Laundry

1. 附近有自助洗衣店伐？

   vu6 jin6 yeu6 zy6 zu6 shi5 i1 ti5 va6

   Is there a laundromat nearby?

   Usage

   Asks whether a self-service laundry is nearby

   Grammar Note

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

2. 汏一趟要幾鈿？

   da6 iq7 thaon5 iau5 ci5 di6

   How much does one wash cost?

   Usage

   Asks the price of one wash

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. 汏 is the Wu verb "to wash".

3. 搿件衣裳可以放進烘乾機伐？

   geq8 ji6 i1 zaon6 khu5 i5 faon5 cin5 hon1 koe1 ci1 va6

   Can this garment go in the dryer?

   Usage

   Asks whether a garment can go in the dryer

   Grammar Note

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

4. 我想送去乾洗

   ngu6 shian5 son5 chi5 koe1 shi5

   I'd like to send this for dry cleaning.

   Usage

   Says you want to send it for dry cleaning

   Grammar Note

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

5. 啥辰光可以去拿衣裳？

   sa5 zen6 kuaon1 khu5 i5 chi5 na6 i1 zaon6

   When can I pick up my clothes?

   Usage

   Asks when you can pick up your clothes

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

6. 搿條褲子有污漬，汏得脫伐？

   geq8 diau6 khu5 tsy5 yeu6 u1 ciq7 da6 teq7 theq7 va6

   These trousers have a stain — can you remove it?

   Usage

   Asks whether a stain on trousers can be removed

   Grammar Note

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

7. 搿件衣裳要用冷水汏

   geq8 ji6 i1 zaon6 iau5 yon6 lan6 sy5 da6

   This garment must be washed in cold water.

   Usage

   Says the garment must be washed in cold water

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

8. 我個衣裳縮水勒

   ngu6 geq8 i1 zaon6 soq7 sy5 leq8

   My clothes have shrunk.

   Usage

   Says your clothes have shrunk

   Grammar Note

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

9. 洗衣粉要放幾化？

   shi5 i1 fen5 iau5 faon5 ci5 ho5

   How much laundry powder should I put in?

   Usage

   Asks how much detergent to add

   Grammar Note

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

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