1 Formal telephone conversations
Here are some useful phrases to conduct telephone conversations in formal contexts.
Vocabulario | |
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To answer the phone: | |
¿Dígame? / ¿Diga? | Hello. (Literally: Tell me.) |
Bueno. (México) Aló. (LAm) | Hello. |
Museo Nacional, buenas tardes. | National Museum, good afternoon. |
To ask to speak to somebody: | |
¿Me puede poner con el señor Reina? | Can you put me through to Mr Reina? |
¿Me pone con Luz Perales? | Can you put me through to Luz Perales? |
¿Puedo hablar con la señora Valle? | Can I speak to Mrs Valle? |
¿Con Ester García, por favor? | With Ester García, please? |
To ask who is calling or say who is speaking: | |
¿De parte de quién? | Who is calling? |
¿Con quién hablo? | Who am I speaking to? |
Soy Matilde Fernández. | It’s Matilde Fernández. |
Habla Matilde Fernández (LAm). | Matilde Fernández speaking. |
To put people through: | |
Le pongo en seguida. | I’m putting you through right away. |
Un momento, le paso. | One moment, I’m putting you through. |
Activity _unit3.2.1 Activity 1
Read the expressions below, and drag and drop them to match with the appropriate English descriptions.
Using the following two lists, match each numbered item with the correct letter.
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Sí, un momento, le paso
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¿Puedo hablar con el señor Gonzalo Reina?
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¿De parte de quién?
a.putting someone through
b.asking who is calling
c.asking to speak to a person
The correct answers are:
- 1 = a
- 2 = c
- 3 = b