Gan ChineseIt is the main language used by the Jiangyou Min family, and also a tonal language of the Chinese family of the Sino-Tibetan family. It is mainly used inJiangxiNorth Central,Hunaneast,HubeiSoutheast,AnhuiSouthwest andFujianThe northwestern part of China is the de facto official language in these areas. The population of Gan dialect is about 48 million, accounting for about 4% of the Chinese population.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
| Short sentence (Chinese) | Short sentence (Gan) | Gan Chinese Pinyin | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gan Chinese | Gan Dialect | gon4 gny3 | /kon4 ɲy3/ |
| Hello | Good | n3 hau3 | /n3 hau2/ |
| goodbye | Bye bye | bai4 bai4 | /pai4 pai4/ |
| Please | Please | chiang3 | /tɕʰiaŋ3/ |
| thanks | thanks | shia5 shia5 | /ɕia5 ɕia5/ |
| sorry | Excuse me | bit6 hau3 yi4 sit6 | /pɨt6 hau4 i4 sɨt6/ |
| this | Scorpion | go3 tzak7 | /ko3 tsaʔ7/ |
| that | Just | ei2 tzak7 | /ei2 tsaʔ7/ |
| How many | How many | jii3 do1 | /ji3 to1/ |
| Yes | Tie | shii5 | /ɕi5/ |
| no | Not | bit6 shii5 | /pɨt6 ɕi5/ |
| I do not understand | I don't know | ngo3 bit6 shieu3 det6 | /ŋo3 pɨt6 ɕiɛu3 tɛt6/ |
| where is the bathroom? | Where is the toilet? | shii3 shiiu3 gan4 tse5 la3 bien4 | /ɕi3 ɕiu3 kan4 tsɛ5 la3 piɛn4/ |
| Do you speak English? | Conversation English Boo? | n3 wi5 wa5 yiin4 wun4 bo1 | /n3 ui5 ua5 in4 un4 po1/ |