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A Phone Call (打电话)

Mum calls at nine, asks four questions, and says the same thing she always says.

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打电话

昨天zuótiān晚上wǎnshang九jiǔ点diǎn,妈妈māma给gěi我wǒ打电话dǎdiànhuà。
At nine last night my mum called me.
她tā说shuō:“喂wèi,你好nǐhǎo吗ma?”
She said, "Hello, how are you?"
我wǒ说shuō:“我wǒ很好hěnhǎo,你nǐ呢ne / ní?”
I said, "I'm fine, and you?"
妈妈māma说shuō:“我们wǒmen都dōu很好hěnhǎo。”
Mum said, "We're all fine."
她tā问wèn我wǒ:“你nǐ吃饭chīfàn了le / liǎo / liào吗ma?”
She asked, "Have you eaten?"
我wǒ说shuō:“吃了chīle,我wǒ做了zuòle米饭mǐfàn和hé菜cài。”
I said, "Yes — I made rice and vegetables."
她tā又yòu问wèn:“工作gōngzuò怎么样zěnmeyàng?”
Then she asked, "How's work?"
我wǒ说shuō:“工作gōngzuò很hěn忙máng,可是kěshì我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan。”
I said, "Work is busy, but I like it."
妈妈māma说shuō:“你nǐ什么shénme时候shíhou回来huílai?我们wǒmen都dōu想xiǎng你nǐ。”
Mum said, "When are you coming back? We all miss you."
我wǒ说shuō:“下个月xiàgèyuè,妈妈māma。”
I said, "Next month, mum."

Words to notice

Makes a phone call
Hello (hey - [telephone greeting] - to feed)
How (how about)
Think (want to- to miss)
Return (come back)
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