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Make a Phone Call to Mary

M: Ni hao! Come and learn hanyu, with Learn Chinese Now! Woshi ML.

S: Woshi S. today jntin, we have lots to learn. More about making a phone call.

M: And do you remember the two words for the number one'? Yes, y y and yo yo. We

usually use yao for telephone numbers and such. So one two three is yao er san, not yi er san.

S: Now, qng, please, qng listen and repeat. Try to pick out the words for in', do', and

whose'. ML, ?

M: We're still in the taxi. Women hi zi ch l.

S: And what am I doing? w zi gn shnme?

M: You're making a phone call. N zi d dinhu.

S: Whose phone am I using? w zi yng shi de dinhu?

M: Ni zai yong wo de shouji.

S: Who am I phoning? wo da dianhua gei shei?

M: N d dinhu gi Ml.

S: Dui le, wo yao da dianhua gei Mali.

M: Wow, that's a lot of Chinese, . hn du hny. Let's take a break and get ready to

learn the new words.

S: Ready? Hao! ML, where are we now? xianzai women zai na'er? xianzai women zai na'er?

M: We're still in the taxi. Women hi zi ch l. zai che li, in the car. Zi ZAI zihere means at'. The l LI l, means in' or inside'. Zai che li, in the car.

S: And what am I doing? w zi gn shnme?

M: You're making a phone call. N zi d dinhu.

S: Whose phone am I using? w zi yng shi de dinhu?

M: Yng shi de dianhua? Shi SHEI shi, is who'. Guess what ,shi de, means. Dui le,

shi de, whose'. Literally, I using whose phone?' w zi yng shi de dinhu?

M: Ni zai yong wo de shouji.

S: Who am I phoning? wo da dianhua gei shei?

M: N d dinhu gi Ml.

S: Shi de, wo yao da dianhua gei Mali.

M: He wants to give Mary a phone call. Ta yao da dianhua gei Mali. Ta yao

he wants ta yao. Yo YAO yo, to want. Ta yao da dianhua gei Mali.

S: Let's practice this, very useful. Try to say, I want to phone my Mama'.

M: Dui le. Wo yao da dianhua gei wode mama.

S: Now, I want to phone my papa.

M: Dui le, Wo yao da dianhua gei wode baba.

S: Of course, there are other words for mama and baba, but mama and baba are nice and

easy!

M: Just right for finishing our lesson. Until next time, zai jian.S: Zaijian!