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On the phone · Spanish

Calls, messages, formal phrases. 49 Spanish words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.

A1

¿diga?phrase
hello? (answering)
— Hello? — Hi, it's María.
¿dígame?phrase
hello? (formal)
Hello? Who is this?
¿quién es?phrase
who is it?
Who is it? I don't recognize the voice.
¿sí?phrase
yes? (answering)
Yes? Who am I speaking to?
contestarverb
to answer
He doesn't answer my messages.
líneanoun
line
I take line one to the center.
llamadanoun
call
I have a missed call.
llámamephrase
call me
Call me when you get home.
llamarverb
to call
I'll call you later.
número de teléfononoun
phone number
Will you give me your phone number?
señalnoun
sign / signal
I didn't see the stop sign.
SMSnoun
text message
I'll text you the address.
soy…phrase
this is…
Hi, it's Carlos from work.
te llamo luegophrase
I'll call you later
I can't right now, I'll call you later.
un momentophrase
one moment
One moment, I'm coming.
WhatsAppnoun
WhatsApp
I'll message you on WhatsApp.

A2Premium

¿con quién hablo?phrase
who am I speaking to?
Who am I speaking with? I can’t hear you well.
¿de parte de quién?phrase
who is calling?
Who's calling, please?
¿puede llamar más tarde?phrase
can you call back later?
Could you call back later, please?
altavoznoun
speaker
Put it on speaker, please.
audionoun
audio note
I'll send you an audio on WhatsApp.
coberturanoun
coverage
I have no signal in this village.
colgarverb
to hang up
Don't hang up, I'm coming.
compañíanoun
carrier
I changed phone companies.
devolver la llamadaphrase
to call back
I'll call you back in five minutes.
hay mala coberturaphrase
the signal is bad
There's bad reception here.
llamada perdidanoun
missed call
I have two missed calls from you.
marcarverb
to score
He scored three goals in the match.
mensaje de voznoun
voice message
I left you a voice message.
no cuelguephrase
don't hang up
Don't hang up, I'll put you through to him.
no se oye bienphrase
I can't hear you well
Sorry, I can't hear you well.
prefijonoun
area code
Spain's country code is thirty-four.
se ha equivocadophrase
you've got the wrong number
Sorry, you've got the wrong number.
tarifanoun
fare
The cheapest fare is without luggage.
tononoun
dial tone
I don't hear the dial tone when I call.
videollamadanoun
video call
We had a video call with my mother.

B1Premium

¿quiere dejar un mensaje?phrase
would you like to leave a message?
Would you like to leave a message?
ahora no puede ponersephrase
they can't come to the phone now
He can't come to the phone right now, he's in a meeting.
buzón de voznoun
voice mailbox
You have three messages in your voicemail.
comunicarseverb
to get in touch
Get in touch with me by email.
contestadornoun
voicemail
I left you a message on the answering machine.
deje su mensajephrase
leave your message
Leave your message after the tone.
descolgarverb
to pick up
He picked up the phone on the first ring.
extensiónnoun
extension (phone)
Dial extension two hundred and five.
le paso con…phrase
I'll put you through to…
I'll put you through to the department.
manos libresnoun
hands-free
I talk hands-free in the car.
operadoranoun
operator
The operator put me through to the department.
se está cortandophrase
you're breaking up
I'll call you later, it's breaking up.
te oigo entrecortadophrase
you sound choppy
You're cutting out, can you repeat that?

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