| Term | Definition |
| 他在吗? | Is he in? |
| 对不起,他不在 | I'm sorry, he's not in. |
| 你什么时候回来? | When will you return? |
| 你的电话号码是多少? | What is your phone number? |
| 我的号码是三五二六六八九 | My phone number is 352-6689 |
| 请问,马先生在吗? | Excuse me, is Mr. Ma in? |
| 你是马小姐吗? | Are you Miss Ma? |
| 你什么时候去美国? | When are you going to the US? |
| 我明白了 | I understand (now). |
| 我饿了 | I'm hungry (now). |
| 喂?你是谁? | (on the phone) Hello? Who is it? |
| 你用中文说吧 | Why don't you say it in Chinese? |
| 请再说一次 | Please say it again. |
| 我明天去中国 | I'm going to China tomorrow. |
| 他明天回来 | He's coming back tomorrow. |
| 她下午回去 | She's going back in the afternoon. |
| 老师在吗? | Is the teacher in? |
| 是我 | It's me! |
| 你在哪儿 | Where are you? |
| 我在这儿 | I'm here. |
| 我想回家 | I want to go home |
| 我的号码一四五四七八六二 | My phone number is 1454-7862 |