🇬🇧🇨🇳 call - 打电话 : English Lesson

Meaning of "call" ("打电话"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To call means to use your voice or a phone to try to talk to someone or get their attention, like when you shout for your mom in another room or tap a button to ring someone on a phone.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I call my cousin to say I can’t talk, then we talk for 30 minutes about not talking.

I call the pizza place so much they almost call me “Cheese Commander.”

When I call my friend at 7 a.m., he calls it “a crime against sleep.”

I call my brother to help with homework, and he calls back, “Wrong number!”

I call my friend to ask about math, but we accidentally talk about pizza for an hour.

Tom and Ana drop a red ball in a tall tree. They call, "Mum!" They call out again and cry. A small dog runs and looks. They call on the phone and push to call. Mum will call back, "I can get it!" She climbs and gives the ball. They laugh and hug.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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