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Getting a Phone Number

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ID: 0954 Newbie
Unless you are a rainman-like genius, you may find attempts at reciting the fifty billion digit long phone numbers of China a challenge. Get help. Listen to this podcast to learn how to give out your number in Mandarin Chinese. You'll be counting spilled boxes of toothpicks in no time. Related Links: What Price Luck? Avoiding Unluck? China Eclipses US in Net Numbers Enslaved by Telecommunications Corporations
Wed Jul 30 2008 | Ken , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你的 nǐ de your
号码 hàomǎ number
是 shì to be
多少 duōshǎo how many; how much
你的号码是多少？
nǐ de hàomǎ shì duōshǎo ？
What's your number?
幺三六......
yāo sān liù ......
1-3-6...
幺三六......
yāo sān liù ......
1-3-6...
五七八二......
wǔ qī bā èr ......
5-7-8-2...
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