We're learning some cell phone related words today! I was realizing recently that I still struggle to say commonly used words like, "swipe left/swipe right" or "I have you on speaker", etc, and yet with our smart phones literally being next to us everywhere we go, I thought it was time to dig into some related expressions. Come join me as I learn all about smart phones in Chinese.

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Vocabulary:

1. 设置 (shèzhì) To Set Up, also means “settings”

2. 手动设置 (shǒudòng shèzhì) Manual Set-Up

3. 提示(tíshì) Prompt(s)

4. 面部识别 (miànbù shíbié) Facial Recognition

5. 解锁 (jiěsuǒ) To Unlock

6. 下载 (xiàzài) To Download

7. 免提 (miǎn tí)Hands-Free, Speaker Phone

8. 静音 (jìngyīn) Mute

9. 音量键(yīnliàng jiàn) Volume Key

10. 滑动 (huádòng) To Slide, or Sliding Movement

11. 模式 (móshì) Mode

老奶奶: 我刚买了一部新手机，但有一些功能不太懂。你能帮我设置一下吗？(Wǒ gāng mǎile yī bù xīn shǒujī, dàn, yǒu yīxiē gōngnéng bù tài dǒng. Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shèzhì yīxià ma) I just bought a new mobile phone, but I don't understand some of its functions. Can you help me set it up?

小洋: 当然可以！你先开机，然后选择语言和地区，接下来选择手动设置。下一步，加入你的Wi-Fi。之后，你就可以根据它的提示一步一步进行操作。比如说，设置面部识别、密码解锁等等，最后选择想下载的App。这样就设置完了。(Dāngrán kěyǐ! Nǐ xiān kāijī, ránhòu xuǎnzé yǔyán hé dìqū, jiē xiàlái xuǎnzé shǒudòng shèzhì. Xià yībù, jiārù nǐ de Wi-Fi. Zhīhòu, nǐ jiù kěyǐ gēnjù tā de tíshì yībù yībù jìnxíng cāozuò. Bǐrú shuō, shèzhì miànbù shíbié, mìmǎ jiěsuǒ děng děng, zuìhòu xuǎnzé xiǎng xiàzài de App. Zhèyàng jiù shèzhì wán le.) Of course! You first turn it on, then select language and region, and then select manual settings. Next, join your Wi-Fi. After that, you can follow its prompts step by step. For example, set up facial recognition, password unlocking, etc., and finally select the Apps you want to download. This completes the setup.

老奶奶: 好的，好的，明白了！还有什么其他常用操作吗？比如怎么开免提，怎么开静音或者调音量？(Hǎo de, míngbáile! Hái yǒu qítā chángyòng de cāozuò ma? Bǐrú zěnme kāi miǎn tí, zěnme kāi jìngyīn huòzhě tiáo yīnliàng?) Okay, I got it! Are there other commonly used features? For example, how to use hands-free, mute, or how to adjust the volume?

小洋: 当你接电话的时候，可以滑动屏幕选择“免提”或者“静音”模式。也可以按手机侧面的音量键调整音量大小。(Dāng nǐ jiē diànhuà de shíhòu, kěyǐ huádòng píngmù xuǎnzé “miǎn tí” huòzhě “jìngyīn” móshì. Yě kěyǐ àn shǒujī cèmiàn de yīnliàng jiàn tiáozhěng yīnliàng dàxiǎo.) When you answer the phone, you can slide the screen to select "hands-free" or "silent" mode. You can also press the volume keys on the side of the phone to adjust.

老奶奶: 学会了！如果我还有其他问题的话，再来找你吧！(Xuéhuìle! Rúguǒ wǒ hái yǒu qítā wèntí dehuà, zàilái zhǎo nǐ ba) Got it! If I have any other questions, I’ll come find you!

小洋：好的。随时！(Hǎo de. Suíshí!) Okay. Anytime!