Looking for practical Sinhala to Jamaican Patois phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Jamaican Patois translation (Jamaican Patois) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Jamaican Patois.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Jamaican Patois-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
හෙලෝ
Wah gwaan(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Tank yuh(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Gud mawnin(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Gud afta noon(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Gud evnin(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Gud nite(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Likkle more(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Lata(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Wah yuh name?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Mi name a John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Ow yuh do?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Nice fi meet yuh(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.