mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, "I came here to drink milk, I didn't come here to count cows."

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪ kʌm ja fɪ‿d͡ʒɹɪŋk mɪlk mɪ‿nʌ‿kʌm ja‿fɪ‿kɔʊ̯nt kɔʊ̯/
Hyphenation: mi‧come‧yah‧fi‧drink‧milk‧mi‧nuh‧come‧yah‧fi‧count‧cow

Proverb

mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow

get to the point
- 2001, Anand Prahlad, Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music (in English), →ISBN, page 260:
  “// BW 125:957, "You come to drink milk an' no fe count cow, i.e., not pry into my affairs"; TU 31; "Many people carry out their business in a straightforward manner, but others are merely a 'bag of mouth,' in such cases it may become necessary to remind them 'mi come here fi drink milk, mi noh come here fi count cow'" […] ”
DEALER: Di summer hot. Mek wi look pon couple AC before we talk 'bout di fridge.
CUSTOMER: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow.
DEALER: The summer's hot. Let's look at a few AC's before we talk about the fridge.
CUSTOMER: Listen man, let's get to the point.
mind your own business
- 2018, Canute B. White BSc (Hon), MSc (Psy), MSc (Org. Stud.), Awah So?: A Collection of Jamaican Proverbs for Therapy and Empowerment (in English), →ISBN, page 114:
  “Patois: "Mi cum ya fi drink milk; mi no cum ya fi count cow."
  English:I came to drink milk; I did not come to count the cows.
  This cautions you to always remember your purpose and never get involved in things that are outside of your responsibility (in other words, mind your own business). […] ”
CO-WORKER: Yow, yuh nuh hear seh di boss an' di secretary a gwaan wid tings? YOU: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow.
CO-WORKER: Hey, did you hear that the boss and the secretary are fooling around? YOU: Listen man, I'm just trying to mind my own business.
I desire reward without effort. I don't have time for that.
- 2002, Ron Ehrens, Blue Moon (in English), →ISBN, page 154:
  “He smiled when he added, "Now, we all know that Jesus is black and that white Christian preachers have been perverting scriptures to conceal that fact, but, Star, mi bredda mon, me think ya cum fi drink milk, ya nuh cum ya fi count cow." […] ”
A: Yuh haffi do six month a training fi get yuh licence. B: No, sistren. Mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow.
A: You have to do six months of training to earn your licence. B: Lady, I'd like to get that licence much faster.
(literally, “I don't have time for that.”)

Usage notes

In essence, you say this idiom to express the idea that you are not interested in time-wasting activities.

单词	mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow
释义	mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow Jamaican Creole Etymology Literally, "I came here to drink milk, I didn't come here to count cows." Pronunciation IPA^(key): /mɪ kʌm ja fɪ‿d͡ʒɹɪŋk mɪlk mɪ‿nʌ‿kʌm ja‿fɪ‿kɔʊ̯nt kɔʊ̯/ Hyphenation: mi‧come‧yah‧fi‧drink‧milk‧mi‧nuh‧come‧yah‧fi‧count‧cow Proverb mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow get to the point 2001, Anand Prahlad, Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music (in English), →ISBN, page 260: “// BW 125:957, "You come to drink milk an' no fe count cow, i.e., not pry into my affairs"; TU 31; "Many people carry out their business in a straightforward manner, but others are merely a 'bag of mouth,' in such cases it may become necessary to remind them 'mi come here fi drink milk, mi noh come here fi count cow'" […] ” DEALER: Di summer hot. Mek wi look pon couple AC before we talk 'bout di fridge. CUSTOMER: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow. DEALER: The summer's hot. Let's look at a few AC's before we talk about the fridge. CUSTOMER: Listen man, let's get to the point. mind your own business 2018, Canute B. White BSc (Hon), MSc (Psy), MSc (Org. Stud.), Awah So?: A Collection of Jamaican Proverbs for Therapy and Empowerment (in English), →ISBN, page 114: “Patois: "Mi cum ya fi drink milk; mi no cum ya fi count cow." English:I came to drink milk; I did not come to count the cows. This cautions you to always remember your purpose and never get involved in things that are outside of your responsibility (in other words, mind your own business). […] ” CO-WORKER: Yow, yuh nuh hear seh di boss an' di secretary a gwaan wid tings? YOU: Listen man, mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow. CO-WORKER: Hey, did you hear that the boss and the secretary are fooling around? YOU: Listen man, I'm just trying to mind my own business. I desire reward without effort. I don't have time for that. 2002, Ron Ehrens, Blue Moon (in English), →ISBN, page 154: “He smiled when he added, "Now, we all know that Jesus is black and that white Christian preachers have been perverting scriptures to conceal that fact, but, Star, mi bredda mon, me think ya cum fi drink milk, ya nuh cum ya fi count cow." […] ” A: Yuh haffi do six month a training fi get yuh licence. B: No, sistren. Mi come yah fi drink milk, mi nuh come yah fi count cow. A: You have to do six months of training to earn your licence. B: Lady, I'd like to get that licence much faster. (literally, “I don't have time for that.”) Usage notes In essence, you say this idiom to express the idea that you are not interested in time-wasting activities.
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