Contacts & SNS

1. 儂叫啥名字？

   non6 ciau5 sa5 min6 zy6

   What is your name?

   Usage

   A casual way to ask someone's name

   Grammar Note

   叫 means "to be called".

2. 儂啥地方人？

   non6 sa5 di6 faon1 gnin6

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Asks where someone is from

   Grammar Note

   啥地方人 literally means "person of which place".

3. 儂有微信伐？

   non6 yeu6 vi6 shin5 va6

   Do you have WeChat?

   Usage

   For exchanging contacts; WeChat is the main messaging app in China

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. WhatsApp is hardly used in China, so WeChat stands in.

4. 儂做啥工作？

   non6 tsu5 sa5 kon1 tsoq7

   What kind of work do you do?

   Usage

   A social question about someone's job

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

5. 儂有名片伐？

   non6 yeu6 min6 phi5 va6

   Do you have a business card?

   Usage

   Asks for a business card in a professional setting

6. 阿拉保持聯繫

   aq7 laq8 pau5 zy6 li6 ci5

   Let's keep in touch

   Usage

   Promises to stay in contact when parting

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. 聯繫 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese readings.

7. 儂住勒啥地方？

   non6 zy6 leq8 sa5 di6 faon1

   Where do you live?

   Usage

   Asks where someone lives

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. 住 (zy6) is "live"; 勒 marks location ("at").

8. 儂個電話號碼是幾化？

   non6 geq8 di6 gho6 ghau6 mo6 zy6 ci5 ho5

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   Asks for a phone number when exchanging contacts

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. 幾化 is "how many". 電話號碼 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese readings.

9. 希望阿拉再見面

   shi1 maon6 aq7 laq8 tse1 ci5 mi6

   I hope we can meet again

   Usage

   Expresses hope to meet again when parting

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

10. 儂來上海個辰光，來尋我

    non6 le6 zaon6 he5 geq8 zen6 kuaon1 le6 zhin6 ngu6

    Look me up when you come to Shanghai

    Usage

    A warm invitation for friends who visit

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar. …個辰光 means "when…". 尋 (zhin6) is "look for, look up".

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