Jamaican Proverbs

WHAT DOES THIS JAMAICAN PROVERB MEAN?

Wah sweet nanny goat ago run him belly

• Nanny goat is greedy

• The food was not prepared properly

• What seemed fine can hurt you later

WHAT DOES THIS JAMAICAN PROVERB MEAN?

Yuh cyah sow corn ah expect fi reap peas

• Don't be surprised by the consequences of your actions

• Don't expect the same out come all the time

• Don't expect one crop to grow instead of another

WHAT DOES THIS JAMAICAN PROVERB MEAN?

Bucket wid hole a bottom nuh ave nuh business a riverside

• Don't go where you are not welcomed

• Don't go to the river if you can't swim

• Don't criticise others when you have faults too

WHAT DOES THIS JAMAICAN PROVERB MEAN?

If yuh wah good yuh nose affi run

• Good things happen when you have a cold

• Success requires hard work

• Your nose determines your success