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Chinese phrases · 12 phrases

Chinese phone conversation

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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  1. wèi喂，nǐhǎo你好！

    Hello? (answering the phone)

  2. qǐngwèn请问shì是nǎwèi哪位？

    May I ask who’s calling?

  3. wǒ我zhǎo找wáng王lǎoshī老师。

    I’d like to speak to Teacher Wang.

  4. qǐng请shāoděng稍等。

    One moment, please.

  5. tā他xiànzài现在bù不zài在。

    He isn’t here right now.

  6. nǐ你yào要liúyán留言ma吗？

    Would you like to leave a message?

  7. qǐng请tā他gěi给wǒ我huí回gè个diànhuà电话。

    Please ask him to call me back.

  8. nǐ你dǎ打cuò错le了。

    You have the wrong number.

  9. xìnhào信号bùhǎo不好，wǒ我tīng听bù不qīngchu清楚。

    The signal’s bad, I can’t hear you clearly.

  10. wǒ我yīhuìr一会儿gěi给nǐ你dǎ打guòqu过去。

    I’ll call you back in a bit.

  11. nǐ你de的diànhuà-hàomǎ电话号码shì是duōshao多少？

    What’s your phone number?

  12. wǒmen我们jiā加gè个wēixìn微信ba吧。

    Let’s add each other on WeChat.

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How do you answer the phone in Chinese?

喂 (wéi), then 你好 (nǐ hǎo). 喂 is said with a rising tone on the phone, and only on the phone: to get someone’s attention in person it can sound rude. To ask who is calling, 请问是哪位？

How do you say a phone number in Chinese?

Digit by digit, and 1 is said yāo, not yī, so it can’t be heard as 7 (qī): 138 is yāo sān bā. Our number converter says any phone number for you.

How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

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