Ever dialed the wrong number and just hung up in embarrassment? What if you didn’t? This gentle little story shows how one tired phone call and a lonely stranger turned a mistake into something warm.
Key vocab
打错 – dǎ cuò – to dial the wrong number; to make a mistake
打电话 – dǎ diàn huà – to make a phone call
累 – lèi – tired
对不起 – duì bu5 qǐ – sorry
挂电话 – guà diàn huà – to hang up the phone
为什么 – wèi shén me5 – why
工作 – gōng zuò – to work; work
认识 – rèn shi5 – to know (someone)
说话 – shuō huà – to talk; to speak
高兴 – gāo xìng – happy; glad
打电话 – dǎ diàn huà – to make a phone call
累 – lèi – tired
对不起 – duì bu5 qǐ – sorry
挂电话 – guà diàn huà – to hang up the phone
为什么 – wèi shén me5 – why
工作 – gōng zuò – to work; work
认识 – rèn shi5 – to know (someone)
说话 – shuō huà – to talk; to speak
高兴 – gāo xìng – happy; glad
打错了
王明正在打电话。”喂，妈妈，是我。我今天很累。”
电话里是一个老人。他说：”对不起，我不是你妈妈。你打错了。”
“啊，对不起！”王明想挂电话。
但是老人说：”等一下。你为什么这么累？”
“我今天工作了很长时间，还没有吃饭。”
老人说：”累的时候，也要吃饭。”
王明笑了。”谢谢。”
老人说：”我一个人在家。我们说说话，好吗？”
“好。”
两个人不认识，但是他们说了很长时间。
那天，他们都很高兴。
2 replies on “Dialogue: 打错了 – Wrong Number”
Love these Newby lessons that allow me to just read with no help! It’s encouraging for whenever I need to face the Beginner or Intermediate ones 🙂
First time reading a full text in chinese. Proud of myself despite the difficulty