Well I’m once again settled in, having just returned to Shanghai after a two year absence. I’ve beefed up my library of Wu-related texts and am in the process of finding a Shanghainese tutor.

So in the spirit of learning, Shanghainese Saturday (星期沪) returns. It’s a previously-regular weekly tweeting of Shanghainese words and phrases through @AnnalsofWu, now regular again. You can follow @AnnalsofWu on Twitter to see the tweets and learn the phrases. See here and here for previous posts on the topic.

There were some comments on it in the past being too reliant on IPA. It will still be done in IPA since I think that’s really the most practical way to do it, but I’ll also include each entry on a page here on the site that will give alternative transcriptions. That will also serve as an archive of previous postings. For a quick rundown of the relevant IPA letters click here or the “Pinyin, IPA or Characters?” link at the bottom of the page.

Suggestions for possible words are welcome.