to make a telephone call

dǎ diàn huà

d+ǎ·3rd toned+iàn·4th toneh+uà·4th tone

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I'll call you around five o'clock.

我会在5点左右打电话给你。

I'll call you at seven.

七点钟我打电话给你.

I called you, on the one hand to invite you out to eat, and on the other to tell you my son is going to get married.

我打电话给你，一来是想请你吃饭，二来是想告诉你我儿子要结婚了。

In case I can't come, I'll give you a call beforehand.

万一来不了，我会先给你打电话。

I will give you a call as soon as I get home.

我一回到家就打电话给你。

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