Making business phone calls: Scheduling a meeting over the phone
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Key Phrases
我想找王經理。
wǒ xiǎng zhǎo wáng jīng lǐ
I'd like to speak with Manager Wang.
下週二上午可以嗎？
xià zhōu èr shàng wǔ kě yǐ ma
Would next Tuesday morning be okay?
在我們公司見吧。
zài wǒ men gōng sī jiàn ba
Let's meet at our company.
Skills You'll Learn
Learn how to ask for and confirm the person you want to speak to on the phone
學會如何在電話中詢問並確認通話對象
xué huì rú hé zài diàn huà zhōng xún wèn bìng què rèn tōng huà duì xiàng
Learn how to propose and negotiate a meeting time
學會如何提議並協商會面時間
xué huì rú hé tí yì bìng xié shāng huì miàn shí jiān
Learn how to arrange a meeting location and politely end a conversation
學會如何約定會面地點並禮貌結束對話
xué huì rú hé yuē dìng huì miàn dì diǎn bìng lǐ mào jié shù duì huà
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're a salesperson calling a company in Taiwan. You want to speak with Manager Wang and set up a time to meet.
您好，大華公司，請問找哪位？
nín hǎo dà huá gōng sī qǐng wèn zhǎo nǎ wèi
Hello, Dahua Company. Who would you like to speak to?
您好，我想找王經理。
nín hǎo wǒ xiǎng zhǎo wáng jīng lǐ
Hello, I'd like to speak with Manager Wang.
我就是，請問哪裡找？
wǒ jiù shì qǐng wèn nǎ lǐ zhǎo
Speaking. May I ask who's calling?
我是新星公司的業務，想跟您約時間見面。
wǒ shì xīn xīng gōng sī de yè wù xiǎng gēn nín yuē shí jiān jiàn miàn
I'm a sales representative from Xinxing Company. I'd like to set up a time to meet with you.
好啊，您哪天方便？
hǎo a nín nǎ tiān fāng biàn
Sure. What day works for you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
請問找哪位？
qǐng wèn zhǎo nǎ wèi
Who would you like to speak to?
💬 哪位 (nǎ wèi) is the polite way to say "who"; plain 誰 (shéi) "who" would sound too blunt to a caller.
See breakdown →公司
gōng sī
Company
我想找
wǒ xiǎng zhǎo
I'd like to speak to
💬 找 (zhǎo) literally means "to look for", but on the phone it's how you ask for someone. Swap in any name: 我想找李小姐 "I'd like to speak with Ms. Li".
See breakdown →經理
jīng lǐ
Manager
🇹🇼 In Taiwan people are often addressed by surname plus title, like 王經理 "Manager Wang", rather than by first name. On a business call this is the polite default.
See breakdown →王經理
wáng jīng lǐ
Manager Wang
💬 Job titles go after the surname, not before: 陳老師 "Teacher Chen", 林醫生 "Dr. Lin".
🇹🇼 In Taiwanese offices, people call managers and clients by surname plus title rather than by given name, even after working together for years.
See breakdown →我想找王經理。
wǒ xiǎng zhǎo wáng jīng lǐ
I'd like to speak with Manager Wang.
我就是。
wǒ jiù shì
Speaking.
💬 就是 here points right back at the speaker, "I'm the very one". You'll hear the same idea in 我就是王經理 "I'm Manager Wang myself".
See breakdown →請問哪裡找？
qǐng wèn nǎ lǐ zhǎo
May I ask who's calling?
💬 哪裡 usually means "where", but here it really asks which company or organization you're calling from. That's why the polite reply names your company, like 我是ABC公司的 "I'm from ABC Company".
🇹🇼 Receptionists and assistants in Taiwan say this when screening calls. Expect to give your company name before you're put through.
See breakdown →業務
yè wù
Sales representative
💬 業務 (yè wù) can mean the business itself or the person doing sales, depending on context. In Taiwan, calling someone "a 業務" usually means a salesperson.
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