Lessons in the Shanghai Dialect - F. L. Hawks Pott

Perhaps, khoong-pho° 恐怕.
Just now, a little while ago, khan khan 纔纔, or ’veh too °kyi-z 勿多幾時.
Quickly, ‘au-sau° 豪燥, or kwha°-kwha° 快快.
Moreover, °ping-°tshia 幷且, or r-°tshia 而且, or hwaung-°tshia 况且.
Although, soe-zen 雖然, or soe-°z 雖是.
Yet, zen-r 然而.
Still (in the sense of in addition), wan 還, or wan-iau° 還要. °ngoo wan-iau° °ma 我還要買, “I still wish to buy more.”
On the contrary, or on the other hand, °tau 倒.
To complete, dzung-koong 成功.
To light (a lamp or candle), °tien 點.
To light (a fire), sang 生.
To take with you, ta° chi 帶去.
To bring with you, ta° le 帶來.
To kill, sah 殺, or sah-theh 殺脫.
To kill with a blow, °tang sah 打殺.
To die, °si 死, or °si-theh 死脫.
To live, weh 活.
A lamp, ih °tsan tung 一盞燈.
To tell, narrate, kau°-soo° 告訴.
To sweep the ground (floor), °sau-di° 掃地.

Foong (封) is the classifier used for letters and other sealed parcels.

Tsang (張) is the classifier denoting sheets.

(Translate into English)

(1) °Ngoo-nyi° iung-ke tsoo°-kuh z°-°thi, °tau ’veh tsoo°.
(2) Thien °lang-°ts meh pih-ding° iau° sang °hoo.
(3) Ya°-deu iau° dok su meh, tsoong-iau° °tien tung.
(4) °Ngoo ’veh °hyau-tuh na°-nung tsoo°-deu, °ngoo-kuh bang-°yeu °i-kyung °si-theh tse.
(5) Tan ih tsang °ts-deu le, °ngoo iau° °sia ih foong sing°.
(6) °Ngoo la° su-vaung °li zing °ngoo-kuh mau-°ts, soe-zen °tien-ts lah-tsok °‘a zing-’veh-dzak kuh.
(7) °Ngoo iau° ‘auh dok tsoong-kok z° °ping °tshia iau° ‘auh °sia tsoong-kok z°
(8) Soe-zen noong° wo° ’veh zung tan tsheh chi° zen-r °ngoo ’veh °khung siang-sing°.
(9) Kwha°-tien chi° kyau° i-sung le, °khoong pho° yi iau° °si tse.
(10) Sien-sang leh-la° va°? Yi khan-khan leh-°li, yien-dze ’veh °hyau-tuh °a-°li chi° tse.
(11) Zak-zen yi wan ’veh zung le,°ngoo °tung yi ’veh tuh.
(12) °Ngoo kyau° yoong°-nyung sah ih tsak kyi, la° chuh van° kuh zung-kwaung iau° chuh kuh.
(13) Di°-tsak de-°ts mok-ziang° tsoo° le wan °hau.
(14) °Ngoo ’man kha°-weh thing-tuh noong° wo° °ngoo °yeu ih foong sing° le, °khoong-pho° °z °ngoo-kuh bang-°yeu °sia le kuh.
(15) Nyung iau° sien tsoo° dzung-koong ih tsaung z°-°thi, nan-meh °khau-°i tsoo° bih yang°.
(16) M-meh ih kuh nyung hwen-°hyi °si.