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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
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Will you call me at/in China's time?
Hello,
Suppose that a Chinese employer wants to hire me but before hiring me, he wants to have an interview with me on Skype. He is in China and I am in another country. He says that he will call me through the Skype to interview with me. Accordingly, I want to ask him when he will call me. I know that sentences 1 to 10 are correct but what about 11, 12, 13 and 14? Are they also correct?
1. Will you call me at 10pm Chinese time?
2. What time will you call from China?
3. I'll call at 9pm your/my time.
4. Will the time you give me for the telephone appointment be China Standard Time?
5. Will the telephone appointment time be China Standard Time?
6. Is that 9am China Standard Time?
7. "What time, China Standard Time, will you call me, please?"
8. "What time, Beijing Time, will you be calling, please?"
9. At what time, Beijing Time, should I be ready to take your call?"
10. What time will you call me, in your time?
11. Will you call me at China time?
12. Will you call me at China's time?
13. Will you call me in China time?
14. Will you call me in China's time?
Thank you.
Suppose that a Chinese employer wants to hire me but before hiring me, he wants to have an interview with me on Skype. He is in China and I am in another country. He says that he will call me through the Skype to interview with me. Accordingly, I want to ask him when he will call me. I know that sentences 1 to 10 are correct but what about 11, 12, 13 and 14? Are they also correct?
1. Will you call me at 10pm Chinese time?
2. What time will you call from China?
3. I'll call at 9pm your/my time.
4. Will the time you give me for the telephone appointment be China Standard Time?
5. Will the telephone appointment time be China Standard Time?
6. Is that 9am China Standard Time?
7. "What time, China Standard Time, will you call me, please?"
8. "What time, Beijing Time, will you be calling, please?"
9. At what time, Beijing Time, should I be ready to take your call?"
10. What time will you call me, in your time?
11. Will you call me at China time?
12. Will you call me at China's time?
13. Will you call me in China time?
14. Will you call me in China's time?
Thank you.
Top answer
No. sentences 11-14 are unnatural. Try, Will you call me at 9 pm Beijing time?
- No.
- sentences 11-14 are unnatural.
- Try, Will you call me at 9 pm Beijing time?
- , A: I'll call you at 9 pm on Thursday.
- B: Is that 9 pm Beijing time/your time?
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No. sentences 11-14 are unnatural.
Try,
Will you call me at 9 pm Beijing time?
or, e.g.,
A: I'll call you at 9 pm on Thursday.
B: Is that 9 pm Beijing time/your time?
Try,
Will you call me at 9 pm Beijing time?
or, e.g.,
A: I'll call you at 9 pm on Thursday.
B: Is that 9 pm Beijing time/your time?
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The official name internationally may be China Standard Time, but most people I've heard referring to time in that country use Beijing Time. Instead of Beijing, they may use the name of of any large local city, or even of the town in which they or the person they are talking to. are located.
When I lived and worked in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, I used Jinzhou Ti
When I lived and worked in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, I used Jinzhou Ti
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teechrWill you call me at 9 pm Beijing time?Thank you.
What if I omit "9 pm". Then what preposition should I use for the time? "in" or "at"?
I mean:
1. Will you call me at Beijing time?
2. Will you call me in Beijing time?
Are both correct?
Thank you.
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If you omit "9 pm" then the question makes no sense. No matter what time I call you, it is both Denver time for me and Beijing time for you. Specifying "Beijing time" only makes sense if you are referring to a specific time.
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