Jamaican proverb: Tidday fi yuh, tumara fi mi:
Interpretation: Today for you, tomorrow for me.
What does this mean? This is similar to the English proverb "Every dog has it's day, every puss has it's 4 o'clock", or the karmic phrase "what goes around comes around".
You would normally hear this proverb when some one feel they have been unjustly treated. They would say this to remind the person things will come around. Also if someone has a "win" in life and is shamelessly boasting the scorned person would use this proverb to remind the boaster that their turn will come too.
Like this: Lawd missis, yuh nuh haffi gwaan suh. Fi mi time wi cum to yuh know. Tings wi work out fi mi tu man.
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| Yes, someday my sailboat will come it too! |
Smoove sailin yuh hear,
MissSam
September 19, 2016
Hey @Harvard, if yuh really offering a Jamaican Patois course, maybe huh cud get mi fi teach it. A weh yuh tink?
ReplyDeleteWhen you get a win, don't gloat in the face of someone who is struggling. As #Jamaicans say Tidday fi yuh, tumara fi mi.
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