Phrases Caribbean Parents Say
Don't talk back to me, I am the adult.
You tink me and you is size?
This island nation is the largest by land area in the Caribbean
Cuba 🇨🇺
You typically think of this country whenever you crave good roti or doubles
Trinidad 🇹🇹
The Caribbean region was referred to as this name during European exploration when attempting to find routes to India
The West Indies
This Jamaican music genre – made globally popular by Bob Marley – is known for its rhythms and socially conscious lyrics
Reggae
You complain about walking 10 minutes to school.
I had to walk over bush and dirt roads to go school
The Caribbean Sea is bounded on its south by the coasts of Colombia and this country
Venezuela 🇻🇪
This Haitian soup made of pumpkin, beef, vegetables, and spices is traditionally enjoyed during New Years
Soup joumou
This Caribbean island is still an unincorporated territory belonging to the United States
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
This language/dialect is widely spoken in English-speaking Caribbean countries. It consists of influences from Africa, English, and Creole
Patois or Caribbean Creole
You suck your teeth in an argument
Who you steupsin' so?
This island chain is described as the "outer arc" made of low, flat islands over limestone
Lesser Antilles
This nutmeg-rich island earned the nickname "Spice Isle"
Grenada 🇬🇩
This Caribbean country successfully revolted and gained independence from the French, making them the first Black republic in 1804
Haiti 🇭🇹
This instrument became the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago and is widely used in Caribbean Music
Steelpan or steel drum
You do something after they told you not to do it already
Who don't hear, does feel
This island, part of the Greater Antilles, became independent from Britain in1962 and its highest point is Blue Mountain Peak
Jamaica 🇯🇲
What is this coconut stuffed sweet bread made with a sugar glaze? The filling is usually red
Salara or Red-belly or Coconut slice
This island is home to the world's oldest functioning rum distillery, founded circa 1703
Barbados 🇧🇧
This annual festival includes masquerade, parade bands, steel-pan competitions. People typically dress up in elaborate costumes with jewel and feathers
Carnival
You are singing all the lyrics to a Pop song
I hope you know your schoolwork/ Bible like you know that song
This country is known as the "Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" and suffered major volcanic collapse to its capital of Plymouth in 1995
Montserrat 🇲🇸
Name of the underwater volcano located between St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenanda
Kick 'Em Jenny
Group of people descendant from indigenous Arawakan peoples who mixed with Africans that freed themselves from slavery
maroons or Jamaican maroons
This Bajan/Guyanese woman was the first Black woman to be elected to the US Congress and first Black candidate for President
Shirley Chisholm