English–Wu Chinese Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	我	I am here now. 我现在勒嗨。
you	pronoun	侬	You are very kind. 侬老好个。
he	pronoun	伊	He is at home. 伊勒屋里。
she	pronoun	伊	She is my friend. 伊是我朋友。
we	pronoun	阿拉	We go to school. 阿拉去学堂。
they	pronoun	伊拉	They are very busy. 伊拉老忙个。
what	pronoun	啥	What is this thing? 迭是啥物事？
where	adverb	啥地方	Where are you going? 侬到啥地方去？
when	adverb	啥辰光	When will you come? 侬啥辰光来？
who	pronoun	啥人	Who is that man? 个是啥人？
why	adverb	为啥	Why are you late? 侬为啥来晏？
how	adverb	哪能	How do you know? 侬哪能晓得？
to be	verb	是	She is very happy. 伊老开心个。
to have	verb	有	I have a book. 我有一本书。
to do	verb	做	I do my work. 我做我个事体。
to go	verb	去	We go home tomorrow. 阿拉明朝去屋里。
to come	verb	来	Please come here now. 请现在来迭搭。
to see	verb	看见	I see the moon. 我看见月亮。
to know	verb	晓得	I know his name. 我晓得伊个名字。
to think	verb	想	I think it is good. 我想迭蛮好。
to want	verb	想要	I want some tea. 我想要吃茶。
to need	verb	要	We need more water. 阿拉要再多点水。
to make	verb	做	She makes good bread. 伊做个面包老好。
to take	verb	拿	Take this book home. 拿迭本书转屋里去。
to give	verb	拨	Give me some water. 拨我点水。
to say	verb	讲	Do not say that. 勿要讲个。
to tell	verb	告诉	Tell me the truth. 告诉我真话。
to ask	verb	问	I ask one question. 我问一个问题。
to find	verb	寻着	I found my key. 我寻着我个钥匙了。
to look	verb	看	Look at the sky. 看看天浪。
to use	verb	用	We use this table. 阿拉用迭张台子。
to work	verb	做生活	They work every day. 伊拉天天做生活。
to eat	verb	吃	We eat rice daily. 阿拉天天吃饭。
to drink	verb	吃	I drink hot tea. 我吃热茶。
to sleep	verb	困觉	The child sleeps now. 小囡现在困觉。
to walk	verb	走路	We walk to school. 阿拉走路去学堂。
to run	verb	跑	The boy runs fast. 小男孩跑得快。
to read	verb	读	I read this book. 我读迭本书。
to write	verb	写	She writes her name. 伊写伊个名字。
to speak	verb	讲话	He speaks very slowly. 伊讲话老慢。
to listen	verb	听	Listen to the music. 听音乐。
to hear	verb	听见	I hear the rain. 我听见落雨声。
to buy	verb	买	I buy fresh fruit. 我买新鲜水果。
to sell	verb	卖	They sell good tea. 伊拉卖好茶。
to pay	verb	付钞票	I pay for lunch. 我为中饭付钞票。
to help	verb	帮	Please help my mother. 请帮我姆妈。
to love	verb	欢喜	I love my family. 我欢喜我个屋里人。
to live	verb	住	We live in the city. 阿拉住勒城里。
to die	verb	死	The old tree died. 个棵老树死脱了。
to learn	verb	学	Children learn new words. 小囡学新字。
to teach	verb	教	She teaches at school. 伊勒学堂里教书。
to open	verb	开	Open the door now. 现在开门。
to close	verb	关	Close the window, please. 请关窗。
person	noun	人	That person is kind. 个个人老好。
man	noun	男人	That man is tall. 个个男人老高。
woman	noun	女人	The woman is singing. 个个女人勒唱歌。
child	noun	小囡	The child is sleeping. 小囡勒困觉。
boy	noun	小男孩	The boy runs outside. 小男孩勒外头跑。
girl	noun	小姑娘	The girl reads quietly. 小姑娘静静叫读书。
family	noun	屋里人	My family is large. 我个屋里人老多。
mother	noun	姆妈	My mother cooks well. 我姆妈烧饭老好。
father	noun	阿爸	My father is working. 我阿爸勒做生活。
friend	noun	朋友	She is my friend. 伊是我朋友。
house	noun	房子	Their house is new. 伊拉个房子是新个。
home	noun	屋里	I am going home. 我勒转屋里去。
school	noun	学堂	The school is nearby. 学堂勒附近。
city	noun	城里	This city is big. 迭个城里老大。
country	noun	国家	This country is large. 迭个国家老大。
world	noun	世界	The world is changing. 世界勒变。
street	noun	马路	The street is long. 条马路老长。
room	noun	房间	The room is warm. 房间里蛮暖。
time	noun	辰光	Time goes very fast. 辰光过得老快。
day	noun	天	Today is a good day. 今朝是好天。
night	noun	夜里	The night is quiet. 夜里老静。
morning	noun	早浪	This morning is cold. 今朝早浪老冷。
evening	noun	夜到	The evening is calm. 夜到老安静。
week	noun	礼拜	A week has seven days. 一礼拜有七天。
month	noun	月	This month is busy. 迭个月老忙。
year	noun	年	This year is different. 今年勿一样。
today	adverb	今朝	I am busy today. 我今朝老忙。
tomorrow	adverb	明朝	We leave tomorrow morning. 阿拉明朝早浪走。
yesterday	adverb	昨朝	Yesterday was very cold. 昨朝老冷。
now	adverb	现在	I am ready now. 我现在预备好了。
sun	noun	太阳	The sun is bright. 太阳老亮。
moon	noun	月亮	The moon is full. 月亮圆了。
star	noun	星	That star is bright. 颗星老亮。
sky	noun	天	The sky is blue. 天是蓝个。
earth	noun	地球	The earth is round. 地球是圆个。
fire	noun	火	The fire is hot. 火老热。
water	noun	水	The water is cold. 水老冷。
rain	noun	雨	The rain is heavy. 雨老大。
wind	noun	风	The wind is strong. 风老大。
tree	noun	树	That tree is tall. 棵树老高。
flower	noun	花	This flower is beautiful. 朵花老好看。
mountain	noun	山	The mountain is high. 山老高。
river	noun	河	The river is long. 条河老长。
sea	noun	海	The sea is blue. 海是蓝个。
food	noun	吃个物事	The food is ready. 吃个物事预备好了。
bread	noun	面包	This bread is fresh. 迭个面包老新鲜。
rice	noun	饭	The rice is hot. 饭老热。
meat	noun	肉	We cooked some meat. 阿拉烧了点肉。
fish	noun	鱼	The fish is fresh. 鱼老新鲜。
egg	noun	蛋	I ate one egg. 我吃了一只蛋。
milk	noun	牛奶	The milk is warm. 牛奶是温个。
fruit	noun	水果	Fruit is good for health. 水果对身体好。
tea	noun	茶	This tea is hot. 迭个茶老热。
coffee	noun	咖啡	I drink coffee daily. 我天天吃咖啡。
head	noun	头	My head hurts today. 我今朝头痛。
eye	noun	眼睛	Her eyes are beautiful. 伊个眼睛老好看。
ear	noun	耳朵	My ear hurts badly. 我耳朵老痛。
mouth	noun	嘴巴	Open your mouth wide. 张大侬个嘴巴。
nose	noun	鼻头	My nose is cold. 我个鼻头老冷。
hand	noun	手	Wash your hands now. 现在洗手。
foot	noun	脚	My foot hurts today. 我今朝脚痛。
heart	noun	心	His heart is strong. 伊个心脏老壮。
name	noun	名字	What is your name? 侬叫啥名字？
book	noun	书	This book is new. 迭本书是新个。
word	noun	字	This word is new. 迭个字是新个。
language	noun	闲话	Language connects many people. 闲话连起好多个人。
money	noun	钞票	I have no money. 我呒没钞票。
work	noun	生活	My work is hard. 我个生活老吃力。
love	noun	爱	Love is very important. 爱老要紧。
music	noun	音乐	The music is beautiful. 音乐老好听。
story	noun	故事	That story is interesting. 个个故事老有意思。
way	noun	办法	This way is easy. 迭个办法蛮容易。
thing	noun	物事	This thing is useful. 迭样物事蛮有用。
life	noun	生活	Life is not easy. 生活勿容易。
door	noun	门	The door is open. 门开着。
table	noun	台子	The table is large. 台子老大。
chair	noun	椅子	This chair is small. 迭把椅子老小。
car	noun	汽车	The car is new. 汽车是新个。
good	adjective	好	This book is good. 迭本书老好。
bad	adjective	坏	The food is bad. 吃个物事坏脱了。
big	adjective	大	The house is big. 房子老大。
small	adjective	小	The room is small. 房间老小。
new	adjective	新	I bought a new car. 我买了部新汽车。
old	adjective	老	This house is old. 迭幢房子老了。
long	adjective	长	The road is long. 条路老长。
short	adjective	短	This rope is short. 迭根绳子老短。
high	adjective	高	The mountain is high. 山老高。
low	adjective	低	The table is low. 台子老低。
hot	adjective	热	The tea is hot. 茶老热。
cold	adjective	冷	The water is cold. 水老冷。
happy	adjective	开心	The child feels happy. 小囡老开心。
sad	adjective	难过	She looks very sad. 伊看起来老难过。
beautiful	adjective	好看	The garden is beautiful. 花园老好看。
easy	adjective	容易	This work is easy. 迭个生活蛮容易。
hard	adjective	难	This question is hard. 迭道题目老难。
fast	adjective	快	That car is fast. 部汽车老快。
slow	adjective	慢	He walks very slow. 伊走路老慢。
right	adjective	对	Your answer is right. 侬个回答是对个。
wrong	adjective	错	That answer is wrong. 个个回答是错个。
important	adjective	要紧	This work is important. 迭桩事体老要紧。
true	adjective	真	That story is true. 个个故事是真个。
full	adjective	满	The cup is full. 杯子满了。
empty	adjective	空	The room is empty. 房间里空空个。
young	adjective	年轻	She is still young. 伊还年轻。
strong	adjective	壮	That man is strong. 个个男人老壮。
weak	adjective	虚弱	He feels very weak. 伊觉得老虚弱。
red	adjective	红	The flower is red. 花是红个。
blue	adjective	蓝	The sky is blue. 天是蓝个。
green	adjective	绿	The tree is green. 树是绿个。
yellow	adjective	黄	The flower is yellow. 花是黄个。
black	adjective	黑	The cat is black. 猫是黑个。
white	adjective	白	The paper is white. 纸是白个。
yes	interjection	是	Yes, I understand now. 是，我现在晓得了。
no	interjection	勿	No, I cannot come. 勿，我来勿了。
not	adverb	勿	I am not tired. 我勿困。
and	conjunction	搭	Tea and coffee are ready. 茶搭咖啡都预备好了。
or	conjunction	还是	Tea or coffee today? 今朝吃茶还是咖啡？
but	conjunction	不过	He is tired but happy. 伊困倦，不过老开心。
if	conjunction	假使	If it rains, stay home. 假使落雨，就勒屋里。
because	conjunction	因为	I stayed home because rain fell. 我因为落雨勒屋里。
with	preposition	搭	I went with my friend. 我搭我朋友一道去。
without	preposition	呒没	He left without money. 伊呒没钞票就走了。
for	preposition	为着	This gift is for you. 迭份礼物是为着侬个。
from	preposition	从	She came from school. 伊从学堂来。
to	preposition	到	We went to the city. 阿拉到城里去。