Dialogues

1. 喂，请问是哪位？Wéi, qǐngwèn shì nǎ wèi?
Hello. Who is it?
The Chinese are used to saying "wei2" first when they make or pick up a phone call. Wei2 is like a kind of greeting, equal to "hello" in English. "qing3 wen4 shi4 nei3 wei4?"who is it? Qing3 means please.Wen4 means 4 means be. nei3 wei4, which one.Or you can say: na3 wei4.

2. 你什么时候有空？Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng?
When are you free?　
If you want to make an appointment with your friend first, you need to ask "when are you free"?in chinese you can say:" ni3 shen2me shi2hou you3 kong4?" ni3 is 2me is what. shi2hou is time or 3 kong4 means free.

3. 我们几点见面？在哪儿见面？Wǒmen jǐ diǎn jiàn miàn? Zài nǎr jiàn miàn?
What time shall we meet? Where?
you may wonder what time and where would you two meet, in Chinese you can say: wo3men ji3 dian3 jian4 mian4? Zai4 nar3 jian4mian4? "wo3men" means we. ji3, literally means which. dian3 means point. jian4mian4 is to meet. "wo3men ji3 dian3 jian4mian4?" can be literally translated into: we which time meet. Actually it means "when shall we meet?" zai4 is a preposition word. It's equal to "at" in English. nar3 is 4mian4 again is to meet. "where shall we meet" in Chinese is: Zai4 nar3 jian4mian4?