CLO_025: Telephone conversation
Listen to this lesson, to learn what the following means:
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Wei2?
B: Li3 Xian1sheng1 zai4 ma?
A: Dui4buqi3 wo3 xiang3 ni3 da3 cuo4 le.
B: Zhe4ge dian4hua4 shi4 bu2 shi4 35027893?
A: Bu2 shi4, shi4 35027892.
B: Hen3 bao4 qian4.
A: Mei2 guan1xi4.
Dialogue: Tones
A: Wéi?
B: Lǐ Xiānshēng zài ma?
A: Duìbuqǐ wǒ xiǎng nǐ dǎ cuò le.
B: Zhège diànhuà shì bú shì 35027893?
A: Bú shì, shì 35027892.
B: Hěn bào qiàn.
A: Méi guānxì.
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October 28th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Kirin say clearly first tone ‘xi’ of ‘mei quan xi’. Is it a kind of dialect?
October 28th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Hi Akira,
Yes you have good ears! Some words in Southern parts of China and Taiwan are pronounced with different tones. We keep the original tone marks on the pinyin so you can see the difference.
October 28th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Thank Adam, this study is a very useful and understandable for me.