mek

English Definition

make

Etymology

• (Derived from English make.)

Examples

• "Mek shuor se yu no tel nobadi."

  Make sure that you don't tell anyone.

• "No fi waant a tong mek kau no taak."

  It is not for want of a tongue that a cow does not talk.

• "Di bwai mek mi staat kos badwod."

  The boy caused me to start swearing.

• "Mek mi tel yu sitn."

  Let me tell you something.

• "Mek wi no get ful-a wiself an tingk se wi beta dan ada piipl."

  Let us not become conceited […] of one another.

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.