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Cell Phone Connectivity Issues

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ID: 1781 Pre Intermediate
Do you know how to express that you can't get through to someone's cell phone? Or that someone's cell phone appears to be off? Learn the Chinese for these important phrases, and also learn about how much trouble you can get into for befalling these technical issues.
Thu Oct 13 2011 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
手机 shǒujī cell phone
打不通 dǎbutōng to be unable to connect
不会吧 bù huì ba ‘no way‘
再 zài again
他的手机打不通。
tā de shǒujī dǎbutōng 。
His cell phone can't be reached.
不会吧，你再试试。
bù huì ba ，nǐ zài shì shi 。
No way. Try again.
还是打不通。
háishì dǎbutōng 。
Still unreachable.
我来试试。
wǒ lái shì shi 。
I'll try.
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