HSK1 — Day 26 — Hello! On the Phone

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Ring ring! The phone is ringing. Let's learn phone-call vocabulary.

Today's Vocabulary

打电话
dǎ diànhuà
to make a phone call
我打电话。
Wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
I make a phone call.
wéi
hello (on the phone)
喂,你好!
Wéi, nǐ hǎo!
Hello! (on the phone)
看见
kànjiàn
to see
我看见你。
Wǒ kànjiàn nǐ.
I see you.
说话
shuōhuà
to speak
他在说话。
Tā zài shuōhuà.
He is speaking.
xiě
to write
我写。
Wǒ xiě.
I write.
to read (aloud)
请读这本书。
Qǐng dú zhè běn shū.
Please read this book.

Today's Grammar

Use 喂 (wéi) to answer the phone; 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) means "to make a phone call".

喂,你好!
Wéi, nǐ hǎo!
Hello! (on the phone)
我打电话。
Wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
I make a phone call.
我看见你爸爸打电话。
Wǒ kànjiàn nǐ bàba dǎ diànhuà.
I saw your dad making a phone call.
请你说话。
Qǐng nǐ shuōhuà.
Please speak.
我喜欢读书,喜欢写。
Wǒ xǐhuan dú shū, xǐhuan xiě.
I like reading books, I like writing.