Telephone Vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese

The conventions for making and answering phone calls in Mandarin Chinese are similar to English. The main difference is that calls are usually answered with ââ€" ºwà ¨i, which is a way of saying â€Å"hello† used only on the phone. Knowledge of Mandarin numbers from zero to 9 is needed to give and understand phone numbers, so we will begin with a Mandarin number review. Mandarin Number Review Audio files are marked with ââ€" º 0 ââ€" ºlà ­ng1 ââ€" ºyÄ «2 ââ€" ºÃƒ ¨r3 ââ€" ºsÄ n4 ââ€" ºsà ¬5 ââ€" ºwÇ”6 ââ€" ºlià ¹7 ââ€" ºqÄ «8 ââ€" ºbÄ 9 ââ€" ºjiÇ” Telephone Vocabulary é› »Ã¨ © ±mobile phoneââ€" ºxà ­ng dà ²ng dià  n huà   / ââ€" ºshÇ’u jÄ «Ã¨ ¡Å'å‹•é› »Ã¨ © ± / 手æ ©Å¸faxââ€" ºchuà ¡n zhÄ“nå‚ ³Ã§Å"Ÿhello (for telephone only)ââ€" ºwà ¨iÃ¥â€"‚what telephone number?ââ€" ºjÇ  hà  oÃ¥ ¹ ¾Ã¨â„¢Å¸call the wrong numberââ€" ºdÄÆ' cuà ² le打éÅ' ¯Ã¤ ºâ€ busy lineââ€" ºjiÇŽng huà   zhÃ… ngè ¬â€ºÃ¨ © ±Ã¤ ¸ ­answer the phoneââ€" ºjiÄ“ dià  n huà  Ã¦Å½ ¥Ã©â€º »Ã¨ © ±please wait a momentââ€" ºqÇ ng dÄ›ng yÄ « xià  Ã¨ «â€¹Ã§ ­â€°Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¤ ¸â€¹please leave a message (verbal)ââ€" ºqÇ ng lià º yà ¡nè «â€¹Ã§â€¢â„¢Ã¨ ¨â‚¬leave a message (written)ââ€" ºlià º zà ¬ tià ¡oç•™å ­â€"æ ¢ area codeââ€" ºqÃ… « yà ¹ mÇŽå â‚¬Ã¥Å¸Å¸Ã§ ¢ ¼internationalââ€" ºguà ³ jà ¬Ã¥Å"‹éš›long distanceââ€" ºchà ¡ng tà ºÃ©â€¢ ·Ã©â‚¬â€direct dialââ€" ºzhà ­ bÃ… Ã§â€º ´Ã¦â€™ ¥telephone companyââ€" ºdià  n xà ¬n jà ºÃ¢â‚¬â€¹Ã©â€º »Ã¤ ¿ ¡Ã¥ ±â‚¬ Telephone Dialogue One A: Hello.B: Hello. Is Mr. Wang there?A: I’m sorry, you have the wrong numberB: Is this 234-5677?A: No, this is 234-9877.B: Sorry!A: No problem.A: ââ€" ºWà ¨i.B: ââ€" ºWà ¨i. QÇ ng wà ¨n Wà ¡ng xiÄ n sheng zà  i ma?A: ââ€" ºDuà ¬ bu qÇ , nÇ  dÇŽ cuà ² le.B: ââ€" ºZhà ¨ lÇ  shà ¬ 234-5677 ma?A: ââ€" ºBà º shà ¬, zhà ¨ lÇ  shà ¬ 234-9877.B: ââ€" ºDuà ¬ bu qÇ .A: ââ€" ºMà ©i guÄ n xi.A: Ã¥â€"‚B: Ã¥â€"‚. è «â€¹Ã¥â€¢ Ã§Å½â€¹Ã¥â€¦Ë†Ã§â€Å¸Ã¥Å" ¨Ã¥â€"Ž?A: Ã¥ ° Ã¤ ¸ Ã¨ µ · ä ½  Ã¦â€°â€œÃ©Å' ¯Ã¤ ºâ€ B: 這è £ ¡Ã¦Ëœ ¯234-5677Ã¥â€"Ž?A: ä ¸ Ã¦Ëœ ¯ 這è £ ¡Ã¦Ëœ ¯234-9877B: Ã¥ ° Ã¤ ¸ Ã¨ µ ·A: æ ²â€™Ã©â€"Å"ä ¿â€š Telephone Dialogue Two A: Hello.B: Hello, is Mr. Wang there?A: Please wait a moment.A: Hello.B: Hello Mr. Wang, this is Li from Da Xing Company. Did you receive our company information that I sent you?A: Hello Mr. Li. Yes, I received it, and I will call you back later to talk about it.B: OK – very good.A: Goodbye.B: Goodbye.A: ââ€" ºWà ¨i.B: ââ€" ºWà ¨i. QÇ ng wà ¨n Wà ¡ng xiÄ n sheng zà  i ma?A: ââ€" ºQÇ ng dÄ›ng yÄ « xià  .A: ââ€" ºWà ¨i.B: ââ€" ºWà ¡ng xiÄ n sheng nÇ  hÇŽo. WÇ’ shà ¬ Dà   XÄ «ng gÃ… ng sÄ « de Là ­n dà   mà ­ng. NÇ  shÃ… u dà  o wÇ’ jà ¬ gÄ›i nÇ  de zÄ « lià  o le ma?A: ââ€" ºLà ­n xiÄ n sheng nÇ  hÇŽo. YÇ’u wÇ’ shÃ… u dà  o le. WÇŽn yÄ « diÇŽn wÇ’ zà  i dÇŽ dià  n huà   gÄ“n nÇ  tÇŽo là ¹n.​B: ââ€" ºHÇŽo de.A: ââ€" ºZà  i jià  n.B: ââ€" ºZà  i jià  n.A: Ã¥â€"‚B: Ã¥â€"‚ è «â€¹Ã¥â€¢ Ã§Å½â€¹Ã¥â€¦Ë†Ã§â€Å¸Ã¥Å" ¨Ã¥â€"Ž?A: è «â€¹Ã§ ­â€°Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¤ ¸â€¹A: Ã¥â€"‚B: 王 先生ä ½  Ã¥ ¥ ½ 我æ˜ ¯Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¨Ë†Ë†Ã¥â€¦ ¬Ã¥  ¸Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¦Å¾â€"Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¦ËœÅ½ ä ½  Ã¦â€ ¶Ã¥Ë† °Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥ ¯â€žÃ§ µ ¦Ã¤ ½  Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¨ ³â€¡Ã¦â€"™ä ºâ€ Ã¥â€"ŽA: æžâ€"先生ä ½  Ã¥ ¥ ½ æÅ"‰ 我æ” ¶Ã¥Ë† °Ã¤ ºâ€  晚ä ¸â‚¬Ã© »Å¾Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥â€  Ã¦â€°â€œÃ©â€º »Ã¨ © ±Ã¨ ·Å¸Ã¤ ½  Ã¨ ¨Å½Ã¨ «â€"B: Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã§Å¡â€žA: å† Ã¨ ¦â€¹B: å† Ã¨ ¦â€¹