cyaan
can’t / cannot
- Kind
- word
- Heard in
- Portland, Boston Bay
Patois is a language in its own right, with grammar that is not English grammar. The meaning above is how a speaker would use this phrase, not a word-for-word translation.
Heard in the same place
- Di food sweet!The food tastes great!
- A wah kinda wood dat?What kind of wood is that?
- Who did start cook so?Who started cooking like this?
- Nuh drink no waterDon’t drink water
- Talk to mi.Talk to me. (Tell me what you think.)
- Mi ready fi mi food now.I’m ready for my food now.
- Di price a di price.The price is the price.