現在是幾點鐘？
yi6 ze6 zy6 ci5 ti5 tson1
What time is it?
Usage
Asks the time
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
今朝禮拜幾？
cin1 tsau1 li6 pa5 ci5
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asks the day of the week
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
今朝／明朝／昨日
cin1 tsau1, min6 tsau1, zoq8 gniq8
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Today, tomorrow and yesterday
搿個禮拜／下個禮拜／上個禮拜
geq8 geq8 li6 pa5, gho6 geq8 li6 pa5, zaon6 geq8 li6 pa5
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
This, next and last week
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. Shanghainese says 搿個 "this" instead of 今.
早浪／下半日／夜快頭／夜到
tsau5 laon6, gho6 poe5 gniq8, ya6 khua5 deu6, ya6 tau5
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Morning, afternoon, evening, night
今朝是幾月幾號？
cin1 tsau1 zy6 ci5 yoq8 ci5 ghau6
What is today's date?
Usage
Asks the date
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
啥辰光開門／關門？
sa5 zen6 kuaon1 khe1 men6, kue1 men6
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asks opening and closing times
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
到伊搭要多少辰光？
tau5 i1 taq7 iau5 tu1 sau5 zen6 kuaon1
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asks how long it takes to get there
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
阿拉三點鐘見面
aq7 laq8 se1 ti5 tson1 ci5 mi6
Let's meet at 3 o'clock.
Usage
Fixes a meeting time
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
兩點半／四點四十五分
lian6 ti5 poe5, sy5 ti5 sy5 zeq8 ng6 fen1
Half past two / Quarter to five
Usage
Half past and quarter-to times
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
禮拜六搭禮拜天開門伐？
li6 pa5 loq8 taq7 li6 pa5 thi1 khe1 men6 va6
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asks whether it is open at weekends
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. Weekend is expressed as Saturday and Sunday.
搿搭是啥時區？
geq8 taq7 zy6 sa5 zy6 chiu1
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asks which time zone this is
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. 時區 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese character readings.
忒早／忒晏勒
theq7 tsau5, theq7 e5 leq8
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Says it is too early or too late
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
啥辰光開始／結束？
sa5 zen6 kuaon1 khe1 sy5, ciq7 soq7
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asks when something starts and ends
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
離[事件]還有幾日／幾個鐘頭？
li6 zy6 ji6 we6 yeu6 ci5 gniq8, ci5 geq8 tson1 deu6
How many days / hours until [event]?
Usage
Asks how many days or hours remain until an event
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. Put the event name in place of [事件].
從禮拜一到禮拜五
zon6 li6 pa5 iq7 tau5 li6 pa5 ng6
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Says Monday to Friday
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
現在是幾月？
yi6 ze6 zy6 ci5 yoq8
What month is it?
Usage
Asks what month it is
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar.
我想預約[日期/時間]
ngu6 shian5 yu6 iaq7 gniq8 ji6 zy6 ci1
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Says you want to book for a given date or time
Grammar Note
Composed from common words with regular grammar. 預約 is a Mandarin-origin word read with Shanghainese character readings.
一日
iq7 gniq8
One day
Usage
Duration: one day
半日
poe5 gniq8
Half a day
Usage
Duration: half a day
一個禮拜
iq7 geq8 li6 pa5
One week
Usage
Duration: one week
一個月
iq7 geq8 yoq8
One month
Usage
Duration: one month
一年
iq7 gni6
One year
Usage
Duration: one year
禮拜一
li6 pa5 iq7
Monday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜二
li6 pa5 gni6
Tuesday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜三
li6 pa5 se1
Wednesday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜四
li6 pa5 sy5
Thursday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜五
li6 pa5 ng6
Friday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜六
li6 pa5 loq8
Saturday
Usage
Day of the week
Grammar Note
Weekdays are 禮拜 plus a number.
禮拜天
li6 pa5 thi1
Sunday
Usage
Sunday
今朝
cin1 tsau1
Today
Usage
Today (Shanghainese)
明朝
min6 tsau1
Tomorrow
Usage
Tomorrow (Shanghainese)
昨日
zoq8 gniq8
Yesterday
Usage
Yesterday
後日
gheu6 gniq8
The day after tomorrow
Usage
The day after tomorrow
前日
zhi6 gniq8
The day before yesterday
Usage
The day before yesterday
現在
yi6 ze6
Now
Usage
Right now
等一歇
ten5 iq7 shiq7
Later
Usage
Later, in a little while
Grammar Note
等一歇 also means "wait a moment".
一個鐘頭
iq7 geq8 tson1 deu6
One hour
Usage
Duration: one hour
兩個鐘頭
lian6 geq8 tson1 deu6
Two hours
Usage
Duration: two hours
三十分鐘
se1 zeq8 fen1 tson1
Thirty minutes
Usage
Duration: thirty minutes
早浪
tsau5 laon6
Morning
Usage
Morning
中午
tson1 wu6
Midday
Usage
Midday
夜快頭
ya6 khua5 deu6
Evening
Usage
Evening, dusk
夜到
ya6 tau5
Night
Usage
Night
半夜
poe5 ya6
Late night
Usage
Late at night, midnight hours
天天
thi1 thi1
Every day
Usage
Every day
每個禮拜
me6 geq8 li6 pa5
Every week
Usage
Every week
每個月
me6 geq8 yoq8
Every month
Usage
Every month
搿個禮拜
geq8 geq8 li6 pa5
This week
Usage
This week
下個禮拜
gho6 geq8 li6 pa5
Next week
Usage
Next week
上個禮拜
zaon6 geq8 li6 pa5
Last week
Usage
Last week
禮拜六搭禮拜天
li6 pa5 loq8 taq7 li6 pa5 thi1
Weekend
Usage
Weekend
Grammar Note
Shanghainese says the weekend as "Saturday and Sunday" (禮拜六搭禮拜天).
一月
iq7 yoq8
January
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
二月
gni6 yoq8
February
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
三月
se1 yoq8
March
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
四月
sy5 yoq8
April
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
五月
ng6 yoq8
May
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
六月
loq8 yoq8
June
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
七月
chiq7 yoq8
July
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
八月
paq7 yoq8
August
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
九月
cieu5 yoq8
September
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
十月
zeq8 yoq8
October
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
十一月
zeq8 iq7 yoq8
November
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
十二月
zeq8 gni6 yoq8
December
Usage
Month of the year
Grammar Note
Months are the number plus 月.
More Shanghainese phrases
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