- Gloss
- "For / To"
- Definition
- Used to mean 'for' (ownership/purpose) or 'to' (infinitive).
- Example
- "A fi mi phone dis." — "This is my phone." / "Mi haffi go." — "I have to go."
- Origin
- Derived from English 'for'.
As an everyday term, Fi is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.