diàn huà

電話
telephone
chuán zhēn 
傳真

fax
xíng dòng diàn huà / shǒu jī 
行動電話 / 手機

mobile phone
 Wèi
 喂

hello (for telephone only)

diàn huà hào mǎ 
電話號碼

telephone number
 jǐhào 
幾號
what telephone number? 
jiǎng huà zhōng 
講話中

busy line
jiē diàn huà 
接電話
answer the phone
 dă cuò le 
打錯了

wrong number
 qǐng děng yī xià 
請等一下
please wait a moment
 qǐng liú yán 
請留言

please leave a message (verbal)

 liú zì tiáo 
leave a message (written)
留字條
qū yù mǎ 
區域碼

area code
 guó jì 
國際

international
cháng tú 
長途
long distance
zhí bō 
直撥

direct dial
Dialogue 1
 A:Wèi. 
B: Wèi. Qǐ ng wèn Wáng xiān sheng zài
ma? 
A: Duì bu qǐ , nǐdǎcuò le. 
B: Zhè lǐshì 234-5677 ma? 
A: Bú shì, zhè lǐshì 234-9877. 
B: Duì bu qǐ. 
A: Méi guān xi. 
English Translation
 A:Hello.
B: Hello. Is Mr. Wang there? 
A: I’m sorry, you have the wrong number
B: Is this 234-5677? 
A: No, this is 234-9877. 
B: Sorry! 
A: No problem. 
Dialogue 2
 A: Wèi. 
B: Wèi. Qǐng wèn Wáng xiān sheng zài ma? A: Qǐng
děng yī xià. 
A: Wèi. 
B: Wáng xiān sheng nǐhǎo. Wǒshì Dà Xīng gōng sī de
Lín dà míng. Nǐshōu dào wǒjì gěi nǐde zī liào le ma? 
A: Lín xiān sheng nǐhǎ
o. Yǒu wǒshōu dào le. Wǎn yī
diǎn wǒzài dǎdiàn huà gēn nǐtǎo lùn. 
B: Hǎ o de. 
A: Zài jiàn. 
B: Zài jiàn. 
English Translation
 A: Hello. 
B: Hello, is Mr. Wang there? 
A: Please wait a moment. 
A: Hello. 
B: Hello Mr. Wang, this is Li from Da Xing Company.
Did you receive our company information that I sent
you? 
A: Hello Mr. Li. Yes, I received it, and I will call you back
later to talk about it. 
B: OK – very good. 
A: Goodbye. 
B: Goodbye.