How to Say “Let us talk on the phone” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 3
"Let us talk on the phone" in Chinese is 我们打电话说吧 (Wǒmen dǎ diànhuà shuō ba). 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) literally means 'hit/make a phone call'; 打 is the standard verb for making calls. The 吧 (ba) at the end is crucial: it turns a statement into a soft suggestion, like 'let's' in English.
Primary translation
我们打电话说吧
Wǒmen dǎ diànhuà shuō ba
Traditional: 我們打電話說吧
Variants by register
Casual
打电话聊吧
Dǎ diànhuà liáo ba
When to use it
打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) literally means 'hit/make a phone call'; 打 is the standard verb for making calls. The 吧 (ba) at the end is crucial: it turns a statement into a soft suggestion, like 'let's' in English. In reality, most Chinese professionals prefer 微信语音 (wēixìn yǔyīn, WeChat voice call) over regular phone calls because it's free and connected to chat context; so you'll often hear 我们微信聊吧 (wǒmen wēixìn liáo ba) instead. Actual phone calls feel more formal or urgent in modern Chinese work culture.
Example sentences
这件事太复杂，我们打电话说吧。
Zhè jiàn shì tài fùzá, wǒmen dǎ diànhuà shuō ba.
This matter is too complicated, let's talk on the phone.
你现在方便吗？我给你打电话。
Nǐ xiànzài fāngbiàn ma? Wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
Is now convenient? I'll call you.
打字太慢了，直接打电话吧。
Dǎzì tài màn le, zhíjiē dǎ diànhuà ba.
Typing is too slow, let's just call directly.