Lesson 16.1
Using the telephone
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Telephone conversation: asking for a friend, but he is not available; talking on another line.
- How to ask for someone on the phone
- Go check if someone is available
- How to leave a message
喂wéi (wèi) hello (on phone)
找zhăo 谁shéi who do you want,
when answering the phone or the door
等děng to wait
一yì 会huǐ 儿r one moment
去qù 看kàn 看kàn to go have a look
对duì 不bù 起qǐ sorry; excuse me
讲jiăng to talk
您nín 哪nă 儿r who are you (on phone)
留liú to leave something
留liú 话huà to leave a message
告gào 诉sù to tell
回huí to return
回huí 个ge 电diàn（话huà ）to call back
电diàn 话huà 多duō 少shăo what’s (your) phone number
Lesson 16.2
Dialling the wrong number
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Telephone conversation: You have the wrong number
- Please tell someone to do something.
- from what time to what time
- The difference between 会 and 能
位wèi 子zi seat
哪nă 位wèi which one/ who
留liú 话huà to leave a message
再zài again
别bié don’t (imperative)
走zǒu 开kāi to go away
见jiàn 面miàn to meet
一yí 定dìng definitely
谁shéi 啊a ？ who?
女nǚ 儿ér daughter
儿ér 子zi son
打dă 错cuò call the wrong number
怎zěn 么me 会huì 呢ne ？how can that be?
会huì will; can (learned/ acquired ability)
错cuò mistake
Lesson 16.3
More telephone conversations
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
More telephone conversations: asking a friend out.
- Catching up with a friend
- Making an appointment
就jiù just/ right
您nín 哪nă 里lǐ who are you (on phone)
好hăo 久jiŭ 不bú 见jiàn long time no see
近jìn 来lái recently
晓xiăo 得dé to know (something)
后hòu 天tiān the day after tomorrow
特tè 别bié special
日rì 子zi day/ date
只zhǐ only
只zhǐ 是shì it is only that
见jiàn 面miàn to meet up
聊liáo to chat
聊liáo 天tiān to chat
Audio Review
The help you consolidate what you have learned in the first unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.