Langpal話朋

Shanghainese

Common Phrases

huoe

nyin

Welcome

non

hau

Hello

du

ka

hau

Hello everybody

non

chih

ku

vae

liau

vaeh

Have you eaten

chih

ku

liau

Ive eaten

non

hau

vaeh

How are you

non

ku

teh

wae

hau

vaeh

How are you

ngu

'mae

hau

zia

zia

Im fine thank you

'mae

hau

non

nyi

Fine and you

mo

mo

hu

hu

zia

zia

So so thanks

peh

tha

hau

zia

zia

Not too good thanks

tsan

yoe

veh

khoe

cie

non

Long time no see

tshin

ven

tsen

sin

du

min

Whats your name

tshin

ven

non

sin

sa

Whats your name

non

ciau

sa

min

tsy

Whats your name

tshin

ven

ne

nen

tshen

hu

Whats your name

nyu

ciau

My name is

non

zy

sa

di

faon

nyin

Where are you from

nyu

sa

ku

nyin

Im from

ngu

khoe

tau

non

tsen

kau

shin

Pleased to meet you

non

tsau

Good morning

tsau

zen

hau

Good morning

ya

li

hau

Good evening

uae

oe

Good night

tse

we

Goodbye

min

zau

we

Goodbye

koe

pe

koe

pe

Cheers good health

chih

tih

khe

sin

Have a nice meal

ih

lu

zen

fon

Have a good journey

nyu

vaeh

shiau

teh

I dont know

nyu

min

bah

I understand

nyu

ton

I understand

ngu

peh

min

bah

I dont understand

kaon

mae

tih

Please speak more slowly

tse

kaon

pie

Please say that again

sia

shia

le

Please write it down

tshin

non

sia

shia

le

Please write it down

non

we

teh

kaon

in

ven

ma

Do you speak english

non

we

teh

kaon

zaon

he

ghae

gho

ma

Do you speak shanghainese

ih

tie

tie

Yes a little

zaon

he

ghae

gho

na

nen

kaon

How do you say in shanghainese

peh

hau

i

sy

Excuse me

ci

die

How much is this

ka

die

How much is this

tu

sau

tshau

phiau

How much is this

tseh

ku

zy

ci

die

How much is this

te

veh

chi

Sorry

veh

hau

i

sy

Sorry

veh

iau

cin

ku

No problem

zia

zia

Thank you

zia

zia

non

Thank you (informal)

veh

yon

khah

chi

You're welcome

da

seu

cie

leh

leh

wu

li

taeh

Wheres the toilet

don

zie

tu

tseh

nyin

fu

This person will pay for everything

non

ken

ngu

vu

dau

ma

Would you like to dance with me

lau

sian

nyie

non

ku

I miss you

non

e

'ni

I love you

ngu

yeu

ngae

veh

seh

i

Im not feeling well