打电话 Making a Phone Call in Chinese

昨天zuótiān下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ很hěn想xiǎng我wǒ的de妈妈māma。

Yesterday afternoon, I missed my mom very much.

我wǒ打电话dǎ diànhuà，说shuō：“喂wèi，妈妈māma，你nǐ好hǎo吗ma？”

I made a phone call and said, "Hello, Mom, how are you?"

妈妈māma说shuō：“我wǒ很hěn好hǎo！你nǐ吃饭chīfàn了le吗ma？”

Mom said, "I'm fine! Have you eaten yet?"

我wǒ说shuō：“吃chī了le。我wǒ在zài学校xuéxiào学习xuéxí汉语Hànyǔ，很hěn高兴gāoxìng。”

I said, "I have. I'm studying Chinese at school, and I'm very happy."

妈妈māma说shuō：“好hǎo，星期天xīngqītiān回家huíjiā吃饭chīfàn，好hǎo吗ma？”

Mom said, "Good. Come home for a meal on Sunday, okay?"

我wǒ说shuō：“好hǎo！妈妈māma，再见zàijiàn！”

I said, "Okay! Bye, Mom!"

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Key words 生词

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call

喂wèihello (on the phone)

想xiǎngto miss; to think of

星期天xīngqītiānSunday

回家huíjiāto go home

再见zàijiàngoodbye

喂 — answering the phone

喂 (wèi) starts a phone call, like English "hello?". It is only used on the phone, not for greeting people in person.

喂，妈妈，你好吗？ — Hello, Mom, how are you?

……，好吗？ — asking "okay?"

Add 好吗 after a suggestion to gently ask for agreement: 星期天回家吃饭，好吗？

星期天回家吃饭，好吗？ — Come home for a meal on Sunday, okay?

1. Why did the narrator make the phone call?

2. What did Mom ask the narrator?

3. What will the narrator do on Sunday?