Part 1: How to speak like a REAL Jamaican when greeting people

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Uploaded by on Jan 18, 2012

Learn how to pronounce the latest and most popular Jamaican greetings and expressions PLUS how to use them in a sentence, while enjoying beautiful pictures of Jamaican scenery.

Jamaican expressions evolve over time, so some phrases are currently not widely being used. You have to stay with Jamaican Sinting channel to learn new ones as our people ingeniously create them! :-)

SPECIAL NOTE: The Jamaican patois language is still being officially standardized, so some of the spellings used here in the series, may not correspond with others published. Spellings used here are what the presenter thinks best captures how the words should be pronounced.

Subscribe and learn how to speak the Jamaican patois language by watching Jamaican Sinting! Rispeck!

PHOTO CREDITS All photos were shot in Jamaica by 'Jamaican Sinting'

MUSIC CREDITS :
1. "Dancehall Pull Up Riddim" http://soundcloud.com/smoketcs/dancehall-pull-up-riddim
2. "Babylon System" by Yami Bolo , produced by FuryBass (RedCat)
Promo mix :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvdNglQb42M 
EP on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/furybass-presents-bellyfull/id478962570

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  • out of all of those greetings which one would be the most common?

  • @mbrioneslv Well it really depends on the person. What i have presented here is not even ALL the greetings, just the most popular. I personally use Waapen and Waa gwaan ALOT!!! lol Which one you like?

  • my girl yaw gwaan!!

  • @Delia661 :-) Thanks fren! Mi a try a ting. Glad you like it! Stay tuned and mek sure share the videos with you friends and family! Mek dem know seh we a tek it to di worl'! :-)

  • @JamaicanSinting mi already deh pon dat, nuh worry yuself!!

  • @Delia661 :-D

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  • this is a good channel, big up urself for making our country look gud

  • Wha' da' song called me breda's?

  • :covers face and shakes head: ...this is embarrassing son. 

  • She's cute. ;-)

  • Jamaicans are the coolest speaking people on earth. I wish I could talk like that without sounding like an idiot. I luv this video!!!

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