jamaican patois from basic to advance: Dis sait a guh mek yu laan Jumiekan patwa fram biesik tu advaans
Situation (Nou): Sitieshan
The situation of the youth is not good: Di sitieshan fi di yuut naa gud
The war has made the human situation in Sudan very hard indeed: Di waar en mek di yuman sitieshan eena Sudan haad fitruu
Six (Nou): Six
We have six bags of orange: Wi hab six baig aff arinj
Sixteen (Nou): Sixtiin
My home is sixteen miles from Accra: Mi yaad a sixtiin mail fram Akra
Sixteenth (Nou): Sixtiint
She was the sixteenth member to join us: Im en di sixtiint memba fi join wi
Sixth (Nou): Six
He is the sixth in the class: Im a di six eena di klaas
Skin (Nou): Skin or Kin
My skin is itching me:Mi kin a kratch-kratch mi
Skinny (Nou): Kraani
The lady is skinny: Di liedi a kraani
Sleep (Nou): Sliip or Du-du
He/she is in there sleeping: Im iin de a sliip
Slender (Adj): Menya-menya
He is slender: Im a menya-menya
Slippery (Adj): Sliperi, Slipri, Sipl or Swipl
The road is slippery: Di ruod a sipl
Slovenly (Adj): Nyaka-nyaka
Meaning: Always dirty and with clothes which are not neat
She has slovenly look: Im hab a nyaka-nyaka luk
Sluttish (Adj): Skettle
The girls are not behaving well, they are sluts: Di gyal-dem naa gwaan gud, dem a skettle
The girl is sluttish, don’t take her for a wife: Di gyal a skettle, nuh tek im fi a waif
Sly (Adj): Cramoojin
You are a sly, you like to deceive people: Yu a cramoojin, yu laik fi plié dem smadi out
Small (Adj): Sumaal, Wiini, Biini, Chinchilly or Mikkle
Serve small food for me: Saab sumaal fuud fi mi
Give her small: Gi im chinchilly
That bird is small: Dat-de bod a biini
Very small: Wee-wee
The bird is very small: Di bod a wee-wee
Small quantity: Tep or Tweh
We need a small quantity of beer: Wi niid a tep fi bier
Small worthless things: Perepere
These rags are small and worthless, throw them away or burn it: Demya were-were a perepere, truo dem we aar bon i
Smaller (Adj): Smaala
That bag is smaller than
Smaller (Adj): Smaala
That bag is smaller than the other one: Dat baig a smaala dan di hada wan
the other one: Dat biag a smaala dan di hada wan
Smart (Adj): Suna
They are smart: Dem a suna
You will not deceive them, they are smart people: Yu naa gwain plié dem out, dem a suna smadi
Smile (Adj): Sumail or Kin tiit
Smile for me, my darling: Sumail fi mi, mi tetes
We should have to smile for our win: Wi shuda hafi kin wi tiit fi-wi win
Smith (Nou): Simit
Take the sword to the smith: Tek di wampara tu di simit
Smoke (Nou & Ver): Sumuok
Nou
Smoke is coming from the bush: Sumuok a kom fram di bush
Ver
I smoke marijuana for a discussion at the fireside in the night: Mi sumuok ganja fi riiznin pan di funda eena di nait
Smooth (Ver): Simuud
The girl’s skin is smooth: Di gyal kin a simuud
Sneaker (Nou): Puss buut or Puss shoe
Put on the sneakers for running: Put pan di puss boot fi ron
Sneaker (Nou): Puss buut or Puss shoe
You have very nice sneakers: Yu ha nais puss buut kyan-don
Put on those white sneakers in the corner.Leave the red ones: Put pan dem-de puss boot pan di kaana.Liiv di re wan-dem
Soft (Adj): Saaf
They are listening to soft music: Dem a lisn tu saaf myuuzik
Their hands are soft: Fi-dem hand a saaf
Soften (Ver): Saafn
Put the corn in water to soften: Put di kaan eena waata tu saafn
Soggy (Adj): Swagi
His work is not good because he is soggy: Fi-im wok naa gud bikaaz im swagi
Soldier (Nou): Suoja
We are the soldiers: Wi a di suoja-dem
We are real soldiers, we don’t leave the fight: Wi a riil suoja, wi nuh liiv di fait
I am a soldier,i don’t care even if they don’t speak to me: Mi suoja, mi nuh kya iibn ef dem nuh taak tu mi
Sole (Ver): Dege or Deggeh
I sold my sole chicken to pay him in school: Mi en sel mi deggeh chikin fi pie im eena skuul
The sole person i knew would help our family is envious: Di deggeh smadi mi en nuo wud help fi-wi faambli a grojful
Some (Adj & Pron): Sohn or Som
Adj
Have some piece of cake: Hab som piis ah kiek
Deter
Some people like to gossip: Som piipl laik fi labrish
Pron
Some of us are born good but others are born tricksters: Som a wi a baan gud bot hada-dem a jinnal
I have some friends who are after people’s suffering: Mi hab som fren huu a aata smadi sufferieshan
Somebody (Pron): Smadi
Somebody is outside: Smadi aduo
Somebody else will help us if you don’t want: Smadi els a guh help wi ef yu nuh waan
Rastafari say give food to somebody who is hungry: Rastafari seh gi fuud tu smadi honggri
Somersault (Nou): Pupalik
Baby do for me a somersault: Biebi du fi mi a pupalik
Something (Pron): Sinting
They want something to eat: Dem waan sinting fi nyam
She has something for you: Im hab sinting fi-yu
Somewhere (Nou & Adv): Somwe or Sohwe
Nou
They are somewhere in the Netherland: Dem a somwe eena di Nadaalan
We are somewhere in the forest: Wi a somwe eena di faris
Adv
The needle is somewhere in the room: Di niigl a somwe eena di ruum
Song (Nou): Sang
The song is mine: Di sang a fi-mi
The reggae song playing is nice indeed: Di reggae sang a plié a nais fitruu
Soon (Adv): Suhn or Suun
My father is coming soon: Mi pupa a kom suun
Sorcery (Nou): Sayans
They like sorcery: Dem laik sayans
The leader of that country likes sorcery: Di liidi fi dat kontri laik sayans
Sorry (Adj & Interj): Sari
Adj
I am sorry: Mi sari
Interj
Sorry! i didn’t see you, good morning? : Sari! Mi naa si yu, gud mwanin?
Soup (Nou): Suup
Add for the children some little soup: Add fi di pikni-dem som likl suup
I want chicken soup not turkey’s: Mi waan chikin suup naa fi-di torki
Sour (Nou): Sowa
The orange is sour: Di arinj a sowa
Source (Nou): Suos
The source of river Nile is in Rwanda or Uganda, tell me i want to know: Di suos aff riba Nail ah eena Rwanda aar Yuganda, tel mi a waan fi nuo
Think about the source of river Ohio: Tingk bout di suos aff riba Ohio
South (Nou): Sout
We live in the south of Yaounde: Wi lib iina di sout aff Yaounde
We are in the southern direction: Wi pan di sout wie
Spare (Nou & Ver): Spier
The spare part of the car is not here: Di spier paat fi di kyaar naa ya
Spare them today: Spier dem tide
Speak (Ver): Taak or Piik
Speak about your money not your father’s: Taak bout fiyu moni nat fiyu faada
We need to speak about peace not hate: Wi niid fi taak bout peace nat hiet
Speaking ill of somebody: Siitful pan smadi
They are speaking ill of me whenever they meet: Dem a siitful pan mi wen dem miit
Speaker (Nou): Piika
He is the speaker of the Brave Home Family: Im a piika fi di Briev Huom Faambli
Species (Nou): Spiish
The white man brought this tree species: Di bakra man en bring dis trii spiish
Spectrum (Nou): Spekchrom
Spectrums of languages are in the world: Spekchrom aff languij a iina di wurl
Speech (Nou): Spiich
He made a good speech: Im mek a gud spiich
Spirit (Nou): Sperit or Shref-shref
They don’t fear, their spirits are not frighten: Dem nuh fier, fi-dem sperit naa fraitn
Spirited (Adj): Rygin (Pronouced as Raigin)
He is a spirited fighter: Im a rygin faita
Spite (Nou): Grojful
He is spiteful, he likes to see us sleep hungry: Im grojful, im laik fi si wi sliip honggri
Splash (Ver): Plash
He splashed money at the party: Im plash di moni pan di paati
Spoil (Ver): Pwail
The milk is spoilt: Di milk a pwail
You will spoil my bicycle: Yu a guh pwail mi baisikl
Spoon (Nou): Supuun or Puun
I need a small spoon: Mi niid a sumaal supuun
Spread (Ver): Spred
Spread the message of love to the world: Spred di mesej aff lob tu di wurl
They like spreading bad news about the government: Dem laik fi spred bad nyuuz bout di gobament
Squander (Ver): Dash-we
He squandered my money: Im dash-we mi moni
Squeak (Nou): Krai-Jamaican shoes do not squeak, they cry
The squeak of his shoe on the floor was high: Di krai fi-im juta pan di fluor en hai
Squeeze (Ver): Kwiiz or Kwinge-op
Squeeze the mango: Kwinge-op di mango
They like to squeeze the ladies on the wall in the dance: Dem laik fi kwinge-op di liedi-dem pan di waal eena brokinz
Stab (Ver): Tab
He stabbed her on the hand with a knife: Im tab har pan di han wid a naif
Stamina (Nou): Backative
They have stamina: Dem hav backative
Stamp (Nou): Tamp
This is the office stamp: Dis a di hafis tamp
Stand (Ver): Tan
Stand up for the figth: Tanop fi di fait
They waited for us and as soon as we reached there they stood up and went: Dem wiet fi wi an az wi kech so dem tanop anh guh
Start (Nou): Staat or Taat
Start the work and in the end you will reap from it: Staat di wok an eena di end yu gwain riip fram i
They started the grudge with me: Dem staat fi kiip malis wid mi
Start a new way of life if your friends become stupid: Taat a nyuu wie aff laif ef yu fren ton chupit
We are going to start the reggae music show again: Wi a gwain staat di reggae myuuzik shuo agen
Status (Nou): Stietos
They think that others will not reach their status: Dem tingk se hada dem naa guh riich fi-dem stietos
Stay (Ver): Stie
Stay there and wait for the teacher: Stie de anh wiet fi di tiicha
Staying for a short while with someone: Cotching
I am staying for a short while with my friends in Lagos: Mi a cotching wid mi fren eena Liegas
Steal (Ver): Tiif
He steals every day from his uncle’s shop: Im tiif ebridie fram fi-im ongkl shap
They stole my money: Dem tiif mi moni
Step (Nou & Ver): Tep
His room is five steps from mine: Fi-im ruum a faib tep fram fi-mi
Stick (Nou): Juk
Take the stick at the corner: Tek di juk pan di kaana
Use a short stick to kill the snake: Yuus a shaat juk tu kil di siniek
Stingy (Nou): Cramoojin or Pinchikuobi
Meaning: Not willing to spend and assist other
He is stingy, we don’t waste time asking for money from him: Im a cramoojin, wi nuh wies taim fi aax moni fram im
Stir (Ver): Ton di pat
I am stiirimg food in the pot: Mi a ton di pat
You stir the food in the pot: Yu ton di pat
Has the food in the pot been stirred?: Di pat ton yet?
Stomach (Nou): Tomok
Look at his stomach, it’s big: Ku pa im tomoch, i big
Potruding stomach: Bang-belli or Ten-penni
Carol has a protruding stomach like for men: Karol hab a bang-belli laik fi man-dem
Stone (Nou): Raktuon or Stuon
My garden has many stone: Fi-mi gyaadn hab banz a stuon
Stony road: Carra-carra
Use the other road, this one is stony: Yuus di hada ruod, dis wan a carra-carra
Stoop (Ver): Tip-dong, Jocoto or Junkuto
Stoop and listen to me: Tip-dong an lisn tu mi
Stop (Nou); Stap or Tap
I am going to stop at the market to see Jane: Mi a gwain tap pan di maakit fi si Jane
Storm (Nou): Staam
The rain is with a storm: Di rien a wid di staam
Story (Nou): Tuori
The story about the Brave Home Familiy: Di tuori bout di Briev Huom Faambli
The story how they reached to Africa: Di tuori hou dem kom tu Afrika
The story about the color of man: Di tuori bout di kola aff man
Storyteller (Nou): Banton
Grandmother is a storyteller, she will make you laugh the all day: Grama a banton, im a guh mek yu laaf di aal die
One storyteller told me that, the world is a cycle and the other one said be careful about who you judge: Wan banton tel mi se, di wurl a saikl anh di tara wan seh main bout huu yu joj
Straight (Adj): Chriet
Follow this straight path and you will see the teacher: Fala dis chriet pass an yu a guh si di tiicha
Strength (Nou): Chrent
He is short but has strength: Im shaat bot hab chrent
The girls have strength: Di gyal-dem hab chrent
Strike (Ver): Lik
When i striked him on the head he fell down immediately: Wen mi lik im pan di hed im faal dong kwiktaim
String (Nou): Ti-tie pronounced as titai
Put the cloth on the string behind the house: Put di klaat pan di ti-tie baka di hous
Strong (Adj): Trang, Chrang, Talawa, Backative or Samba
We are strong and not scared about them: Wi a talawa an naa fraitn bout dem
Stubborn (Adj): Aadiez, Haaddiez or Haad-yai
They are stubborn and you shoud have to know that many young people don’t listen to the elders nowadays: Dem a aadiez an yu shud hafi nuo se nof a yong smadi nuh lisn tu di elda-dem nou-a-diez
Young brother, what’s wrong with you? is it that you are stubborn that makes you not to listen to our mother?: Yong breda, a wa du yu? a haadiez yu haad-iez mek yu naa fi lisn tu fi-wi maada?
Stubbornness (Nou): Haad-yai
Stubbornness makes some people not to prosper: Haad yai mek smadi naa fi praspa
Study (Ver): Stodi or Todi
I am going to Jamaica to study patois and culture: Mi gwain Jumieka fi stodi patwa anh kulcha
We go to school to study many things in life: Wi guh tu skuul fi stodi banz a tings eena laif
Stunted (Verb): Tutty
The carrot plant is stunted: Di kyaarat plaan a tutty
Stunted (Ver): Tutty
Stupid (Nou): Chupit
He is a stupid man, he will not follow what you have told him to do: Im a chupit man, im naa guh fala wa yu tel im fi duh
Suffering (Ver): Sufferieshan
Suffering should not make you become envious, a thief or a trickster: Sufferieshan shud naa mek yu ton grojful, a scuffler aar a jinnal
Learn from your suffering and the past life and use it to make money: Laan fram yu sufferieshan an di paas laif an yuus i fi mek moni
Wait a little bit, do you understand that suffering is a sign of something good?: Wiet a likl beet, du yu ovastan dat sufferieshan a sain fi sinting gud?
Suffering can lead many youths to a bad way of life: Sufferieshan kyan liid nof yuut tu a bad wie aff life
Suffering can make you become someone you never wanted: Sufferieshan kyan ton yu tu smadi yu neba waan
Sugar (Nou): Shuga
The tea is not sweet, add sugar in the tea: Di tii a naa swiit, add shuga eena di tii
The doctors say too much sugar in the body is not good: Di dakta-dem she tumoch shuga eena badi naa gud
Sugar-daddy: Bups
They are going for sugar-daddies for money not love: Dem a guh fi bups fi moni nat lob
Suit (Ver): Suut
The music suits my taste: Di myuuzik suut mi ties
Sunday (Nou): Sonde
He said, he can’t work on Sunday: Im se im kyaanh wuk pan sonde
Sunday (Nou): Sonde
He said, he can’t work on Sunday: Im se im kyaan wuk pan sonde
Supple (Ver & Adj): Swipl (Pronounced as “Sipl”)
The tree is flexible: Di trii a swipl
Suppose (Ver): Supuoz
We are suppose to go there for prayer: Wi a supuoz fi guh de fi praia
Supreme (Adj): Gaagan
I am the supreme leader of the Brave Clan:Mi di gaagan liida fi di Briev Klan
It’s me Darah Derow who is the supreme not anybody else: A mi Darah Derow huu a di gaagan naa enibadi els
Sure (Adj): Shuor
Are you sure they are here?: A yu shuor dem a ya
I am sure that they are going to come: Mi shuor dat dem a gwine kom
Surprise (Ver): Sopraiz
We are surprise to see her right here: Wi a sopraiz fi si har yaso
Surprising (Ver): Sopraizn
It’s surprising to hear that they won the match: I sopraizn fi yeri se dem win di mach
Swear (Ver): Swiir
You swear to us if you have not stolen the money: Yu swiir tu wi ef yu naa tiif di moni
Sweetheart (Nou): Tetes, Bobo or Stoki
I love you my sweetheart: Mi lob yu mi stoki
Sweetheart come and we go for a dance party: Tetes kom wi guh fi a brokinz bashment
Sweet (Nou & Adj): Swiit
Nou
Give them a bag of sweet: Gi dem a baig ah swiit
Swell (Ver): Bang
The cow’s head is swelling: Di kou hed a bang
The wood is swelling: Di wuud a bang
Swindler (Nou): Samfai
That man is a swindler, you have to take care: Dat man a samfai, yu hafi tikya
Swindlers are crazy, they don’t care about anyone: Samfai a stakki, dem nuh kya bout enibadi
Swollen (Ver): Swelop
His foot is swollen: Im fut a swelop
Sword (Nou): Sow or Wampara
The sword is long: Di wampara iz lang
Pick for me the other sword: Pik fi mi di hada wampara