I Come From Foreign

Pronounced: You/yuh not easy

As in: trouble, feisty, spirited, but mostly trouble. As in you better stand your ground with this one.

Used in a sentence:

But you not easy, eh girl!

Note: If a Trini tells you that someone (e.g. a woman) is “not easy” you can probably bet she won’t be “easy” in the traditional, sexual context. However, “not easy” can be used in many different situations to denote admiration, apprehension, intrigue, in reference to a child, etc), in addition to the traditional, sexual one.

First person to make up a scene around “you not easy” gets five stars!! (my Trini dialogue is laughable and I have too much pride)

Pronounced: nuh

As in: Why don’t you? or Isn’t that so?

Used in a sentence:

Oh gosh, do it for me, nuh? (why don’t you?)

But he’s a real fool, nuh? (not so?)

Come, nuh man (come on…) [most prevalent usage–the bf hates when I use this on him. It took him years to realize I wasn’t ordering to do something “now”]

Top marks for the person with the most inventive use of this, one of the most multi-faceted words in the Trinidadian English lexicon: “nuh”

Enter your submissions in the comments!!!

Pronounced: for FUH (thanks, Dre!) daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays

As in: endless

Used in a sentence:

Oh gosh, but we have food for daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays. Take home some, nuh*.

Top marks for the person with the most inventive use of “for days” in a sentence. Enter your submissions in the comments!!!

*come back tomorrow and I’ll explain “nuh” fuh yuh.