Business 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 business phone calls in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你工作中经常打电话吗?Do you make a lot of phone calls at work?
  2. 你用中文打过工作电话吗?Have you ever made a work call in Chinese?
  3. 你接电话第一句话一般说什么?What do you usually say first when you answer the phone?
  4. 你喜欢打电话还是发消息?Do you prefer calling or messaging?
  5. 你们开电话会议多吗?Do you have a lot of conference calls?
  6. 陌生号码打来,你会接吗?Do you pick up calls from unknown numbers?
  7. 你给别人留过言吗?Have you ever left someone a message?
  8. 打电话听不清的时候你怎么办?What do you do when you can't hear on a call?

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