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What are the common words in English for making phone calls?

1, call the public phone:

1. I'm calling from a public phone, so I'll call her again.

I am not at home now, so I will call her again around three o'clock.

Can I use your phone?

Do you mind if I use your phone?

5. How do I make an outside call?

Translation and analysis:

1. I'm calling from a public phone now. I'll call her again.

I'm not at home now. I'll call her again around three o'clock.

Can I borrow your phone?

Do you mind if I use your phone?

5. How to make an outside call?

Analysis:

1. The public telephone is a public telephone, and the pay telephone is also a (coin-operated) public telephone; A pay phone booth is a phone booth.

2. Making a public phone call outside means that you can't get the other party to call back, so you will usually tell me when or how to contact me next time.

3. Sometimes you can't find a public telephone, you need to borrow it from a merchant if necessary, or you can use the above words when borrowing the telephone of another company.

4. The outside line is the "outside telephone" and the extension is the telephone (inside line) extension.

2. Error number:

1. Sorry, I dialed the wrong number.

2. Is this 02-27 18-5398?

3. Sorry to bother you.

Sorry, I think I must have dialed the wrong number.

5. Can I check the number? Is it 22 1 1-3344?

Translation and analysis

1. Sorry, I dialed the wrong number. (The wrong number usually means: there is a wrong number)

2. Is this 02-27 18-5398?

I'm sorry to bother you.

Sorry, I think I must have dialed the wrong number.

May I check the telephone number? Is it 22 1 1-3344?

Analysis: 1. The area code is 2. The pronunciation of the telephone number is 02-22 1 1-3224, which is pronounced as area code 022 1324. * 0 can be pronounced as oh.

3. Sorry for calling so late:

I am sorry to call you so late. Sorry to call so late.

I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time. I'm sorry to call you at this time. I hope I'm not disturbing you.

I wish I hadn't woken you up so early. I hope I didn't bother you so early.

I am sorry to call you so early. Sorry to call so early.

I'm sorry to bother you at this time. I'm sorry to bother you at this time.

4. Expression in an emergency:

1. It's urgent. May I have her mobile phone number? I'm in a hurry. Can you tell me her mobile phone number?

Can you tell me where I can find her? Can you tell me where I can find her?

This is an emergency. I need to get in touch with him at once. Can you tell me where I can find him?

5. If the other party is absent:

1. Nothing important. Nothing important.

There's nothing urgent. Thank you, goodbye. Nothing urgent, thank you. Bye.

I'll call her again. I'll call her again.

I will call back later. I'll call again later.

Please ask Miss Chen to call me back. Please ask Miss Chen to call me back.

Could you tell her to call Carol as soon as possible? Could you ask her to call Carlo as soon as possible?

Ask her to call Carol's house after seven. Ask her to call Carol's house after seven o'clock.

8. Can I leave a message? Can I leave a message?

Please ask her to call me back. Ask her to call me back.

10. Could you ask him to call me back? Could you ask him to call me back?

1 1. Please tell her that Carol is looking for her.

12. Let me call back later. Thank you. I'll call again later. Thank you.

13. Please tell him to call 2233-4455. Ask him to call 2233-4455.

6, answering machine:

This is a recording. I'm not at home now. Please leave a message after the beep. Thank you.

This is the answering machine. I'm not at home now. Please leave a message after the beep. thank you

(*: The answering machine is a telephone answering machine)

This is Carol. Please call me when you are free. My number is 2244-6688.

I'm Carlo. Please call me back when you are free. My number is 2244-6688.

When you leave a message on the answering machine, it is no different from the general message. Just say the following:

1. Caller name

Step 2 announce a moratorium

3. the purpose of the call

4. Contact number or method

7. Order goods and ask:

1. I want to order a party dress from your catalogue.

2. Can I order some flowers?

3. How can I pay for this project?

I want to buy the car in your TV advertisement.

Please send me your catalogue.

6. Do you have a stock of Life Menu Magazine X?

7. How long will it take?

8. The product you sent me was not what I ordered.

9. I'm calling about the order I placed a month ago. Not yet.

Translation and analysis

1. I want to order an evening dress from your catalogue.

Can I order some flowers?

3. How do I pay?

I want to buy the car in your TV advertisement.

Please send me the catalogue.

6. Is the tenth issue of Life Menu still in stock?

7. How long will it take to deliver it?

8. The product you sent is not what I ordered.

9. I'm calling because I ordered something a month ago. The product hasn't arrived yet.

Analysis:

1. Now telephone or online ordering is also very popular in China. Even if people are in China, they can order products in foreign catalogues. But before you make a phone call, you must write down the model and size of the goods to save the call time.

2.commercial refers to commercial advertisements (in TV and radio), which can also be called commercial movies, abbreviated as C.F., while advertising refers to (plane) advertisements, abbreviated as AD; Advertising mail is advertising mail; The advertising column is the advertising column, which is very common.

Place means to place an order. Place an order with sb.

8. It is one of the most impolite behaviors to thank you by phone after accepting a gift or entertainment from others:

1. Thank you for your gift. This is exactly what I want.

Thank you very much for your homemade cake.

I don't know how to thank you for such beautiful flowers.

I received your gift. Thank you for your lovely bracelet.

Translation:

1. Thank you for your gift. This is exactly what I want.

Thank you very much for the cake.

I really don't know how to thank you for such beautiful flowers.

I received your gift. Thank you for your lovely bracelet.

When answering others' thanks, you can say the following sentences, all of which have polite meaning:

1. You're welcome.

2. Not at all. It's nothing.

I'd love to. I'd love to.

Don't worry about it.

It doesn't matter. It's nothing.

6. It's no trouble at all. It's no trouble at all.

I'm glad you are satisfied.

9, can't hear clearly:

1. Sorry, I don't understand you. Sorry, I don't understand what you said.

Sorry, I don't understand. Sorry, I don't understand.

Sorry, I don't understand what you said. Sorry, I didn't catch what you said.

I can't hear you clearly.

I can hardly hear your voice. I can hardly hear you.

I can't hear you clearly. I can't hear you clearly.

7. Our connection is not good. The communication effect is not very good.

I can't understand what you are saying. I can't hear you clearly.

When the above situation occurs, you can ask the other party to repeat it. You can say:

1. What? could you say that again , please?

2. Excuse me. would you please say that again. Both of the above sentences mean sorry, but when used in conversation, if there is no explanation at the end of the sentence, it is to ask the other party to say it again. When you hear this sentence, you should know that the other party is going to say it again.

3. What did you say? Can you say that again? This sentence has the meaning of asking the other party to forgive and say it again.

4. Can you repeat it? Can you say that again?

5. Can you say it again? Can you say that again?

10, please speak slowly:

1. Can you speak more slowly? Could you speak more slowly?

Can you speak a little louder? Could you speak a little louder? (Say it out loud)

Can you speak more clearly? Can you speak more clearly?

4. Can you explain more for me? Can you explain it to me?

Please speak louder. Please speak up.

6. Can you slow down? Take your time, okay?

1 1, work articles help to extend:

1. Can I get extension 211?

2. Can I have extension 211?

3. May I speak to David at extension 2 1 1?

4. Please get extension 2 1 1.

Please connect me with extension 2 1 1.

6. Can you put me through to the personnel department?

Usually, the longer the sentence, the more polite it is. Too short will make people feel reckless.

1. Could you please transfer me to extension 2 1 1?

Could you please transfer me to extension 2 1 1?

3. May I speak to David? The telephone extension is 2 1 1.

Please go to 2 1 1.

Please give me extension 2 1 1.

6. Can you put me through to the personnel department?