Of my Chinese

Usually after any ICANN meeting, my Chinese improves a little due to my interaction with the Chinese, Taiwanese and Malaysian people whom I usually hang out with. Apparently such improvements only last for less than 5 days.

I called up a Chinese organization this morning. And my brain can’t seem to process Chinese words today.

I said,

Hello, 我可以跟Wai Heng说话吗？

And immediately after I said it, I felt dumb. Because it sounded so much like the words of a small child.

I should have said this instead!

Hello, 请问Wai Heng在吗？