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When it's a wrong number
你打错了
nǐ dǎ cuò le
I think you just dialed a wrong number.
对不起,我大概拨错号了。
duì bù qǐ, wǒ dà gài bō cuò hào le
Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong number.
Inquire how to reach the person you want…

我什么时候能找到他?
wǒ shén me shí hòu néng zhǎo dào tā
What time do you think I can reach him?

你知道我能在哪儿找到他吗?
nǐ zhī dào wǒ néng zài nǎ er zhǎo dào tā ma
Where do you think I can reach him?
你知道他什么时候回来吗?
nǐ zhī dào tā shén me shí hòu huí lái ma
When do you think he will be back?
你能告诉我他的手机号码吗?
nǐ néng gào sù wǒ tā de shǒu jī hào mǎ ma
Can you tell me his cell phone number?
Offer to take a message
对不起,我不知道。
duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù zhī dào
Sorry, I don't know.
他出去了,他会在一小时内回来。
tā chū qù le, tā huì zài yì xiǎo shí nèi huí lái
He just went out. He will be back in an hour.
你愿意留个口信吗?
nǐ yuàn yì liú gè kǒu xìn ma
Do you want to leave a message?
他不在办公室。要不要我转达你的口信?
tā bú zài bàn gōng shì.yào bú yào wǒ zhuǎn dá nǐ de kǒu xìn
He is not in the office. Shall I take a message for him?
如果你留下姓名和电话号码,我会让张先生尽快给你回电话。
rú guǒ nǐ liú xià xìng míng hé diàn huà hào mǎ,wǒ huì ràng zhāng xiān shēng jìn kuài gěi nǐ huí diàn huà
If you leave your name and number, I'll have Mr. Zhang call you back as soon as he's available.
别挂电话,我拿支笔记下。
bié guà diàn huà, wǒ ná zhī bǐ jì xià Hold on a minute.
I'm getting a pen to write it down.
When you do not get what the other says
什么?
shén me
Pardon?
对不起,我没听清。
duì bù qǐ, wǒ méi tīng qīng
I am sorry? I didn't get that.
请再说一遍好吗?
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn hǎo ma
Can you say it again?
Hang up when you are done…
好了,我要挂电话了。
hǎo le, wǒ yào guà diàn huà le
OK, that's all.
好的,再见。
hǎo de, zài jiàn
Ok, Bye.
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