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Your phone number in Simplified Chinese
At the co-working space, Yi-Jun is adding you to the group chat. She asks for your phone number, and you share your email too.
Learn how to ask for and give a phone number, share an email address, and politely request a repeat.
Listen for the key words, then practise saying the details clearly. Yi-Jun needs the information to add you to the group.
By the end of this lesson
Ask for and give a phone number and email, and politely ask someone to repeat a number.
- 我的电话是___My phone number is ___.
- 你的电话几号？What's your phone number?
- 我的电子邮箱是___My email is ___.
- 可以留一下你的电话吗？Can you leave your number?
- 号码是零九零二……The number is 0902...
- 再说一次，谢谢One more time, thanks.
Scene — details for the group chat
At the co-working space, Yi-Jun wants to add Maya to the group chat. She asks for Maya's phone number and email so everyone can stay in touch.
A-Li is back at the breakfast shop with his soy milk still unfinished. For now, Maya and Yi-Jun are focused on exchanging contact details.
Learn — phone and email details
These six lines help you exchange contact details. Listen to each one, then say it aloud.
The phone-number example starts with a few digits, just like a number someone is repeating over a noisy table.
我的电话是___
My phone number is ___.
When to use it: Use this to give someone your phone number.
Learn it as one piece.
你的电话几号？
What's your phone number?
When to use it: Ask someone for their phone number.
Learn it as one piece.
我的电子邮箱是___
My email is ___.
When to use it: Use this to share your email address.
Learn it as one piece.
可以留一下你的电话吗？
Can you leave your number?
When to use it: Ask politely for someone's phone number.
Learn it as one piece.
号码是零九零二……
The number is 0902...
When to use it: Use this to start saying a phone number.
Learn it as one piece.
Say it: In the spoken digit sequence, 零 uses a rising second tone.
再说一次，谢谢
One more time, thanks.
When to use it: Ask someone to repeat something politely.
Learn it as one piece.
Story — a co-working group chat
At their co-working space, Yi-Jun asks Maya for contact details to add her to the group chat.
Maya shares her phone number, repeats it when Yi-Jun asks, and gives her email too. They exchange numbers so they can stay in touch.
Yi-Jun你好！Hello!
Maya你好。Hello.- Yi-Jun可以留一下你的电话吗？Can you leave your number?
- Maya我的电话是0902345678。My phone number is 0902345678.
- Yi-Jun再说一次，谢谢。One more time, thanks.
- Maya我的电话是0902345678。My phone number is 0902345678.
- Maya你的电话几号？What's your phone number?
- Yi-Jun号码是零九零二……The number is 0902...
- Maya我的电子邮箱是这个。My email is this.
- Yi-Jun谢谢，我加你进群组。Thanks, I'll add you to the group.
Practice — share your details
Try ten short exercises to ask for details, answer, and request a repeat. Choose or build the line that fits the moment.
Pay attention to what Yi-Jun asks before you answer.
0 of 10 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What do you say?
What do you say?
Yi-Jun needs your phone number. Give her yours.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Ask Yi-Jun to leave her phone number so you can save it.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
One more time, thanks.
再说一次，____
Pick the reply
Yi-Jun says:
Pick the reply
你的电话几号？
What's your phone number?
And you reply with:
What do you say?
What do you say?
Share your email address with Yi-Jun.
Build the line
Build the line
What's your phone number?
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Tap the words in order.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
我的电话是___
What do you say?
What do you say?
Greet Yi-Jun when you meet her at the co-working space.
What do you say?
What do you say?
Yi-Jun adds you to the group chat. Thank her.
Say it — your contact details
Play Maya as she exchanges contact details with Yi-Jun at the co-working space. Give your number, repeat it when Yi-Jun asks, and ask for her number too.
Listen to each cue and answer out loud. Share your email before you finish.
- Yi-Jun可以留一下你的电话吗？Can you leave your number?
- Maya (you)Give Yi-Jun your phone number.
Give Yi-Jun your phone number.
我的电话是___
My phone number is ___.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Simplified Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 我的电话是___ | My phone number is ___. | |
| 你的电话几号？ | What's your phone number? | |
| 我的电子邮箱是___ | My email is ___. | |
| 可以留一下你的电话吗？ | Can you leave your number? | |
| 号码是零九零二…… | The number is 0902... | |
| 再说一次，谢谢 | One more time, thanks. |
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