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Grammar 文法 wén fɑ̌

Telephone call
There are some expressions that you have to use in the telephone conversation:
At the very beginning of the telephone call, you may say “Hello! May I speak to … , please?” In Chinese, it is 你好! 請……聽電話。 (nǐ hɑ̌o！qǐng……tīng diɑ̀n huɑ̀。) .
When someone is there, you may answer “Speaking. Who’s calling?” In Chinese, it is 我是。你是誰? (wǒ shì。nǐ shì shéi？)
If you are looking for the person to answer the call, you can say “Just a moment, please.” In Chinese it is 請等等 (qǐng děng děng。)
If the person that you are calling is not at home, the person may say “He/ She is not here” or “He/She hasn’t come back yet” or “Please call later” or “Please leave a message”. In Chinese, they are 他/她不在 (tɑ̄/tɑ̄ bù zɑ̀i) or 他/她還沒有回家 (tɑ̄/tɑ̄ hɑ́i méi yǒu huí jiɑ̄) or 請你遲一點再來電 (qǐng nǐ chí yī diɑ̌n zɑ̀i lɑ́i diɑ̀n huɑ̀) or 請你留言 (qǐng nǐ liú yɑ́n )
When you have got a wrong number, the person may say “You’ve got a wrong number” or “Which number did you dial?” or “There’s no such person”. In Chinese, they are 你打錯電話了 (nǐ dɑ̌ cuò diɑ̀n huɑ̀ le) or 你打的電話號碼是什麼? (nǐ dɑ̌ dí diɑ̀n huɑ̀ hɑ̀o mɑ̌ shì shén me？) or 這兒沒有這個 (zhèr méi yǒu zhè ge rén)。