Yaw

[yah]

Definition

You are, you're or are you.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Yaw walk go a school today?
English:
Are you walking to school today?

Patois:
Yaw nyam too much a me mango dem.
English:
You are eating too many of my mangoes?

Usage Tip

Conversational tag attached to directives or statements seeking acknowledgment/agreement.

Patois Synonym: yuh ah
English Synonym: you are; are you; will you

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