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ID: 2331 Elementary
Skype conference calls don't always go so smoothly, do they? Listen and learn how to handle connection problems in Chinese!
Mon Dec 02 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
上网 shàngwǎng to go online
网 wǎng internet
第三声 dì sān shēng third tone
喂 wéi hello (on the phone)
上网”的“网”是第三声，网，上网。
shàngwǎng ”de “wǎng ”shì dì sān shēng ，wǎng ，shàngwǎng 。
The “wǎng” in “shàngwǎng” is the third tone, “wǎng”, “shàngwǎng”.
上网。
shàngwǎng 。
“Shàngwǎng”.
喂，你听得见吗？
wéi ，nǐ tīngdejiàn ma ？
Hey, can you hear me?
老师，我一会儿听得见，一会儿听不见。
lǎoshī ，wǒ yīhuǐr tīngdejiàn ，yīhuǐr tīngbujiàn 。
Teacher, one second I can hear you, the next I can't.
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