On the phone

Słownictwo

• o telefonethe phone
• o telemóvelthe mobile phone
• a chamadathe call
• ligarto call
• atenderto answer (the phone)
• desligarto hang up
• o númerothe number
• estou?hello? (on the phone)
• quem fala?who is speaking?
• um momentoone moment

Zwroty

• Estou? Quem fala?Answering the phone and asking who's calling
• Posso falar com o João, por favor?Politely asking to speak with someone
• Ele não está disponível de momento.Saying someone is not available right now
• Pode ligar mais tarde?Asking someone to call back later
• Vou deixar recado.Saying you will leave a message

Typowe błędy

• ✗Alô?
  ✓Estou?

  In European Portuguese, 'Estou?' is used to answer the phone, not 'Alô' (which is Brazilian)

• ✗Eu chamo para ti.
  ✓Eu ligo-te.

  'Ligar' means to call on the phone, not 'chamar' (which means to call/summon someone)

• ✗Quem é?
  ✓Quem fala?

  On the phone, 'Quem fala?' (who speaks?) is the standard way to ask who is calling

• ✗Eu telefono-te.
  ✓Eu ligo-te.

  While 'telefonar' exists, 'ligar' is far more common in everyday European Portuguese

• ✗O celular
  ✓O telemóvel

  'Celular' is Brazilian Portuguese; in Portugal, use 'telemóvel' for mobile phone

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