Language Learning

1. 我是學上海閒話個

   ngu6 zy6 ghoq8 zaon6 he5 ghe6 gho6 geq8

   I am learning Shanghainese.

   Usage

   Says you are learning Shanghainese

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 上海閒話 is how speakers name Shanghainese; final 個 marks a statement.

2. 麻煩儂講慢一眼

   mo6 ve6 non6 kaon5 me6 iq7 nge6

   Please speak a little more slowly.

   Usage

   Asks the speaker to talk more slowly

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar.

3. 搿個字哪能讀？

   geq8 geq8 zy6 na6 nen6 doq8

   How do you read this character?

   Usage

   Asks how a character is read

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. Shanghainese reads characters with its own sounds.

4. 儂可以再講一遍伐？

   non6 khu5 i5 tse1 kaon5 iq7 pi5 va6

   Can you say it one more time?

   Usage

   Asks someone to say it once more

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar.

5. 上海閒話個聲調老難個

   zaon6 he5 ghe6 gho6 geq8 sen1 diau6 lau6 ne6 geq8

   Shanghainese tones are very difficult.

   Usage

   Remarks that the tones are hard

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 聲調, 難 are Shanghainese words. 老 means "very".

6. 我想練習上海閒話

   ngu6 shian5 li6 zhiq8 zaon6 he5 ghe6 gho6

   I want to practise Shanghainese.

   Usage

   Says you want to practise

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 練習 is a Shanghainese word.

7. 搿句閒話是啥意思？

   geq8 ciu5 ghe6 gho6 zy6 sa5 i5 sy1

   What does this phrase mean?

   Usage

   Asks what a phrase means

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 閒話 is a Shanghainese word. In Shanghainese 閒話 means "words, speech".

8. 我會講一眼眼上海閒話

   ngu6 ue5 kaon5 iq7 nge6 nge6 zaon6 he5 ghe6 gho6

   I can speak a little Shanghainese.

   Usage

   Says you can speak a little

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 一眼眼 means "just a little".

9. 上海閒話搭普通話勿一樣個！

   zaon6 he5 ghe6 gho6 taq7 phu5 thon1 gho6 veq8 iq7 yan6 geq8

   Shanghainese and Mandarin are different!

   Usage

   Says Shanghainese and Mandarin are different

   Grammar Note

   Composed with regular Shanghainese grammar. 普通話 is a Shanghainese word. 搭 means "with, and".

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