On the phone

你好，我找格林先生。

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ zhǎo gé lín xiān shēng.

Hello, I'm looking for Mr. Green.

等一会儿。

Děng yī huì er.

Wait a while.

等一下儿。

Děng yí xià ér.

Wait a moment.

他不在，我能替他捎个口信吗？

Tā bù zài, wǒ néng tì tā shāo gè kǒu xìn ma?

He is not here, can I send a message for him?

是的，麻烦了。

Shì de, má fán le.

Yes, it's troublesome.

你能接下电话吗？

Nǐ néng jiē xià diàn huà ma?

Can you answer the phone?

我想打个长途电话。

Wǒ xiǎng dǎ gè cháng tú diàn huà.

I want to make a long-distance call.

我是玛丽。

Wǒ shì mǎ lì.

I'm Mary.

你能告诉格林先生我给他打了电话吗？

Nǐ néng gào sù gé lín xiān shēng wǒ gěi tā dǎ le diàn huà ma?

Can you tell Mr. Green that I called him?

我一定拨错号了。

Wǒ yí dìng bō cuò hào le.

I must have dialed the wrong number.

我打不通。

Wǒ dǎ bù tōng.

I can't get through.

我得挂电话了。

Wǒ děi guà diàn huà le.

I have to hang up the phone.

你能明天回个电话吗？

Nǐ néng míng tiān huí gè diàn huà ma?

Can you call me back tomorrow?

电话出了点儿毛病。

Diàn huà chū le diǎn ér máo bìng.

There's something wrong with the phone.

我试着给你打电话，但老占线。

Wǒ shì zhe gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà, dàn lǎo zhàn xiàn.

I tried to call you, but the line kept busy.