Lesson 3

3. Phone Call

3. Phone Call

Dialogue (中文)

A：喂，请问张总在吗？B：他开会去了。您哪位？A：我是日方采购部的佐藤。请他回电139-xxxx。B：好的，我记下来。

Dialogue (English)

A: Hello, is Director Zhang available? B: He's in a meeting. May I ask who this is? A: I'm Sato from the Japanese purchasing department. Please ask him to call 139-xxxx. B: OK, I'll note it down.

Key Vocabulary

  • 在吗 (zài ma) — is (someone) there?
  • 开会 (kāi huì) — in a meeting
  • 回电 (huí diàn) — return a call
  • 采购部 (cǎi gòu bù) — purchasing department
  • 记下来 (jì xià lái) — write it down

Grammar Points

  • 请问 + name + 在吗 for phone etiquette.
  • 您哪位 for 'who is this' (formal phone).
  • 请 + person + verb: 请他回电.

Practice

  1. Ask to speak to a director.
    • Hint: 请问…总在吗？
  2. Leave your department and name.
    • Hint: 我是…部的…
  3. Ask them to call you back with your number.
    • Hint: 请回电…
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