{"id":16314,"date":"2019-11-10T10:32:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T10:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/teaching-examination\/lesson-094-nbsp-making-a-phone-call-2\/"},"modified":"2019-11-10T10:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T10:32:47","slug":"lesson-094-nbsp-making-a-phone-call-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/lesson-094-nbsp-making-a-phone-call-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 094 &#8211;&nbsp;Making a Phone Call (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  \t<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/res.hjfile.cn\/pt\/vendor\/hjplayer.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>HJPlayer.init(\"hjptype=song&player=1&son=https:\/\/f1.w.hjfile.cn\/file\/201107\/lesson094.MP3&autoplay=no&caption=false&lrc=&autoreplay=1&bgcolor=FFFFFF&width=200&height=20\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>  \tCam:&nbsp; So yesterday I learned how to phone your house.&nbsp; Sometimes I want to take you for dinner Yajie, and I need to know how to ask your mom for you!<br \/>  \tYJ:&nbsp; And now you know.&nbsp; Today we are going to learn some more basic phrases when making phone calls.<br \/>  \tCam:&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s check Key Words of the Day.<\/p>\n<p>  \t<strong>Key Words of the Day<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>  \tWho&rsquo;s calling, please? \u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?) This is Xiao li. \u6211\u662f\u5c0f\u674e. (wo3 shi4 xiao li.) Hold on a second, please. \u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3.) All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \tCam: Yajie, somebody just called me, but he doesn&rsquo;t speak any English, so how do I know who is calling?<br \/>  \tYajie: well, you can ask him\u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?) Who&rsquo;s calling, please?<br \/>  \tCam:&nbsp; \u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?)<br \/>  \tYJ: \u60a8 (nin2), you.<br \/>  \tCam: \u60a8 (nin2).<br \/>  \tYJ: \u54ea\u4f4d(nei3 wei4?) means who, which one.<br \/>  \tCam: \u54ea\u4f4d(nei3 wei4?)<br \/>  \tCam: I see. So who is calling is&hellip;?<br \/>  \tYJ: \u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?)<br \/>  \tCam: \u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?) Who&rsquo;s calling, please?<br \/>  \tYJ: Now please listen carefully to the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>  \tConversation1:<\/p>\n<p>  \tCam: Yajie, if somebody asks me &ldquo;who is calling&rdquo;\u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?) , how should I answ&nbsp; er it?&nbsp;<br \/>  \tYJ: It&rsquo;s pretty easy. You just need to say &ldquo;\u6211\u662f Cam (wo3 shi4)&rdquo;<br \/>  \tCam: wo shi, I am&hellip; .<br \/>  \tYJ: Remember you say it at the beginning of every show.<br \/>  \tCam: Right. Like a self-introduction, just need to put the name after wo shi. Got it. Wo shi Cam.&nbsp; And ni shi Yajie.<br \/>  \tYJ: Or you can say your name simply, but this sounds a little bit too direct and not so polite.<br \/>  \tCam: Ok. I see.<\/p>\n<p>  \tConversation2:<\/p>\n<p>  \tCAM: Yajie, one of your friends just called, but you were busy talking to somebody else.&nbsp; I wanted to tell them to &ldquo;hold on a second, please&rdquo;, but I didn&rsquo;t know how to say that.&nbsp; So I just hung up!<br \/>  \tYJ:&nbsp; Oh, Cam!&nbsp; That is so rude!<br \/>  \tCam:&nbsp; I know&hellip; so teach me how to say hold on a second.<br \/>  \tYJ:&nbsp; well you can say &ldquo;\u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3.)&rdquo;<br \/>  \tCam: \u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3.)<br \/>  \tCam: Ok. I know \u8bf7 (qing3) means please, which is used very often in our daily Chinese.<br \/>  \tYJ: Right. \u8bf7 (qing3), please. And \u7a0d\u7b49(shao1 deng3) means hold on a sec.<br \/>  \tCam: \u7a0d\u7b49(shao1 deng3)<br \/>  \tYJ: \u7b49 (deng3), d-e-n-g, the third tone, means to wait.<br \/>  \tCam: \u7b49(deng3)<br \/>  \tYJ: \u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3.)<br \/>  \tCam: \u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3) please hold on a sec.<\/p>\n<p>  \tConversation3:<\/p>\n<p>  \tKey Words Reminder<br \/>  \tWho&rsquo;s calling, please? \u8bf7\u95ee\u60a8\u54ea\u4f4d\uff1f(qing3 wen4, nin2 nei3 wei4?) This is Xiao li. \u6211\u662f xiaoli. (wo3 shi4 xiao li.) Hold on a second, please. \u8bf7\u7a0d\u7b49\u3002(qing3 shao1 deng3.)<\/p>\n<p>  \tYJ:&nbsp; That wraps up today&rsquo;s show.&nbsp; Now it&rsquo;s time for the Question of the Day.&nbsp; How do you say &ldquo;Hold on a second, please&rdquo; in Chinese?<br \/>  \tCam:&nbsp; Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com. And if you get a chance, visit our website as well for other Chinese learning programs.&nbsp; It is at en.chinabroadcast.cn and click learn Chinese. 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