Ch 24 · Lesson 20French · Chapter 24 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
On the phone
Answering, asking for someone, and the lines that rescue a call you cannot follow.
Why these go together
The phone is harder than face to face, because there is no face. French has fixed phrases for each step of a call, and knowing them frees your attention for the part that matters. sounds like "do not leave" and means hold the line; nobody is ordering you to stay.
, , Sam .
Hello, this is Sam speaking.
Literally: hello, good day, it is Sam at the device
Martin, .
I would like to speak to Mrs Martin, please.
, .
Hold the line, I will put you through to her.
Literally: do not leave, I pass her to you
, ?
Could you say that again, please?
.
I cannot hear you very well.
Literally: I hear you badly
?
Can I leave a message?
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Allô, bonjour, c'est Sam à l'. (Hello, this is Sam speaking.)
Je voudrais à Madame Martin, s'il vous plaît. (I would like to speak to Mrs Martin, please.)
Ne pas, je vous la passe. (Hold the line, I will put you through to her.)
Pouvez-vous , s'il vous plaît ? (Could you say that again, please?)
Je vous mal. (I cannot hear you very well.)
Je peux un message ? (Can I leave a message?)
Lesson 20 of 27 in this chapter