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Phone Call Between A Husband and A Wife in Chinese | HSK 2 Listening Practice
In this HSK 2 listening practice, we will practice with a dialogue, which is a phone call between a husband and a wife in Chinese.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Listen to this HSK 2 listening practice
- Repeat after the dialogue
- Answer the given questions
- Practice daily until fluent
QUESTIONS
zhàngfu zài gěi qīzi dǎ diànhuà
丈夫在给妻子打电话。
The husband is calling the wife.
- zhàngfu wèishénme gěi qīzi dǎ diànhuà
丈夫为什么给妻子打电话？
why is the husband calling the wife - qīzi xiànzài zài nǎr
妻子现在在哪儿？
where is the wife right now - qīzi zhège xīngqīwǔ yào jiābān ma
妻子这个星期五要加班吗？
is the wife working overtime this Friday
TRANSCRIPT
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
丈夫 Husband 妻子Wife
丈夫：Hello, what o'clock are you returning home today? Me and the kids want to go with you to (our) friend's home to watch a movie.
妻子：(I) don't know, our company plans to have a meeting today.
丈夫：Why does your company need to have a meeting today?
妻子：Because our manager is going to Shanghai next week, he’s in the company today, so (we) have the meeting today.
丈夫：Are you going to Shanghai with your guys’ manager too?
妻子：I am not going, I need to work overtime in the office. He goes by himself.
丈夫：How come you work overtime every day? Do other people work overtime every day as well?
妻子：Our company’s every person all need to work overtime every day.
丈夫：You need to work, and also need to rest, don’t work overtime every day (anymore)!
妻子：I got (it), this Friday I don’t work overtime, let’s watch a movie with the kids (then)!
丈夫：OK, I love you.
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