On the phone
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어휘
- teléfonotelephone
- llamarto call
- mensajemessage
- contestarto answer
- sonarto ring
- colgarto hang up
- ocupadobusy
- marcarto dial
- buzón de vozvoicemail
- línealine
Phone calls in Spanish
Making and receiving phone calls in Spanish follows specific formulas. Learning these set phrases will help you sound natural even at the A1 level.
Answering the phone
In Spain, people usually answer with:
- ¿Diga? / ¿Dígame? — Hello? (formal)
- ¿Sí? — Yes? (informal)
In Latin America, you may hear:
- ¿Bueno? (Mexico)
- ¿Aló? (many countries)
Asking for someone
- ¿Está María? — Is María there?
- ¿Podría hablar con el señor López? — Could I speak with Mr. López?
- Soy Ana. — This is Ana. (to identify yourself)
The conditional ¿Podría...?
Podría (could) is used for polite requests on the phone:
- *¿Podría dejar un mensaje?* — Could I leave a message?
- *¿Podría repetir, por favor?* — Could you repeat that, please?
- *¿Podría llamar más tarde?* — Could you call later?
Useful phone phrases
- Un momento, por favor. — One moment, please.
- No cuelgue. — Don't hang up.
- La línea está ocupada. — The line is busy.
- Le paso con... — I'll put you through to...
- Ha salido. — He/She has gone out.
Ejemplo: "¿Diga? — Hola, ¿está Pedro? — Un momento, por favor. — Gracias." — "Hello? — Hi, is Pedro there? — One moment, please. — Thank you."
표현
- ¿Diga? / ¿Dígame?Answering the phone in Spain
- ¿Está María?Asking if someone is available
- ¿Podría hablar con...?Politely asking to speak with someone
- Un momento, por favor.Asking the caller to wait
- ¿Podría dejar un mensaje?Asking to leave a message
- La línea está ocupada.Saying the line is busy
- Le paso con...Transferring a call
- No cuelgue.Asking someone not to hang up
자주 하는 실수
Yo soy AnaSoy AnaOn the phone, the subject pronoun yo is redundant; just use soy + name
¿Puedo hablar con María?¿Podría hablar con María?Podría (conditional) is more polite than puedo (present) for phone requests
Me llamo al doctor.Llamo al doctor.Llamar = to call someone; llamarse = to be named. Different verbs.
El teléfono está ocupado.La línea está ocupada.It is the line (la línea) that is busy, not the phone itself
¿Podría hablar el señor López?¿Podría hablar con el señor López?Hablar con = to speak with; the preposition con is required
Voy a colgar a el teléfono.Voy a colgar el teléfono.Colgar does not take the preposition a before its direct object
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