INTERPERSONAL
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.
zhàngfu zài gěi qīzi dǎ diànhuà
丈夫在给妻子打电话。
The husband is calling the wife.
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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