| A: | 喂，陈太太在不在？ |
| Hello? Is Mrs. Chen there? | |
| Wéi, Chén tàitai zài bu zài? | |
| B: | 她不在。你是谁？ |
| She’s not here. Who are you? | |
| Tā bù zài. Nǐ shì shéi? | |
| A: | 我是王先生。她去哪里了？ |
| I’m Mr. Wang. Where did she go? | |
| Wǒ shì Wáng xiānsheng. Tā qù nǎli le? | |
| B: | 她去北京了。 |
| She went to Beijing. | |
| Tā qù Běijīng le. | |
| A: | 好，谢谢，再见。 |
| OK, thanks. Bye! | |
| Hǎo, xièxie, zàijiàn. | |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (on the phone only) |
| 陈太太 | Chén tàitai | Mrs. Chen |
| 在不在 | zài bu zài | to be in or not |
| 不 | bù | not |
| 在 | zài | in |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 王先生 | Wáng xiānsheng | Mr. Wang |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 哪里 | nǎli | where |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing |
| 开会 | kāihuì | held a meeting |
| 稍等 | shāoděng | wait for a while |
| 知道 | zhīdào | know |
| 在家 | zàijiā | at home |
| 打错了 | dǎ cuò le | dial the wrong number |