On the phone · German
Calls, messages, formal phrases. 56 German words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.
A1
abnehmenverbto pick up (phone)
Nobody is picking up.
Anrufnouncall
I am expecting an important call.
anrufenverbto call
I will call you tonight.
auflegenverbto hang up
Please don't hang up now.
besetztadjoccupied / busy
The line is busy.
erreichenverbto reach
I can't reach him.
Festnetznounlandline
We still have a landline.
Gesprächnounconversation
The conversation was very short.
Hörernounreceiver
Please pick up the receiver.
klingelnverbto ring
The phone is ringing.
Klingeltonnounringtone
His ringtone is very loud.
Kontaktnouncontact
I save your contact.
Mailboxnounvoicemail
Please leave a message on the voicemail.
Netznounnetwork
I have no signal here.
Signalnounsignal
The signal is very weak.
SIM-KartenounSIM card
I buy a new SIM card.
SMSnountext message
He doesn’t reply to my texts.
Tarifnountariff
My tariff is cheap.
Telefonnummernounphone number
My phone number is on the card.
Vorwahlnounarea code
The area code of Berlin is 030.
wählenverbto dial
Dial the right number.
zurückrufenverbto call back
I will call you back later.
A2Premium
Anrufernouncaller
The caller did not identify himself.
aufladenverbto top up
I need to top up my phone.
Aufladungnountop-up
You can top up via the app.
Auskunftnoundirectory enquiries
Directory enquiries gives me the number.
buchstabierenverbto spell out
Can you spell that out?
Datenvolumennoundata allowance
My data allowance is used up.
Durchwahlnounextension
My extension is 245.
Ferngesprächnounlong-distance call
A long-distance call is more expensive.
hinterlassenverbto leave (a message)
Please leave a message.
Roamingnounroaming
Abroad I pay for roaming.
Rückrufnouncallback
I ask for a callback.
Spamnounspam
I get a lot of spam calls.
Sprachnachrichtnounvoice message
She sends me a voice message.
Telefonatnounphone call
The phone call lasted an hour.
Telefonbuchnounphone book
The number is in the phone book.
Telefonkonferenznounconference call
The conference call starts soon.
Telefonzellenounphone booth
Phone booths hardly exist anymore.
verbindenverbto connect
I will connect you to the department.
Warteschleifenounhold queue
I am stuck in the hold queue.
weiterleitenverbto forward
I forward the call.
B1Premium
abbrechenverbto cut off (a call)
The call was suddenly cut off.
Anbieterwechselnounprovider change
The provider change was worth it.
durchstellenverbto put through
One moment, I’ll put you through.
Erreichbarkeitnounreachability
He is reachable around the clock.
Flatratenounflat rate
With the flat rate I call without limits.
Gesprächsdauernouncall duration
The call duration was over an hour.
Mobilfunkanbieternounmobile provider
I am switching my mobile provider.
Mobilfunknetznounmobile network
The mobile network was down after the storm.
Mobilfunkvertragnounmobile contract
My mobile contract expires soon.
Netzabdeckungnounnetwork coverage
In the countryside the network coverage is poor.
Prepaidkartenounprepaid card
A prepaid card has no contract.
Verbindungsqualitätnounconnection quality
The connection quality is poor.
Vertragslaufzeitnouncontract term
The contract term ends in March.
Videoanrufnounvideo call
We make a video call with the family.
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