Jamaican Language Made Easy L1

Name: Jamaican Language Made Easy L1
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Speak like a Jamaican in Creole also known as Patwa/Patwah or Patois

Created bySophia Doman

Last updated 10/2018

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What you'll learn

understand when you hear someone speaks the language
understand basic patwah
start speaking like a Jamaican
understand some of the reggae music
communicate with friends and family who speak Patwah
Feel more comfortable when visit the island of Jamaica as you will understand some of what the people are saying
communicate with those people who speak the language abroad whether on a social or business level

Course content

3 sections • 13 lectures • 2h 39m total length

Introduction to the Jamaican Language3:07
This Jamaican Creole course will teach you vocabulary, sentences and questions you need to know to be able to communicate at an introductory level. You will be learning the language using the eight parts of speech and building on the sentences to communicate like a native.

You will learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself, ask questions and understand what the locals are saying and even begin to understand reggae music at the end of this lesson.

Greetings8:52
This section of the lesson, you will learn the basic greeting that is normally used when greeting others.

After completing this section of the lesson, you will be able to greet people in Jamaica, understand the different ways of greeting people and speaking it like a Jamaican .
Greetings
NOUNS - Persons40:11
This section of the lecture you will learn about nouns. After completing this lecture, you will be able to understand the different types of nouns in Jamaican and how they are pronounced. .
NOUNS - Persons
Places11:47
This section of the lecture you will learn what certain places are called in Jamaican. You will also be building on the previous lessons.

After completing this lecture, you will be able to tell someone where you are from, where you are going or understand some of the commonly used words for some places such as countries. You will also understand when someone tells you where they are from or going.
Place
Greeting + Nouns6:46
This section of the lecture you will learn how to greet someone. After completing this lecture, you will be able to both greet someone and understand the different ways to greet someone in Jamaican.
Greeting Someone
Pronouns17:23
This section of the lecture you will learn about pronouns. After completing this lecture, you will be able to understand the different types of pronouns and possessive pronouns in Jamaican and how they are pronounced and used.
Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns7:07
This section of the lecture you will learn about possessive nouns. After completing this lecture, you will be able to understand the possessive nouns and how different they are when pluralsed in Jamaican and how they are pronounced.
Possessive Pronouns
Verbs28:31
This section of the lecture you will using some of the most common verbs, but in Jamaican. You will also learn the tenses of the words.You will also be building on the previous lessons and putting more sentences, questions and responses together.
After completing this lecture, you will be able to tell someone what your are doing and understand understand what someone is doing in Jamaican.
Verbs
Time and Place4:57
This section of the lecture is about the Adverb of Time and Preposition.
After completing this section of the lecture, you will learn some of the common adverb of time and also how to say Jamaican preposition or location.
Time and Place
Greeting Phrases and Responses12:18
This section of the lecture you will building on the greetings you learn in the previous lessons and putting together sentences and responses.
After completing this lecture, you will be able to greet someone, use key phrases and respond and understand responses in Jamaican. You will be able to communicate at a basic level.
Greeting Phrase and Responses
Introducing Yourself and Others6:26
This section of the lesson, you will be learning how to introduce yourself and others. You will also learn how to respond to a question when someone ask about others.
After completing this section of the lecture, you will be able to introduce yourself and other. You will also be able to respond to questions about others.
Introducing Yourself and Others
Goodbye8:06
This section of the lecture is about the many different ways of saying goodbye in Jamaican.
After completing this lecture, you will be able to say goodbye in more than one way in Jamaican. You will also be able to understand when someone is telling you goodbye. You will be able to say it like a Jamaican.
Saying Goodbye
Alphabet - Halphabet3:29
This is the Jamaican alphabet.
After completing this lecture, you will learn the letters of the alphabet in Jamaican.

Requirements

have an internet connection to be able to gain access to the course
able to view the videos
able to listen to the lessons
be able to repeat what is been said by the instructor
be able to have fun while learning the language

Description

This Jamaican Creole course will teach you vocabulary, sentences and questions you need to know to be able to communicate at a basic level.

You will learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself, ask questions and understand what the locals are saying and even begin to understand reggae music and Jamaican Proverbs.

How you will learn: You will learn with a number of video contents

You will learn with the 8 parts of speech in the Jamaican language
You will begin by learning simple sentences with lots of repetition
You will get a chance to repeat each sentence orally, so that you get comfortable with the accent.
You will learn how to respond to questions and ask questions
You will learn how words are pluralise in this language.
You will improve your listening skill and improve your understanding.

What are the requirements?

A working headset to listen to the audio
A screen on your device to be able to see the sentences and the words that are spoken
Being able to pronounce the words and sentences
A willingness to have fun while you learn!

This course is for:

People who already have little or no knowledge of the language and would like to learn it.
People who are going to Jamaica on holiday and need to learn the basics.
People who have Jamaican partners/family/friends and would like to be able to speak with them and understand when they hear Jamaican when others speak it.
People who would love to understand reggae music
People who would like to learn Jamaican creole for fun.
People who learn from repetition
Anyone who would like to learn Jamaican Creole/Patwah/Patois

What am I going to get from this course:

GREETINGS AND RESPONDING
ASKING HOW SOMEONE IS
INTRODUCING YOURSELF
INTRODUCING YOUR FAMILY
SAYING WHERE YOU'RE FROM
MAKING SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING SAID
PLURALIZATION WITH EXAMPLES
VOCABULARY
SAYING GOODBYE
AND MORE....

Who this course is for:

beginners to intermediate
vacationers who are going to Jamaica
those who would like to be able to communicate with those speaking the language.
business men and women who are visiting the island or those living abroad and would like to understand the locals or communicate with others abroad
those who would like to understand reggae music

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Introduction to Jamaican Creole1 lecture • 3min

GREETINGS, Nouns, and Pronouns12 lectures • 2hr 36min

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