Talk:伊

拉海
Is 拉海 one word in Wu? If 拉 = 在, what is 海, apart from "sea"? It seems they are used together a lot. Is "伐了海，伊还么回来" a standard Wu spelling - could you translate each part? (I know the meaning of the full sentence) --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 02:34, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * It is one word. Most of the words that represent Wu-specific vocabulary are using the characters just for sounds. 拉海 or 辣海 means "to be there; inside; to be ...ing". I would write that sentence as "勿(不)辣海(在(那里))，伊(他)还(还)呒没(没)回来. " Wyang (talk) 02:46, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. So is 拉海 an equivalent of Mandarin 在 in a sentence like 伊勿拉海=他不在, what about 他住在上海? Is it 伊住拉上海? --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 02:58, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, 伊住辣上海𠲎, or 伊住上海𠲎. Wyang (talk) 03:33, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. (The question mark belonged to my question, not example sentence). I'll create an entry for 辣海 (4laq he?) later when I check the usage. --Anatoli (обсудить/вклад) 03:42, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 辣海 is 5laq he. Wyang (talk) 04:00, 22 May 2014 (UTC)