dǎ diàn huà
打电话
Making Telephone Calls
wèi , nǐ zhǎo shuí ?
喂，你找谁？
Hello! Who are you looking for?
qǐng wèn , mǎ lì zài ma ?
请问，玛丽在吗？
Excuse me, is Mary there?
tā xiàn zài bú zài .
她现在不在。
She is not here right now.
nǐ dǎ liù liù bā bā yāo yāo yāo liù .
你打66881116。
Call the number 66881116.
dǎ cuò le .
打错了。
You’ve got the wrong number.
zhàn xiàn .
占线。
The line is busy.
méi rén jiē .
没人接。
Nobody answered.
dà táng ma ? qǐng jiē 912 hào fáng jiān .
大堂吗？请接912号房间。
Is that reception? Please transfer me to Room 912.
nǐ néng zhuǎn gào tā ma ?
你能转告他吗？
Can you take a message to him?
wǒ kě yǐ liú yán ma ?
我可以留言吗？
Can I leave a message?
qǐng tā gěi wǒ huí diàn huà , hào mǎ shì
请他给我回电话，号码是……
Ask him to call me back. My number is …
qǐng nǐ guò yí huì er zài dǎ lái .
请你过一会儿再打来。
Please call again in a few minutes.
wǒ tīng bú jiàn .
我听不见。
I can’t hear you.
qǐng nǐ dà shēng diǎn er .
请你大声点儿。
Louder, please.
nǐ kě yǐ dǎ tā de shǒu jī .
你可以打他的手机。
You may call him on his mobile phone.
拨打电话应选择对方方便的时间，休息和用餐时间、节假日一般不宜打电话，更不宜打谈公务的电话；用餐时间前半个小时，如果你不请人家吃饭的话，不宜打电话；给海外人士打电话，先要了解时差。通话前应当充分准备，通话时应适当问候对方，自报家名，按准备好的内容简要说明，说话应当简明扼要。说话时要声音适当，吐字清晰，语速均匀。
When making a call, you should choose a time that is convenient for the other party. It is generally not appropriate to make calls during breaks, meal times, and holidays, and it is not appropriate to make official calls; half an hour before the meal time, if you do not invite someone to dinner, you should not make a call; call overseas people Telephone, we must first understand the time difference.
You should be fully prepared before the call, and you should greet the other party appropriately during the call, declare your family name, and explain briefly according to the prepared content, and your speech should be concise. Speak appropriately, speak clearly, and speak at an even rate.