Talking to someone on the phone
Talking to someone on the phone "Hello? Who is speaking?" That's what you might be hearing from the other side of the line when a phone call is commenced in English. A non-native speaker might quickly start stuttering and lose himself in intricate explanations and paraphrases during the conversation. In the following, some helpful exemplary dialogues as well as basic idioms for phone calls are given. DIALOGUE [-] [+] Hello, Tom speaking. Hi Tom, this is Mary. Is your brother in? No, he’s at the cinema. Can I take a message? Yes, could you tell him to call me back, please? Sure. Thanks. Bye. Bye. Making a business call Gerhard Maier is calling Mr. Brown's office. Since he's not in, Robert Smith is answering the call. Audio file as mp3 [-] ...