你和你妈用上海话聊天的时候,我只听得懂几个词,所以我插不上话。

When you speak Shanghainese with your mum, I only understand a few words, so I can't join in the conversation.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=2 old variant of
=2 surname He
=2
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=2
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=2 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=2 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=2 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=2 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=2 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
3 你妈
  1. (interjection) fuck you
  2. (intensifier) fucking
4 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
=5 上海话 Shànghǎihuà
  1. Shanghainese
  2. Shanghai dialect
=5 上海话 shànghǎihuà The Shanghainese language
6 聊天 liáotiān to chat; to gossip
=7 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
9
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=10 zhī variant of zhī
=10 zhǐ only; merely; just
=10 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=10 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=10 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=10 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
11 听得懂 tīngdedǒng
  1. to understand (by hearing)
  2. to catch (what sb says)
=12 几个 ge
  1. a few
  2. several
  3. how many
=12 几个
  1. a few; several; some; a handful
  2. how many
=13 old variant of
=13
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier:

14 所以 suǒ
  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why
15
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=16 chā
  1. to insert
  2. stick in
  3. pierce
  4. to take part in
  5. to interfere
  6. to interpose
=16 chā old variant of chā
17 不上 shàng
  1. (verbal complement) unable to
  2. to not go up; to not ascend
  3. unable to
=18 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: , , , ,

=18 huà old variant of huà