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Prank Telephone Call

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ID: 3012 Upper Intermediate
Today's lesson is about prank telephone calling someone. You learn some useful ways to answer the telephone, ask who's calling, as well as fun ways to prank your friends like it was still the 80's. Image from Pixabay
Thu Dec 29 2016 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
搞错 gǎocuò to be mistaken
拨打 bōdǎ to dial
正确 zhèngquè correct
根本 gēnběn fundamentally
你好，请问您找哪位？
nǐhǎo ，qǐngwèn nín zhǎo nǎ wèi ？
Hello, who are you looking to speak to?
你好，请问阿牛在家吗？我是他的朋友找他有事情。
nǐhǎo ，qǐngwèn Ā Niú zài jiā ma ？wǒ shì tā de péngyou zhǎo tā yǒu shìqing 。
Hello. Is Aniu at home? I'm his friend and I need to talk to him about something.
阿牛？你搞错了吧，这里没有叫阿牛的，你确定拨打了正确的号码吗？
Ā Niú ？nǐ gǎocuò le ba ，zhèlǐ méiyǒu jiào Ā Niú de ，nǐ quèdìng bōdǎ le zhèngquè de hàomǎ ma ？
Aniu? I think you have the wrong number. There is no Aniu here. Are you sure you dialled the correct number?
阿牛不在吗？那他去哪了啊？
Ā Niú bùzài ma ？nà tā qù nǎ le ā ？
Aniu isn't there? Where has he gone?
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