Ch 23 · Lesson 20Mandarin · Chapter 23 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
On the phone
Answering, asking for someone, and a bad line.
Why these go together
(wéi) is hello on the phone and nowhere else; face to face it sounds like hey, you. The dictionary gives it as wèi, but on the phone most people say it with a rising tone.
，！
Hello? (answering the phone)
，？
Is Mr Wang there, please?
？
Who would you like to speak to?
Literally: you look for whom
。
You have the wrong number.
，。
The signal is bad, I cannot hear you properly.
。
I will call again in a minute.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
，你好！ (Hello? (answering the phone))
___， nǐ hǎo ！
请问，王先生吗？ (Is Mr Wang there, please?)
qǐng wèn ， wáng xiān sheng ___ ma ？
你谁？ (Who would you like to speak to?)
nǐ ___ shuí ？
你打了。 (You have the wrong number.)
nǐ dǎ ___ liǎo 。
不好，我听不清楚。 (The signal is bad, I cannot hear you properly.)
___ bù hǎo ， wǒ tīng bù qīng chu 。
我等一下再打。 (I will call again in a minute.)
wǒ děng yí xià zài dǎ ___。
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