<![CDATA[Comments on: Mahjong with the In-laws]]> 2010-06-10 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: weibwo]]> Where is the International Pronunciation Guides you are using for the lessons?

]]> Where is the International Pronunciation Guides you are using for the lessons?

]]> <![CDATA[By: catherinem]]> Here is a link to the wikipedia entry about the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). We are referencing a few different dictionaries that outline Shanghainese vocabulary and phrases to get the IPA right (like 上海话大词典 from 上海辞书出版社).

]]> Here is a link to the wikipedia entry about the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). We are referencing a few different dictionaries that outline Shanghainese vocabulary and phrases to get the IPA right (like 上海话大词典 from 上海辞书出版社).

]]> <![CDATA[By: davidxuzhou]]> Comparison between Shanghainese and Mandarin.

A:侬 急吼吼 到 啥地方 去啊？[你 着急 到 什么地方 去啊？]
Where are you rushing off to?

B:去 我 丈母娘 屋里 搓麻将。[去 我 丈母娘 家里 搓麻将。]
I'm going to my mother-in-law's to play mahjong.

A:哦哟，送 米 去的啦。[哦哟，送 钱 去的咯。]
Gosh, giving away money.

B:是的呀，今朝 丈母娘 生日，阿拉 老婆 已经 豁翎子给我了。[是的呀，今天 丈母娘 生日，我 老婆 已经 给我暗示了。]
Yeah, today is my mother-in-law's birthday, my wife already warned me.

]]> Comparison between Shanghainese and Mandarin.

A:侬 急吼吼 到 啥地方 去啊？[你 着急 到 什么地方 去啊？]
Where are you rushing off to?

B:去 我 丈母娘 屋里 搓麻将。[去 我 丈母娘 家里 搓麻将。]
I'm going to my mother-in-law's to play mahjong.

A:哦哟，送 米 去的啦。[哦哟，送 钱 去的咯。]
Gosh, giving away money.

B:是的呀，今朝 丈母娘 生日，阿拉 老婆 已经 豁翎子给我了。[是的呀，今天 丈母娘 生日，我 老婆 已经 给我暗示了。]
Yeah, today is my mother-in-law's birthday, my wife already warned me.

]]> <![CDATA[By: chand]]> please don't let the Shanghainese lessons end :(

]]> please don't let the Shanghainese lessons end :(

]]>