Phone calls in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about phone calls in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你每天打电话吗？Do you make phone calls every day?
- 你喜欢打电话还是发消息？Do you prefer calling or messaging?
- 你常跟家人视频通话吗？Do you often video call your family?
- 你会接陌生号码的电话吗？Do you answer calls from unknown numbers?
- 你发语音吗？Do you send voice messages?
- 你开会的时候把手机静音吗？Do you put your phone on silent in meetings?
- 你最长打过多久的电话？What's the longest phone call you've had?
- 你觉得年轻人为什么不喜欢打电话？Why do you think young people don't like phone calls?
Learn the words first
The Phone calls word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.