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Greetings, responses and everyday words — plus classic yard proverbs and a quick quiz to lock it in. Wah gwaan? You'll know exactly what to say back.
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Short lists you can actually finish, a quiz that keeps score, and proverbs explained the way a Jamaican grandmother would.
Three bite-size categories — greetings, responses and everyday words — each with a plain-English meaning. Tap the heart to keep the ones you'll use.
Random questions from the bank, shuffled answers, instant feedback with a little haptic buzz. Your best score sticks around on the home screen.
Classic Jamaican sayings with the literal English and what people actually mean by them.
Play wid puppy, puppy lick yuh mouthDon't get too familiar or people will take advantage of you
A fresh greeting every day, right at the top of the home screen. Today's is:
Save terms and proverbs to your own list. It lives on your phone — no sign-up, no sync nagging.
Know a word we're missing? Send it in from the app with its meaning and we'll review it for the next update.
One tap to send Learn Jamaican to a friend who keeps asking what “likkle more” means.
This is a real question from the app's quiz bank. Ten of these, a score at the end, and your best result saved for bragging rights.
First the literal English, then what it really means — because “play wid puppy” is not advice about dogs.
Play wid puppy, puppy lick yuh mouth
Wanti wanti cyaan getti, getti getti nuh wanti
Chicken merry, hawk deh near
No streaks to protect, no lessons to unlock. Open the app, learn a likkle, close it.
One new greeting is waiting every time you open the app. Read it, say it out loud, done.
Greetings, responses or everyday words — short lists you can finish over a coffee. Heart the ones you like.
Run the 10-question quiz whenever you're feeling brave. Beat your best score and it shows on the home screen.
Learn Jamaican is free on iPhone, iPad and Android. Download it, and the next time somebody says “wah gwaan,” you'll have an answer.
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