Markets & Souvenirs

1. 搿個幾鈿？

   geq8 geq8 ci5 di6

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

2. 可以便宜一眼伐？

   khu5 i5 bi6 gni6 iq7 nge6 va6

   Can you lower the price?

   Usage

   Asks for a lower price

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

3. 我出[金額]，儂賣伐？

   ngu6 tsheq7 cin1 ngaq8 non6 ma6 va6

   I'll offer [amount] — will you sell it?

   Usage

   Offers a price and asks if they will sell; put the amount in [金額]

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar. 賣 (sell) and 買 (buy) share the syllable ma6; context tells them apart.

4. 多買一眼可以打折伐？

   ta1 ma6 iq7 nge6 khu5 i5 tan5 tseq7 va6

   Can I get a discount for buying more?

   Usage

   Asks for a discount for buying more

   Grammar Note

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

5. 搿個是手工做個伐？

   geq8 geq8 zy6 seu5 kon1 tsu5 geq8 va6

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Asks whether it is handmade

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

6. 搿個是啥材料做個？

   geq8 geq8 zy6 sa5 ze6 liau6 tsu5 geq8

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asks what it is made of

   Grammar Note

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

7. 可以幫我包禮物伐？

   khu5 i5 paon1 ngu6 pau1 li6 veq8 va6

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Asks for gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

8. 夜市勒啥地方？

   ya6 zy6 leq8 sa5 di6 faon1

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asks where the night market is

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

9. 可以撥我一張收據伐？

   khu5 i5 peq7 ngu6 iq7 tsan1 seu1 ciu5 va6

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt

   Grammar Note

   Composed from common words with regular grammar.

10. 市場啥辰光開門？

    zy6 zan6 sa5 zen6 kuaon1 khe1 men6

    What are the market opening hours?

    Usage

    Asks when the market opens

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

11. 我只是看看，謝謝

    ngu6 tseq7 zy6 khoe5 khoe5 zhia6 zhia6

    I'm just looking, thank you.

    Usage

    Says you are just looking

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

12. 搿搭收信用卡伐？

    geq8 taq7 seu1 shin5 yon6 kha5 va6

    Do you accept credit cards?

    Usage

    Asks whether credit cards are accepted

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

13. 我買來做紀念品個

    ngu6 ma6 le6 tsu5 ci5 gnie6 phin5 geq8

    I'm buying this as a souvenir.

    Usage

    Says you are buying it as a souvenir

    Grammar Note

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

14. 搿個可以寄到國外伐？

    geq8 geq8 khu5 i5 ci5 tau5 koq7 nga6 va6

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Asks whether it can be shipped abroad

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

15. 儂搿搭最好個貨是啥？

    non6 geq8 taq7 tsoe5 hau5 geq8 hu5 zy6 sa5

    What's your best item?

    Usage

    Asks what the best item is

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

16. 搿個價鈿可以商量伐？

    geq8 geq8 ka5 di6 khu5 i5 saon1 lian6 va6

    Is this price negotiable?

    Usage

    Asks whether the price is negotiable

    Grammar Note

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

17. 有大一眼個尺寸伐？

    yeu6 du6 iq7 nge6 geq8 tshaq7 tshen5 va6

    Do you have a larger size?

    Usage

    Asks for a larger size

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

18. 忒貴勒！

    theq7 ciu5 leq8

    This is too expensive!

    Usage

    Says the price is too high

    Grammar Note

    Composed from common words with regular grammar.

19. 鹽

    yi6

    Salt

    Usage

    Name of a food

20. 砂糖

    so1 daon6

    Sugar

    Usage

    Name of a food

21. 胡椒粉

    wu6 ciau1 fen5

    Pepper

    Usage

    Name of a food

    Grammar Note

    胡椒粉 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese character readings.

22. 色拉油

    seq7 laq8 yeu6

    Cooking oil

    Usage

    Name of a food

    Grammar Note

    色拉油 (from "salad oil") is the usual name for cooking oil.

23. 醋

    tshu5

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Name of a food

24. 奶酪

    na6 loq8

    Cheese

    Usage

    Name of a food

25. 蜜糖

    miq8 daon6

    Honey

    Usage

    Name of a food

26. 酸奶

    soe1 na6

    Yogurt

    Usage

    Name of a food

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