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Dialogue 2 and homework

Today we are going to talk about how to pass on a message to others.

New words

接 jiē to receive, to take, to accept

接电话 jiē diànhuà to pick up the call

晚上 wǎnshang evening, night

晚上好 wǎnshang hǎo good evening

晚安 wǎn ān good night

问 wèn to ask

Dialogue 2

A:早上有你一个电话。Zǎoshang yǒu nǐ yīgè diànhuà.

Someone called you this morning.

B:电话是谁打的?Diànhuà shì shéi dǎ di?

Who?

A:不知道,是儿子接的。Bù zhīdào, shì érzi jiē de.

I don’t know. Our son answered it.

B:好,我晚上问一下儿子。Hǎo, wǒ wǎnshàng wèn yīxià érzi.

OK. I’ll ask him about it this evening.

Now please try without Pinyin.

A:早上有你一个电话。

B:电话是谁打的?

A:不知道,是儿子接的。

B:好,我晚上问一下儿子。

If you were A, please retell the text by yourself.

早上有一个电话找你,是儿子接的,我不知道是谁打的,晚上你问一下儿子。

Homework

Please try to make a phone call to your Chinese friend.

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HSK Standard Course Level 2: 2.1

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