Notes on the Dali Dialect
Asking Questions in the Dali Dialect

The Chinese spoken in Dali 大理话 is a subform of the Yunnan Dialect 云南话. It has a few special expressions, particularly for forming questions.

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Questions with 咋

咋 is in 大理话 frequently used instead of 怎么. An equivalent form is 咋个.

大理话普通话English
你咋了?你怎么啦?What happened?
咋个整?怎么办?What to do? How to handle?






















Other Expressions


大理话普通话English
整得成行,可以,好

Ok

整得来会做嫫件事儿

able to to something

整哪样干什么what on earth?