HSK 1
HSK 1 · App lesson 13
15-25 min 6 words Official 6.1/3 8 sections

Ask for a phone number with 多少, ask how with 怎么, and answer a call with 喂.

New HSK Course 1, official lesson 6, part 1 of 3.

Two classmates exchanging a mobile phone number in a bright classroom
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

The class needs a way to stay in touch. These six words open a phone conversation.

手(shǒu)机(jī) 多(duō)少(shǎo) 怎(zěn)么(me) 电(diàn)话(huà) 哪(nǎ) 喂(wèi)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing mobile phone
手(shǒu)机(jī)

mobile phone

Model sentence
What to notice

手机 is the everyday word for a cell phone.

Try it

Hear 手, then 机.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing how much
多(duō)少(shǎo)

how much; how many

Model sentence
What to notice

多少 asks for a number that may be large.

Try it

Neutral-tone 少 is common in this question word.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing how
怎(zěn)么(me)

how

Model sentence
What to notice

怎么 asks for the way to do something.

Try it

Put 怎么 before the verb.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing telephone
电(diàn)话(huà)

telephone; phone call

Model sentence
What to notice

电话 can mean the device or the call.

Try it

Practice 打电话 as one idea later.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing which
哪(nǎ)

which

Model sentence
What to notice

哪 asks which person or thing.

Try it

Do not mix 哪 with 那.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing hello (on the phone)
喂(wèi)

hello (on the phone)

Model sentence
What to notice

喂 is for answering a call, not for greeting in the classroom.

Try it

Say 喂 first, then 你好.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        Two patterns hold the lesson together.

        Use 多少 for the number, 怎么 for the method, and 喂 when the call starts.

        1 Asking an amount with 多少 2 Asking how with 怎么
        Grammar 01 / 02
        …是多少？

        Asking an amount with 多少

        Use 多少 when the number may be large, such as a phone number. 几 is better for small counts you already know.

        Grammar 02 / 02
        怎么 + verb？

        Asking how with 怎么

        Put 怎么 before a verb to ask how to do it. 喂 is what you say when you pick up the phone.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: This is my mobile phone.

        Hear 手, then 机.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "hello (on the phone)".

        喂 is for answering a call, not for greeting in the classroom.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        课(kè)堂(táng)上(shàng)的(de)电(diàn)话(huà)

        A phone in class

        小(xiǎo)语(yǔ)：哪(nǎ)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)号(hào)是(shì)多(duō)少(shǎo)？

        李(lǐ)文(wén)：喂(wèi)，你好(nǐhǎo)！这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)电(diàn)话(huà)。

        Xiaoyu: Which one is your phone?

        Li Wen: This is my phone.

        Anna: What is your mobile number?

        Li Wen: Hello! This is my number.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What does 小语 ask about first?
        Question 01

        What does 小语 ask about first?

        Question 2: Who asks for the mobile number?
        Question 02

        Who asks for the mobile number?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Ask someone for their mobile number.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "mobile phone"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "hello (on the phone)"?

        Lesson complete

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