webmagnets Posted November 30, 2009 at 07:19 PM Report Posted November 30, 2009 at 07:19 PM On the phone I want to say: "Hello, this is Nathan." Please respond in pinyin and simplified. Quote
adrianlondon Posted November 30, 2009 at 08:27 PM Report Posted November 30, 2009 at 08:27 PM And then what happens? Are you able to handle the rest of the conversation in Mandarin? ;) Quote
abcdefg Posted November 30, 2009 at 10:57 PM Report Posted November 30, 2009 at 10:57 PM On the phone I want to say: "Hello, this is Nathan." It's different from English. More like "Hello, I am Nathan." 你好，我是xxx. = nǐhǎo, wǒ shì xxx Quote
webmagnets Posted November 30, 2009 at 11:00 PM Author Report Posted November 30, 2009 at 11:00 PM Thanks. It is the same in Spanish. Quote
taylor04 Posted December 1, 2009 at 09:58 PM Report Posted December 1, 2009 at 09:58 PM Also, when a Chinese person answers the phone they say, 喂 wei4 but usually pronounced wei2, this is hello just for answering the phone Quote
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