Annoying Phone Calls
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ID: 2158
Elementary
They could strike anywhere, anytime, without warning. Real estate agents, insurance salesmen, telemarketers - all of them are out there waiting to call you up to bother you at work, at the gym or at home. In this dialogue, some poor soul gets such a call. Will they hear them out? Or just hang up? Let's find out!
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | ‘may I ask’ | |
| 小姐 | xiǎojie | Miss | |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to have heard | |
| 要 | yào | to want |
喂你好
wéi 喂nǐhǎo 你好
Hello? Hi!
你好请问是陈小姐吗
nǐhǎo 你好qǐngwèn 请问shì 是Chén xiǎojie 陈小姐ma 吗
Hi. May I ask, is this Miss Chen?
听说你要买房子
tīngshuō 听说nǐ 你yào 要mǎi 买fángzi 房子
I hear you want to buy an apartment.
我现在有一个房子很好
wǒ 我xiànzài 现在yǒu 有yī 一gè 个fángzi 房子hěn 很hǎo 好
I have an apartment now. It's very nice.
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