Learn Shanghainese: 1000 Words
Essential Shanghainese Words
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn Shanghainese (上海话) with the 1000 most essential words — the dialect of one of China's most iconic cities.
Each word comes with:
• Authentic Wu dialect audio (pre-recorded, no synthetic TTS)
• Wugniu romanization for accurate pronunciation
• Example sentences with word-by-word breakdown
• Translations in 8 languages
• Spaced repetition to never forget
Features:
• 25 themed categories (greetings, food, travel, work...)
• Quiz mode with multiple choice & listening
• Sleep mode — learn while you drift off
• Auto-play for hands-free review
• Dark mode support
• Cloud sync across devices
Shanghainese is a Wu dialect spoken by over 14 million people in Shanghai. It differs significantly from Mandarin — now you can learn it properly.
1000 words. That's all you need.
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Shanghainese content fully revised: example sentences now sound like real spoken Shanghainese, with standard spelling. All pronunciation audio regenerated.
1000 words. That's all you need.
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Information
- Seller
- zhenyu song
- Size
- 209.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 7 more
- English, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $2.99
- Pro (Ad-Free) $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 Zhenyu Song