This video was truly helpful and as a Trini-American it’s meaningful. When I was younger, I never really knew how to speak Trini and I was confused whenever my parents and extended family used it. Sometimes I tried using it with my family, but it just came out as improper English to them. So thank you for teaching me how to use it properly
Thank you, Yohan. I was looking for help in writing a story with a character from Trinidad. Your video really helped me approach Trini dialect and expressions in my writing.
I love hearing Trinidadian accent I think it's sounds wonderful. I wanna speak the accent but not sound ignorant or mocking my family is Trinidadian so I think it'd be cool
this is really nice to have! growing up i only spoke in trini dialect until going to american schools where they corrected my slang and pronunciation so i want to relearn what i’ve unlearned
Person 1- "Yuh goin in d grocery awa?" Person 2- "Yea"/ "Yea, wah yuh wah?" Person 1- "Buy some bread"/"Buy some bread fuh meh nah"/"Yuh go buy some bread"/"Buy ah bread fuh meh nah"/"Yuu go buy ah bread" and so on it goes fuh d bread talk Btw I'm Trinidadian
Many people mistake my accent for Trini and I don't know why. We speak differently. As Russel Peters say, Trini sing their words bouncy bouncy 😂🤣. I love it.
My wife is from Trinidad, and I'd love to surprise her and make her happy by sharing the moment with her when she gets mad and her accent comes out lol
"Doh study it", might be the only thing not used in Jamaica or not known by me. Love the Trini accent and love all the island accents. Yu a go a shop? naw why? notin.
@@timotheechammywammy3214 it’s a trini slang we does put at the end of our sentences that makes it sound more interesting/neat to us -my definition of “awa” it don’t actually have a meaning it’s like “awa” > “or” u going in the grocery awa? u going in the grocery or? something like that but tbh it don’t actually have a meaning lol
@@minnievssp THANK YOU. i’m surprised you actually answered cause your comment was 2 years ago lol. But i just moved in with my trini family and i’m trying to learn how to speak like them so thanks. 💖
That's the same used in peoples' houses in the US. Kindergarten called it short hand. Just individual slang words are unique to different countries and towns .
What did my mother mean when she said: check yu self... when I was little? Check what ma? I’m checking! To this day 40 years later.. how I’m supposed to do that? Lord alone knows. 🤣
Lisa...your mom felt you were being rude to her...so she means to check (watch or be careful) of your tone of voice or words you are saying. Mom's also say 'catch yuh self' meaning same thing above
I also thought "nevermind" doesn't sound like trinidadian ;)) I absolutely love the rythm, the accent, I spent the best years of my life with trini people and I miss that vibe in my life fuh sure!!
@@YohanPartap thats kinda how I think of it too, what words do you actually need? Here's an interesting question, I won't post the answer right away: why do we pronounce "th" as 't' in some words, and 'd' in others? (There is a very clean and precise answer, if u can figure it out. It isn't just random chance, if I say "look at de ting ovah dere", you would *never* say "look at tee ding ovah tere")
Yohan, hear noh. Ah deh hay writin' dis novel with a Trini charactoh, an' ah want to know something. I'm Guyanese and we would say "God res' de dead", when reflecting on somebody who has passed. When Trinidadians reflecting on somebody who has passed, do they say "God res' de dead" also?
Good day, thanks for watching. re: you question, in Trinidad I heard many times, "God rest his soul" but we would say it more like "God rest he soul yes". Hope this helps!
Another Guyanese ting we say is, "If nine don't know, ask ten." (There's more to that situation than you think!) We might also say, for that same interpretation, "Deh have mo' in de mortar than de pestle!" (There's more on that situation that you think.) Question: What do Trinidadians say in the latter instance?
Mi dads Trini Nd mi mothers Hungarian nd i is wanna have that beautiful trini accent, bu since I grew up in the UK ion have no accent, nd I’m so jealous of trini girls who actually have he accent. I’d probably feel less insecure if I had a nice accent, so this was helpful.
To us you, you have an accent! I know the trini accent is nice (of course I am bias) but appricate your own heritage which is very unique! Trini/Hungarian that grew up in the UK!! That is so cool!
This video was a fun video on "how to sepak trini" not a history or linguistic breakdown. Of course or history is connected to how we speak. from our saying to how we speak, I remember saying "yeah wei" when I was younger, A sure throw back to French. To the words we use like Fete and Jouvert. Unfortunate this video was not about that.
This video was truly helpful and as a Trini-American it’s meaningful. When I was younger, I never really knew how to speak Trini and I was confused whenever my parents and extended family used it. Sometimes I tried using it with my family, but it just came out as improper English to them. So thank you for teaching me how to use it properly
Really glad it has some value, hope you can speak ad mix better soon!
You might be family, I could teach you
Same story. There are distinct grammar rules and if you don't know them, you get that "stank look" from whoever you talkin' to.😂😂
I am just finding out I am part Trinidadian so I’m learning all I can! ♥️🇹🇹
wow, interesting. Thanks for watching!
same
Me too 😅
Right here with you
Same
Watching it from India. I lived in Trinidad for 2 Years. i Iove Trini Accent so baaadd! I miss it!
Thanks for watching!
I have a character in writing who’s Trini and I like to do my research to make sure I’m portraying things right and this has been a huge help! Thanks
Glad it was of help, thanks for watching!
Omg no way, lol
Hi.
Born and bred Trini here.
Proficient in English as well.
Message me if you need help.
ah, that's so cool!! i rarely see trini representation in media, so seeing this made me so happy :D best of luck with your writing! ♡
I learnt english in Trinidad in 1993. I love this people for giving support, friends nice experiences.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Yohan. I was looking for help in writing a story with a character from Trinidad. Your video really helped me approach Trini dialect and expressions in my writing.
Glad it was helpful!
I have to hear it. I always loved daddy’s accent.
Glad you like it!
Mi feel proud a u n mi a not even trini bredda. Very efficient. Big up urself! ✊🏽👊🏾
Thanks!
Can you do saying thank you next
Lovely. I cant wait to connect with my roots. 🙂
Best of luck!
I love hearing Trinidadian accent I think it's sounds wonderful. I wanna speak the accent but not sound ignorant or mocking my family is Trinidadian so I think it'd be cool
Same with me.
You did a great job educating us. Thank you I learned a lot
Glad it was helpful!
this is really nice to have! growing up i only spoke in trini dialect until going to american schools where they corrected my slang and pronunciation so i want to relearn what i’ve unlearned
Hope this helps! glad you dont see our dialect as wrong, but beautiful.
"goin grocery?"
"wa sumtin"
"doh study nah"
Nice, even more efficient!
Druva Sinanan THIS!!!
"Gonin gostry?"
"weh ya want?"
"Nah man! Ah jus fas!"
lol
Person 1- "Yuh goin in d grocery awa?"
Person 2- "Yea"/ "Yea, wah yuh wah?"
Person 1- "Buy some bread"/"Buy some bread fuh meh nah"/"Yuh go buy some bread"/"Buy ah bread fuh meh nah"/"Yuu go buy ah bread" and so on it goes fuh d bread talk
Btw I'm Trinidadian
nice version, thanks for watching!
This is actually spot on.......The 2nd sentence could be......"Yeah, wey yuh wha?"
Many people mistake my accent for Trini and I don't know why. We speak differently. As Russel Peters say, Trini sing their words bouncy bouncy 😂🤣. I love it.
Where are you from?
@@trini2DBone134she ain’t wanna answer 😂
@@6angels451 lol
This type of English is so cool!!! Thanks for the video bro!!! Greetings from Brazil! :)
Glad you liked it!
Trinidadian is a proper language. I need to add it to my reportoire
Yes it is!
I love hearing my Trini talk 😍
Nice, thanks for watching!
Nice...wish to visit there some time..
reena francis visit Tobago instead it is out twin island it is more for tourists
You should for sure! we have one of the best known Carnivals in the world plus lots more.
I'm don't want to be a tourist...need to come and stay there.. find some employment maybe.
Yes,it help,, always sweet to listen
Thanks!
The sweet Trini language is a University course in itself. I'm 30+ years in US and use all of our famous phrases when speaking to my daughter.
Keep it alive! thanks for watching!
My wife is from Trinidad, and I'd love to surprise her and make her happy by sharing the moment with her when she gets mad and her accent comes out lol
Nice!
❤❤❤❤
aye boi, yuh real good to do dis. Nice man...love it :)
Appreciate it
You don’t go grocery, you “ make groceries”😂
Yes, my grandfather used to say, "make message"🤦♀️
"Doh study it", might be the only thing not used in Jamaica or not known by me. Love the Trini accent and love all the island accents. Yu a go a shop? naw why? notin.
Yohan, I thought this was very helpful! esp. understanding the part about being ultra efficient.
Thanks!
Doh study it! That's exactly what I thought of as soon as you started!
great minds, thanks for watching!
I is ah trini and ah like it rel bad
Yeah that or “doh bodda” lol
I am Jamaican and Ghanaian born in Jamaica I love Trinidad and trini people I have loads of trini friends and I can do your accent good 😄🫶🏽♥️
Nice!!
@@YohanPartap I am Trinidadian but living in jamaica and idk how to speak trini but going to try and learn the accent
Trinidad to d world 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
For sure!
@@YohanPartap Yuh done know!
Yes
Very nice video! Thanks for your explanations
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! American Marrying a Trini man. You’ve cared so much up!
Wow! Glad it is so helpful!
I learn to understant Trinidadian accent 21 years ago , i even picked up the accent hanging out around Trinidadian
Nice!
What I does say is " yuh going in d grocery today awa"
"Nah wappen yuh wa something awa"
"Doh bother ah jus asking"
Nice! thanks for watching!!!
Only shay....Yes....same thing I was saying in my mind lol
what does awa mean
@@timotheechammywammy3214 it’s a trini slang we does put at the end of our sentences that makes it sound more interesting/neat to us -my definition of “awa” it don’t actually have a meaning
it’s like “awa” > “or”
u going in the grocery awa?
u going in the grocery or?
something like that but tbh it don’t actually have a meaning lol
@@minnievssp THANK YOU. i’m surprised you actually answered cause your comment was 2 years ago lol. But i just moved in with my trini family and i’m trying to learn how to speak like them so thanks. 💖
That's the same used in peoples' houses in the US. Kindergarten called it short hand. Just individual slang words are unique to different countries and towns .
thank for the info
Thank you ! This is very interesting. Wow! :D Subscribed !
Thanks and welcome
So useful, HUGE THANK YOU😄👍🏾
You're welcome!
What did my mother mean when she said:
check yu self... when I was little?
Check what ma? I’m checking!
To this day 40 years later.. how I’m supposed to do that? Lord alone knows. 🤣
Lisa...your mom felt you were being rude to her...so she means to check (watch or be careful) of your tone of voice or words you are saying. Mom's also say 'catch yuh self' meaning same thing above
Thumbs up to Mi Trini! 🇹🇹#SANTACRUZ
Pretty much on point. Just add "awa" at the end of a question for good measure and that's basically it lol
Yep!
ent
I wanna start eliminating unnecessary words, It sounds easier!
Try it and let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!
@@YohanPartap I am trindadin
Yuh goin grocery today"nah, y yuh ask,
Wappen u wa sumtin"doh hot yuh head nah man.
we have so many ways to say the same thing, thanks for watching!
Used to talk somewhat like this as a kid, dad‘s from Tobago. German school made me sound like a Brit
Thansk for sharing the connection.
German school made you sound like a Brit…How?! 😂
Thank you so much Rican love ❤
Thanks for watching!
Is de oral lilt o de way Trnis speak make it soo sweet
I am researching Trinidad and Tobago for a country project and I wanted to hear what there accent sound like.
There's videos on TH-cam that go more into detail with local slangs and terms, also some that mention our local foods, dances and culture 💓
I think this has been helpful.
Thank you!
Happy it was helpful!
I also thought "nevermind" doesn't sound like trinidadian ;)) I absolutely love the rythm, the accent, I spent the best years of my life with trini people and I miss that vibe in my life fuh sure!!
Thanks for sharing!
Efficient! Yes! Never really thought of it that way before.
Thanks for watching!
Yes, indeed, ALL languages have rules!
Thanks for watching!
Beautifully explained
Thank you so much 🙂
@@YohanPartap thats kinda how I think of it too, what words do you actually need?
Here's an interesting question, I won't post the answer right away: why do we pronounce "th" as 't' in some words, and 'd' in others?
(There is a very clean and precise answer, if u can figure it out. It isn't just random chance, if I say "look at de ting ovah dere", you would *never* say "look at tee ding ovah tere")
I’m Trinidadian but also American soooo and I’m learning🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Glad it helps!
I learned that some Trinis migrated to Belize and Honduras way back when! S/O Trinidad and Tobago
Will look thi up, thanks for watching!
Can you please coach me ...I have to have this dialect down for a play performance..how can I contact you?
eu sou do Brasil e gostaria de conhecer Trinidade e Tobago 😊
interesting stuff
Thanks
Yohan, hear noh. Ah deh hay writin' dis novel with a Trini charactoh, an' ah want to know something. I'm Guyanese and we would say "God res' de dead", when reflecting on somebody who has passed. When Trinidadians reflecting on somebody who has passed, do they say "God res' de dead" also?
Good day, thanks for watching. re: you question, in Trinidad I heard many times, "God rest his soul" but we would say it more like "God rest he soul yes". Hope this helps!
@@YohanPartap Thanks, mih broddoh. Peace!
Another Guyanese ting we say is, "If nine don't know, ask ten." (There's more to that situation than you think!) We might also say, for that same interpretation, "Deh have mo' in de mortar than de pestle!" (There's more on that situation that you think.) Question: What do Trinidadians say in the latter instance?
@@haroldbascom5866 I never heard these proverbs in Guyana and I love proverbs. What do they mean, please?
i like how i am trini but im watching this lol
Thanks for watching!
Mi dads Trini Nd mi mothers Hungarian nd i is wanna have that beautiful trini accent, bu since I grew up in the UK ion have no accent, nd I’m so jealous of trini girls who actually have he accent. I’d probably feel less insecure if I had a nice accent, so this was helpful.
To us you, you have an accent! I know the trini accent is nice (of course I am bias) but appricate your own heritage which is very unique! Trini/Hungarian that grew up in the UK!! That is so cool!
Good one. Lol, ah goin up by mis Mabel ta get some mangoes ya commin?
Oh yes! nice, straight to the point!
Love the video
Thanks!
🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Nice
Thanks for watching!
How can't I speak trini and I'm a trinidadian
yuh gon grocery today nah wham doh botha was wondering.
:D
Works also
Goin down de road
Very helpful my wife is trini and she’s always dissing my accent. Hopefully I can improve lol
You can do it!
Big up u were my trinis
Way my trinis
why i feel like only Trinidadians watching this
Maybe. Thanks for watching!
@@YohanPartap it was entertaining to watch had me and my mom cracking up
Brooo, i need your help, I'm talking with a lot of people from Trinidad, and i having a hard Time trying to understand the accent!
Hope the video helped! Ask your Trini fiends to slow down.
😂😂🤣I love this accent I find it funny
Funny? How?
What’s funny about it?
When you Said Doh Worry...my internal voice was Sayin' Doh Study it lol!!
Correct!
Accurate love ❤️ it
Thanks for watching!
Trini have the best accent in the world .. fact..!!!
Of course! lol
😂😂😂😂 from guyana to USA so I understand very well
Great!
Alyuh channel do need to teach meh how ta Trinidad cuz I s a trini ya here meh
It is so unfortunate that you cannot make the link between french patois that was spoken in Trinidad and the creole english you speak today.
This video was a fun video on "how to sepak trini" not a history or linguistic breakdown. Of course or history is connected to how we speak. from our saying to how we speak, I remember saying "yeah wei" when I was younger, A sure throw back to French. To the words we use like Fete and Jouvert. Unfortunate this video was not about that.
As Kevin Malone once said: "Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?"
thanks for watching!
Me to😅
i is trini to de bone❤
Thanks for watching!
Ise a bajan right but i wan try something different
And, most important point. When you end every sentence you say "and thing"
Yep!
World: Maths English
Trinidad: Maths & Trini Slang English
Thanks for watching!
I need help I'm in a debate with somebody from Trinidad and bro hit me with the ' saddis is small talk yuh like owa? Wtmc' what does it mean
Lol, he basically is enbing the debate as he is saying you are not really saying anything of substance. wtmc is kinda trini for wtf.
My parents are Trinidadian and when I try to have the accent it sounds weird
Oh with practice you can get it, thanks for watching!
Aye, yuh going in de Grocery or wha
Yep!
I wonder if this is how old people talk because to me you still need “the” and “you” just switched Trinidadian words.
Waam? Would eliminate 'why' and 'need something'
That works!
Trini women sweet like mango 🥭....
Will I learn fast bc I'm trini or nah
Yuh goin grocery?
Nah wey yuh wah?
Doh beat up. I good
I need to teach my wife trini 😀
Hope this helps!
Oh, also "doh study it" = "doh beat up" lol
Yes! thanks for sharing
W in the chat
Thanks!
I met a Caucasian Trinidadian yesterday. She pronounced beer as bear.
I been living in the USA 5years now I forget how to talk basic things in guyanese
teaching my asian gf how i speak so im sending her ur vids
Wow nice! hope it helps!
I'm haitian I'm living usa so I wanna speak haitian creole.sak pase ?nap boule
Believe it or not ,I think that can b cut down even more
I would not be surprised. Thanks for watching!