Capitulo 2 - Conversation Phrases

Question 1

hello (answering phone - Mexico)

Answer 1

bueno

Question 2

hello (answering phone - Spain)

Answer 2

diga/dígame

Question 3

hello (answering phone - exc. Spa/Mex)

Answer 3

¿Aló?

Question 4

Is…home, please?

Answer 4

Por favor, ¿está…?

Question 5

Is this…?

Answer 5

¿Hablo con…?

Question 6

May I ask who is calling, please?

Answer 6

¿De parte de quién, por favor?

Question 7

I’m sorry but he/she is not home.

Answer 7

Lo siento, pero no está.

Question 8

One moment, please. I’ll see if he/she is in.

Answer 8

Un momentito, por favor. Voy a ver si está.

Question 9

You have the wrong number.

Answer 9

Está equivocado.

Question 10

I would like to leave a message.

Answer 10

Quisiera dejar un recado/mensaje.

Question 11

Please, tell him/her to call me/that I’ll call him/her back.

Answer 11

Por favor, dígale (dile) que me llame/que lo/la volveré a llamar.

Question 12

If you would be kind enough to tell him/her to call me.

Answer 12

Si fuera/s tan amable de decirle que me llame.

Question 13

The line/the phone is busy

Answer 13

La línea/el teléfono está ocupada/a.

Question 14

I can’t hear very well.

Answer 14

No se oye bien.

Question 15

There’s a lot of interference.

Answer 15

Hay mucha interferencia.

Question 16

You have to hang up.

Answer 16

Tiene que colgar.

Question 17

Excuse me, but I have to go/I have to hang up.

Answer 17

Disculpe/a, pero me tengo que ir/tengo que colgar.

Question 18

Bye

Answer 18

Chao.

Question 19

I’ll talk to you later.

Answer 19

Nos hablamos.

Question 20

I’ll call you.

Answer 20

Lo/la/te llamo.