Useful Phrases

1. 我是日本人

   ngu6 zy6 zeq8 pen5 gnin6

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase to give your nationality

   Grammar Note

   是 (zy6) is "to be". 日本人 reads 日 as zeq8.

2. 我是來旅遊個

   ngu6 zy6 le6 liu6 yeu6 geq8

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Says you are a tourist

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. 我一個人來旅遊

   ngu6 iq7 geq8 gnin6 le6 liu6 yeu6

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Says you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 一個人 is "alone".

4. 我第一趟來搿搭

   ngu6 di6 iq7 thaon5 le6 geq8 taq7

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Used when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 趟 (thaon5) is a classifier for occasions.

5. 我拍張照片好伐？

   ngu6 phaq7 tsan1 tsau5 phi5 hau5 va6

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Asks permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 拍 is "take"; 張 is the classifier for photos.

6. 阿拉一道拍張照片好伐？

   aq7 laq8 iq7 dau6 phaq7 tsan1 tsau5 phi5 hau5 va6

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggests taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 一道 is "together".

7. 請掃二維碼

   chin5 sau5 gni6 vi6 mo6

   Please scan the QR code

   Usage

   Asks someone to scan a QR code

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 掃 is a Mandarin-origin use read with Shanghainese readings.

8. 覅騙我！

   viau6 phi5 ngu6

   Don't cheat me

   Usage

   A firm protest at being cheated or overcharged

   Grammar Note

   覅 means "don't". 騙 (phi5) is "cheat".

9. 儂覅看勿起我

   non6 viau6 khoe5 veq8 chi5 ngu6

   Don't look down on me

   Usage

   Used when you feel disrespected

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. 看勿起 means "look down on".

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