Ch 27 · Lesson 21Spanish · Chapter 27 · Lesson 21 · Phrase session
On the phone
Answering, asking who is calling, leaving a message, and the call that drops.
Why these go together
The phone strips away gesture and lip-reading, so it feels two levels harder than talking face to face. Set phrases are the answer, starting with how you pick up, which changes by country: ¿? or ¿? in Spain, ¿? in Mexico, ¿? across much of South America.
¿?
Hello? (answering the phone, Spain)
Literally: say
¿ ?
Who is calling?
Literally: on the part of whom
, .
One moment, I will put them on.
Literally: a moment, now he or she comes to the phone
¿ ?
Can I leave a message for them?
.
We have been cut off.
Literally: the call has cut itself
.
I will call you in five minutes.
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
¿? (Hello? (answering the phone, Spain))
¿De de quién? (Who is calling?)
Un , ahora se pone. (One moment, I will put them on.)
¿Le puedo dejar un ? (Can I leave a message for them?)
Se ha la llamada. (We have been cut off.)
Te llamo en cinco . (I will call you in five minutes.)
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