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ID: 0084 Pre Intermediate
Where have you been? Why weren’t you home? I sent you an email, but didn’t hear back…has your email changed?! We know you’re busy studying Mandarin Chinese, but we don’t want you to forget about your old pals. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny (who just want to talk…promise!) have a lesson just for you on staying in touch. Learn about email, phone numbers, and excuses using Chinese!
Thu Jan 19 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
有时间 yǒu shíjiān to have time
跟……见面 gēn ... jiànmiàn to meet with
要紧 yàojǐn important
打不通 dǎ bù tōng to dial, but not get through
喂。李先生。好久不见。不好意思，最近我没时间跟你见面。你怎么样？
wéi 。Lǐ Xiānsheng 。hǎojiǔ bújiàn 。bùhǎoyìsi ，zuìjìn wǒ méi shíjiān gēn nǐ jiànmiàn 。nǐ zěnmeyàng ？
Hello? Mr. Li. Long time no see. I'm sorry that lately I haven't had the time to see you. How are you doing?
你好。那不要紧。我打了三次电话给你。一次打不通，还有两次没人接。
nǐhǎo 。nà bùyàojǐn 。wǒ dǎ le sān cì diànhuà gěi nǐ 。yīcì dǎbùtōng ，háiyǒu liǎng cì méirén jiē 。
Hello. Don't worry about it. I called you three times. Once I couldn't get through and twice no one answered.
不好意思，我的电话号码改了。现在的是63445598。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒde diànhuà hàomǎ gǎi le 。xiànzài de shì liùsānsìsìwǔwǔjiǔbā 。
Sorry. I've changed my telephone number. My new number is 6344-5598.
前天我发了一封email给你。你收到了吗？
qiántiān wǒ fā le yī fēng email gěi nǐ 。nǐ shōudào le ma ？
I sent you an email the day before yesterday. Did you get it?
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