Chinese phrase
电话是〜 diàn huà shì 〜
Meaning
The phone call was from ___
When to use it
This pattern says who a phone call was from. It is a simple, neutral way to name the caller.
Example dialogue
刚才谁打电话来的？ gāng cái shuí dǎ diàn huà lái de
Who called a moment ago?
电话是张老师打来的。 diàn huà shì zhāng lǎo shī dǎ lái de
The phone call was from Teacher Zhang.