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Internet and E-mailing Phone Country

Useful vocabulary

  • phone
  • mobile phone
  • mobile phone battery
  • charger
  • memory card
  • landline
  • answering machine
  • to turn on the phone
  • to turn off the phone
  • to press a button
  • to hold a button
  • to enter the PIN
  • to dial a number
  • to answer a phone
  • to charge a battery
  • to connect the phone to the charger
  • to hang up
  • voice mail
  • wrong number

Halo, who's speaking?

Where is the nearest phone box?
I'd like to make a reverse charge call.
I have to make a phone call.
May I use your mobile phone?
There's a phone call for you.
Halo?
Who is speaking?
Who's calling?
This is Mr Smith. (formal)
This is Charles speaking. (informal)
I'm calling about ...
I'd like to speak to ...
Can I speak to the decision maker?
Who do you want to speak to?
Speaking.
What company are you calling from?
How do you spell that?
Hold on, please.
Hold on I'm going to put you through.
I'll just get him.
I'll just get her.
I'll put him on.
I'll put her on.
He's not here.
She's not here.
I'm sorry, he's not available at the moment.
I'm sorry, he's in a meeting at the moment.
He isn't in the office now.
I'm afraid he's not available at the moment.
He's on the other line.
Can I leave a message for him?
Would you like to leave a message?
Can I take a message?
Could you give him a message?
Hold on. I'll get something to write with.
I'll call back later.
Please call back later.
Try to call in an hour.
Can I call you back?
Could you ask him to call me?
What's your number?
Could I take your name and number, please?
Thanks for calling.
I'm sorry, I'm busy at the moment.
I'm sorry, I'm not interested.
Sorry, I must have dialled a wrong number.
I can't hear you well.
Can you speak up please?
What's the number for the police?
What's the number for the ambulance?
What's the dialling code for ...?

I can't get through

The line is engaged all the time.
There is no answer.
I can't get a dialling tone.
I'm only getting an answering machine.
I can't get through to him.
Nobody answers the phone.
It got disconnected.
My battery is low.

Fax

fax
I need to send a fax.
Is there a fax for me?
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