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Directions to the Metro

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ID: SH0011 Elementary
Today we're on the street and we're a little lost... Time to ask for directions! Learn the Shanghainese you'll need to get to the metro station (or, if need be, the nearest bathroom).
Fri Jun 25 2010 | David, Daini, Jason
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
请门 tɕ’in mən may I ask
地铁站 di t’iʔ tse metro station
前头 ʑi dɤ up ahead
伐晓得 va ɕiɔ tə to not know
侬好，请门地铁站来了前头是伐？
noŋ hɔ ，tɕ’in mən di t’iʔ tse la leʔ ʑi dɤ zi va ？
Hi, is there a metro station up ahead?
吾伐晓得。
ŋu va ɕiɔ tə 。
I don't know.
吾有地图，能帮吾行一行好伐？
ŋu ɦiɤ di du ，nən pã ŋu ɦã iIʔ ɦã hɔ va ？
I have a map, can you help me find it?
一句闲话。
iIʔ tɕy ɦe ɦo 。
No problem.
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