Speak local in Shanghai

• 你好nǐ hǎoHello
• 谢谢xièxieThank you
• 不好意思bù hǎoyìsiExcuse me / sorry (the everyday one)
• 我听不懂wǒ tīng bu dǒngI don't understand (what I hear)
• 请再说一遍qǐng zài shuō yí biànPlease say that again
• 你会说英语吗？nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?Do you speak English?

Emergency 110Ambulance 120Fire 11912320 public health hotline, mostly in Chinese: 12320

Written in simplified characters with pinyin; the accent marks are the tones and change the meaning. Shanghainese is spoken at home by older locals, but Mandarin works everywhere.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Mandarin, so accents vary by phone and browser.