Phone Calls

Question 1

wèi

Answer 1

hey
hi
[NB: informal greeting]

Question 2

da3 diànhuà

Answer 2

to make a phone call

Question 3

diànhuà

Answer 3

telephone

Question 4

diànshì

Answer 4

television

Question 5

ne

Answer 5

[NB: grammar particle to create an open question OR indicate a continuous action (i.e. something is happening and it is planned that it will continue to happen).]

Question 6

shuìjiào

Answer 6

to sleep

to go to bed

Question 7

kàn diànshì

Answer 7

to watch television

Question 8

wo3 zài kàn shū ne

Answer 8

I am reading a book (and plan to do so for a while)

Question 9

wo3men zài shuìjiào ne

Answer 9

we are sleeping (and plan to do so for a while)

Question 10

ni3 zài zuò shénme ne?

Answer 10

what are you doing?

Question 11

wo3 zài da3 diànhuà ne

Answer 11

I am on the phone (and plan to be so for a while)

Question 12

huà

Answer 12

conversation