Calls, messages, formal phrases
A1
hello? (answering)
— ¿Diga? — Hola, soy María.
— Hello? — Hi, it's María.
hello? (formal)
¿Dígame? ¿Quién es?
Hello? Who is this?
who is it?
¿Quién es? No reconozco la voz.
Who is it? I don't recognize the voice.
yes? (answering)
¿Sí? ¿Con quién hablo?
Yes? Who am I speaking to?
to answer
No contesta a mis mensajes.
He doesn't answer my messages.
line
Cojo la línea uno hasta el centro.
I take line one to the center.
call
Tengo una llamada perdida.
I have a missed call.
call me
Llámame cuando llegues a casa.
Call me when you get home.
to call
Te llamo más tarde.
I'll call you later.
phone number
¿Me das tu número de teléfono?
Will you give me your phone number?
sign / signal
No vi la señal de stop.
I didn't see the stop sign.
text message
Te mando un SMS con la dirección.
I'll text you the address.
this is…
Hola, soy Carlos del trabajo.
Hi, it's Carlos from work.
I'll call you later
Ahora no puedo, te llamo luego.
I can't right now, I'll call you later.
one moment
Un momento, ahora voy.
One moment, I'm coming.
Te escribo por WhatsApp.
I'll message you on WhatsApp.
A2 · Premium
who am I speaking to?
¿Con quién hablo? No le oigo bien.
Who am I speaking with? I can’t hear you well.
who is calling?
¿De parte de quién, por favor?
Who's calling, please?
can you call back later?
¿Puede llamar más tarde, por favor?
Could you call back later, please?
speaker
Ponlo en altavoz, por favor.
Put it on speaker, please.
audio note
Te mando un audio por WhatsApp.
I'll send you an audio on WhatsApp.
coverage
No tengo cobertura en este pueblo.
I have no signal in this village.
to hang up
No cuelgues, ya voy.
Don't hang up, I'm coming.
carrier
Cambié de compañía telefónica.
I changed phone companies.
to call back
Te devuelvo la llamada en cinco minutos.
I'll call you back in five minutes.
the signal is bad
Hay mala cobertura aquí.
There's bad reception here.
missed call
Tengo dos llamadas perdidas tuyas.
I have two missed calls from you.
to score
Marcó tres goles en el partido.
He scored three goals in the match.
voice message
Te dejé un mensaje de voz.
I left you a voice message.
don't hang up
No cuelgue, le paso con él.
Don't hang up, I'll put you through to him.
I can't hear you well
Perdona, no se oye bien.
Sorry, I can't hear you well.
area code
El prefijo de España es el treinta y cuatro.
Spain's country code is thirty-four.
you've got the wrong number
Lo siento, se ha equivocado de número.
Sorry, you've got the wrong number.
fare
La tarifa más barata es sin equipaje.
The cheapest fare is without luggage.
dial tone
No oigo el tono al llamar.
I don't hear the dial tone when I call.
video call
Hicimos una videollamada con mi madre.
We had a video call with my mother.
B1 · Premium
would you like to leave a message?
¿Quiere dejar un mensaje?
Would you like to leave a message?
they can't come to the phone now
Ahora no puede ponerse, está en una reunión.
He can't come to the phone right now, he's in a meeting.
voice mailbox
Tienes tres mensajes en el buzón de voz.
You have three messages in your voicemail.
to get in touch
Comunícate conmigo por correo.
Get in touch with me by email.
voicemail
Te dejé un mensaje en el contestador.
I left you a message on the answering machine.
leave your message
Deje su mensaje después de la señal.
Leave your message after the tone.
to pick up
Descolgó el teléfono al primer tono.
He picked up the phone on the first ring.
extension (phone)
Marque la extensión doscientos cinco.
Dial extension two hundred and five.
I'll put you through to…
Le paso con el departamento.
I'll put you through to the department.
hands-free
Hablo por manos libres en el coche.
I talk hands-free in the car.
operator
La operadora me pasó con el departamento.
The operator put me through to the department.
you're breaking up
Te llamo luego, se está cortando.
I'll call you later, it's breaking up.
you sound choppy
Te oigo entrecortado, ¿puedes repetir?
You're cutting out, can you repeat that?
Frequently asked
49 words, each with a translation and an example sentence: A1 — 16, A2 — 20, B1 — 13.
With the A1 list: ¿diga? — hello? (answering), ¿dígame? — hello? (formal), ¿quién es? — who is it?, ¿sí? — yes? (answering), contestar — to answer, línea — line, llamada — call, llámame — call me, llamar — to call, número de teléfono — phone number. The full level is on this page.
Reading the whole topic is free and needs no account. Practice is free at A1; A2 and B1 need a Premium subscription.
Every word becomes a card that comes back right before you would forget it.
