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Greetings

	侬好! Nóng hō!	Hello!
	早晨好! Zō lǎng hō!	Good morning! (sg/pl)
	侬好! Nóng hō!	Hello! (sg/pl)
	夜里相好! Yà lī xiāng hō!	Good evening! (sg/pl)
	晚安! Wö ä!	Good night! (sg/pl)
	再喂! Zä wēi!	Bye! (infml)
	再喂! Zä wēi!	Good bye! (fml.)

Important vocabulary

	是额 zǐ e	yes
	弗是额 fé zǐ e	no
	有可能 jǒu kū nēng	maybe
	好额 hō e	OK
	谢谢! Yá yà!	Thank you!
	弗用客气! Fé yōng kē qì!	You're welcome! (m/f)
	对弗起。。。 Dēi fé qì ...	Excuse me, … (sg/pl)
	对弗起。 Dēi fé qì.	I'm sorry. (m/f)
	吾有（么）。。。 Wú yóu (mé) ...	I (don't) have ...
	阿拉有（么）。。。 ā lā yóu (mé) ...	We (don't) have …
	阿里的有。。。 Ā li de yóu ...	There is ...

Introducing yourself

	吾叫。。。 Wú jiō ...	My name is ...
	吾从。。。 Wú zóng ...	I'm from ...
	吾有。。。岁。 Wú yóu ... sēi.	I'm ... years old.
	吾（么）结婚了。 Wú (mé) jīe hùn le.	I am (not) married. (m/f)
	吾（弗是）一嘎陡旅游。 Wú (fé zí) yē gā dóu lǔe yóu.	I'm (not) traveling alone.
	吾帮。。。一道旅游 Wú bāng ... yē dāo lǔe yóu	I'm traveling with ...

Comprehension

	吾弗讲中文/上海闲话。 Wú fe gāng zōng wén sǎng hä ä wú.	I don't speak any Wu.
	吾弗懂。 Wú fé dōng.	I don't understand that. (m/f)
	侬讲。。。？ Nóng gāng ...?	Do you speak …? (m/f)
	格的有额宁讲。。。？ Gé de yóu e níng gāng ...?	Does anyone here speak ...?
	英文 yīng vēn	English
	法文 fā vēn	French
	请侬写下来。 Qǐng nóng xiā wū lä.	Could you write that down please. (m/f)
	请侬重复一趟。 Qǐng nóng zóng fō yē tāng.	Could you please repeat that. (m/f)
	侬稍等。 Nóng sō dēng.	Just a moment please.

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