Wu Chinese Vocabulary

我

/ŋu/

I

A word used when speaking of oneself; first person.

侬

/noŋ/

对面讲闲话个人,第二人称,一个人个辰光用。

是

/zɿ/

to be

Used to indicate that two things are equal or to affirm something.

勿

/vəʔ/

not

Placed before verbs or adjectives to express negation; means “not.”

格

/kəʔ/

指近头个物事,「此地个、格个」个意思。

伊

/ɦi/

讲第三个人,勿论男女,第三人称。

个

/ɦəʔ/

摆勒定语后头,表示领属或者修饰,相当于「的」。

有

/ɦiɤ/

have

indicates existence or possession; meaning “not be absent.”

没

/məʔ/

not have

"have" negation; indicates nonexistence or that something has not happened.

啥

/sa/

what

A word used to ask about things, meaning “what thing.”