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Newbie - When will he return?

(A)

A: 喂,李先生在嗎?
wèi, Lı̌ xiānsheng zài ma?
Hello, is Mr. Li there?

B: 不在。
bù zài.
He is not here.

A: 他甚麼候回來?
tā shénme shı́hou huı́lái?
When is he coming back?

B: 下午。
xiàwǔ.
Afternoon.

Key Vocabulary

喂 wèi hello (on telephone)

先生 xiānsheng Mr.

在 zài at; in

不 bù not

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甚麼候 shénme shı́hou when

他 tā he

回來 huı́lái to return

下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

Supplementary Vocabulary

在家 zàijiā at home

上午 shàngwǔ morning

晚上 wǎnshang evening

今天 jı̄ntiān today

明天 mı́ngtiān tomorrow

找 zhǎo to look for

有 yǒu to have

什麼 shénme what

事 shı̀ matter

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