SAY WHAT?

BAJAN TRANSLATIONS!

ENGLISH:“ Excuse me, may I share that seat with you?” BAJAN:“ Go‘ round an ' gimme a li ' l scotch!”

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A cutter is not a sharp utensil. It’ s a sandwich.

Yuh on a“ brasion "( a date)! Even if yuh only going to de beach, yuh dress up real sharp.

An elderly Bajan lady is in an elevator in a high rise apartment building

in New York, going to visit some relatives. A beautiful, young woman gets in smelling like very expensive perfume. She turns up her nose at the old woman and says arrogantly, " Giorgio, Beverly Hills, $ 120.00 an ounce." The elderly lady with a deadpan expression says nothing. Another young and beautiful woman smelling expensive, enters the lift, turns, looks down her long pointed nose at the old lady and says " Chanel No. 5, Paris, $ 200.00 an ounce." The lift is now filled with the aroma of the magnificent scents of the combined perfumes. One floor later, as the Bajan lady approaches her destination, she quietly eases out a long silent burst of gas, which quickly overpowers the combined expensive perfumes and leaves the two women with water in their eyes. As she steps out of the elevator, she turns and says " Breadfruit, Barbados, 36 cents a pound."

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Every stranger is either Bossman, Captain or Skipper

Someone asked you ' fuh piece ' … It cud mean: " let me try dat " or " make some room for me!"

Banks ' not only good for keeping ya money! Dey also great fuh drinking!

De word“ collins” is a weapon and not somebody name.

If yuh cyan believe someting true yuh does either say " Wuh?",“ Yuh Lie!” or " Fuh true?"

ENGLISH:“ My Goodness, that woman is overweight.” BAJAN:“ You, she big as Sh *** yuh.”

ENGLISH:“ You are a very attractive woman.” BAJAN:“ Psssstt! My friend! Yuh Look Good!”

ENGLISH:“ I really would like for us to be intimate.” BAJAN:“ Yuh gon’ gimme piece or what?”

ENGLISH:“ You have something on your face, dear.” BAJAN:“ Uh uuuh! Wuz dah pun you face?”

Many thanks to our reader Lois B for sharing these jokes. Do you have a funny Bajan photo or joke that you want to share with us? Email us at info. gobarbados @ gmail. com

BAJAN WORD OF THE DAY

Kawblema( Kaw · bleh · muh) Injunction

“ Oh my goodness”

Stems from the saying“ God blind me if it isn’ t true.”

COMMON USE –“ Kawblema, gas prices gone tru de roof!”

INTERPRETATION –“ Oh my goodness, gas prices have become extremely high.”

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