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Talking and listening in Chinese

Unit 17 — Hobbies & social · 35 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for talking and listening

Example conversations in Chinese

Calling someone

我昨天试着给你打电话了。
I tried to call you yesterday.
抱歉,我没听到电话。
Sorry, I didn't hear the call.
你听我的留言了吗?
Did you listen to my message?
是的,我刚才听到留言了。
Yes, I heard the message just now.
我今晚可以给你打电话吗?
Can I call you tonight?
八点以后给我打电话。
Call me after eight.
你想跟我说什么?
What did you want to tell me?
等我们聊的时候,我会告诉你。
I'll tell you when we talk.
我八点给你打电话。
I'll call at eight.
听起来不错。我们到时候聊。
Sounds good. We'll talk then.
回头聊。
Talk to you later.
好。如果我没接,就给我发条消息。
Good. Send me a message if I don't answer.

Sending a message and speaking up

你能把地址发给我吗?
Can you send me the address?
好的,我现在就发给你。
Sure, I'll send it now.
你已经把那封邮件发出去了吗?
Did you send the email yet?
是的,我刚刚发了。
Yes, I sent it just now.
不好意思,你能再说一遍吗?
Sorry, can you say that again?
当然可以。
Of course.
你能说得大声一点吗?
Can you speak louder?
抱歉。你现在能听见我说话吗?
Sorry. Can you hear me now?
现在我能听清你说话了。
Now I hear you well.
好。有其他问题就发给我。
Good. Send any other questions.
我可以再问一件事吗?
Can I ask one more thing?
当然,问吧。我会听着。
Sure, ask away. I'll listen.

Introducing a friend

我来介绍一下我的朋友。
Let me introduce my friend.
好啊。她叫什么名字?
Sure. What's her name?
这是玛丽亚。
This is Maria.
你好,玛丽亚。很高兴认识你。
Hi, Maria. Nice to meet you.
玛丽亚,这是萨姆。
Maria, this is Sam.
嗨,萨姆。
Hi, Sam.
萨姆,告诉玛丽亚你在哪儿工作。
Sam, tell Maria where you work.
我在这附近工作。
I work near here.
问玛丽亚她住在哪里。
Ask Maria where she lives.
好的。你住在哪里?
Sure. Where do you live?
我就让你们俩聊吧。
I'll let you two talk.
谢谢。我喜欢和新认识的人聊天。
Thanks. I like talking with new people.

Apologizing for a missed call

我想为漏接了你的电话道歉。
I want to apologize for missing your call.
没关系。你不用道歉。
It's okay. You don't have to apologize.
我再次道歉——我当时很忙。
I apologize again—I was busy.
真的,别道歉了。你能告诉我你找我有什么事吗?
Really, don't apologize. Can you tell me what you needed?
我想问你一个问题。
I wanted to ask you a question.
现在问我吧。我会听的。
Ask me now. I'll listen.
你听说周六的事了吗?
Did you hear about Saturday?
没有。再多告诉我一些吧。
No. Tell me more.
我会发消息把详细信息发给你。
I'll send you the details by message.
听起来不错。我会留意消息的。
Sounds good. I'll listen for the message.
我们很快再聊。
Talk to you soon.
好的,你有空的时候给我打电话。
Yes, call me when you can.

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