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A collection of useful phrases in Shanghainese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
There seems to be no standard transliteration system for Shanghainese and the various sources used for this page use different systems.
If you can help fill in the gaps on this page, please contact me.
| English | 上海闲话 (Shanghainese) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | 欢迎 (hueugnin) |
| Hello | 侬好 (nong23 hao34) 大家好！(dâka-hô!) - hello everybody 饭吃过伐？ (ve23 qik3 gu5 va1?) - "have you eaten?" (common greeting) |
| How are you? Reply |
侬好伐? (nong23 hao34 va?) 侬过得还好伐？ (non kûteq re-hôva?) |
| 我蛮好，谢谢 (ngû mhehô, jâja) 蛮好。侬呢？ (me51 hao34. nong2 nak4?) |
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| Long time no see | 长远勿看见侬 (ssang2 yyu4 vak2 koe5 ji3 nong1) |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
请问尊姓大名？ (chînmen tzenxin-dâmin) 请问侬信啥？ (chînmen nong2 xin sa?) |
| 我信 ... (ngû xin ...) 我叫 ... (ngû ciô ...) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
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| Pleased to meet you | 我看到侬真高兴 (ngu23 koe3 dao5 nong1 zen51 gao5 xin1) 看到侬真的老开心 (koe3 dao5 nong1 zen51 de lok ke xin1) |
| Good morning | 侬早 (nong23 zao34) 早安 (tzoh'eu) |
| Good afternoon | |
| Good evening | 夜到好 (yâtohô) |
| Good night | 晚安 (uê’eu) |
| Goodbye | 再会 (tzewe) 明朝会 (mintzowê) |
| Good luck | |
| Cheers/Good health! | |
| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit | |
| Bon voyage | 旅途愉快 (liudu-yukha) |
| I understand | 我明白 (nguh xiohteq) |
| I don't understand | 我不明白 (nguh veqxiohteq) |
| Please speak more slowly | |
| Please say that again | |
| Please write it down | |
| Do you speak Shanghainese? | 侬上海言话讲得来? (non zahnhehreroo kahnteqle va?) |
| How do you say ... in Shanghainese? |
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| Excuse me | |
| How much is this? | 几钿? (cihdih?) |
| Sorry | 对勿起 (de3 vak5 qi1) 勿好意思 (vak2 hao5 yi3 si1) |
| No problem | 勿要紧个 (vak2 yao5 jin3 aak1) |
| Thank you Response |
谢谢 (xxia2 xxia5), 谢谢侬 (xxia2 xxia5 nong2) |
| Where's the toilet? | 汏手间勒勒何里耷？ (dahsoeke lalaq rahlitaq?) |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
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| Would you like to dance with me? |
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| I miss you | 老想念侬个 (lao23 xing3 ni5 nong3 aak1) |
| I love you | 侬爱你 (nguh eh non) |
| I'm not feeling well | 我有眼勿适意 (ngû yoê’ngê veq seq’i) |
| Get well soon | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
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| Call the police! | |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
圣诞节快乐 (sêntê khuâloq) 新年快乐 (xingni khuâloq) 恭喜发财 (gong xi fa ze) |
| Happy Easter | |
| Happy Birthday | 生日快乐 (sangniq khuâloq) |
| One language is never enough |
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| My hovercraft is full of eels |
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