Various ways to make phone calls in English

Calling in English is the most commonly used and practical content in spoken English. Now, I will introduce you to various ways to make a phone call in spoken English:

1, call the public phone:

1. I'm calling from a public phone, so I'll call her again.

I am not at home now, so I will call her again around three o'clock.

Can I use your phone?

Do you mind if I use your phone?

5. How do I make an outside call?

Translation and analysis:

1. I'm calling from a public phone now. I'll call her again.

I'm not at home now. I'll call her again around three o'clock.

Can I borrow your phone?

Do you mind if I use your phone?

5. How to make an outside call?

Analysis: * 1. The public telephone is a public telephone, and the pay telephone is also a (coin-operated) public telephone; A public telephone booth is a telephone booth. *2. Making a public phone call outside means that you can't ask the other party to call back, so you will usually tell the next contact time or method. *3. Sometimes you can't find a public telephone, and you need to borrow it from a merchant if necessary. You can also use the above words when borrowing the telephone of another company. * 4. The outside line is "outside telephone" and the extension is telephone (inside line) extension.

2. Error number:

1. Sorry, I dialed the wrong number.

2. Is this 02-27 18-5398?

3. Sorry to bother you.

Sorry, I think I must have dialed the wrong number.

5. Can I check the number? Is it 22 1 1-3344?

Translation and analysis

1. Sorry, I dialed the wrong number. (The wrong number usually means: there is a wrong number)

2. Is this 02-27 18-5398?

I'm sorry to bother you.

Sorry, I think I must have dialed the wrong number.

May I check the telephone number? Is it 22 1 1-3344?

Analysis: 1. The area code is 2. The pronunciation of the telephone number is 02-22 1 1-3224, which is pronounced as area code 022 1324. * 0 can be pronounced as oh.

3. Sorry for calling so late:

I am sorry to call you so late. Sorry to call so late.

I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time. I'm sorry to call you at this time. I hope I'm not disturbing you.

I wish I hadn't woken you up so early. I hope I didn't bother you so early.

I am sorry to call you so early. Sorry to call so early.

I'm sorry to bother you at this time. I'm sorry to bother you at this time.

4. Expression in an emergency:

1. It's urgent. May I have her mobile phone number? I'm in a hurry. Can you tell me her mobile phone number?

Can you tell me where I can find her? Can you tell me where I can find her?

This is an emergency. I need to get in touch with him at once. Can you tell me where I can find him?

5. If the other party is absent:

1. Nothing important. Nothing important.

There's nothing urgent. Thank you, goodbye. Nothing urgent, thank you. Bye.

I'll call her again. I'll call her again.

I will call back later. I'll call again later.

Please ask Miss Chen to call me back. Please ask Miss Chen to call me back.

Could you tell her to call Carol as soon as possible? Could you ask her to call Carlo as soon as possible?

Ask her to call Carol's house after seven. Ask her to call Carol's house after seven o'clock.

8. Can I leave a message? Can I leave a message?

Please ask her to call me back. Ask her to call me back.

10. Could you ask him to call me back? Could you ask him to call me back?

1 1. Please tell her that Carol is looking for her.

12. Let me call back later. Thank you. I'll call again later. Thank you.

13. Please tell him to call 2233-4455. Ask him to call 2233-4455.

6, answering machine:

This is a recording. I'm not at home now. Please leave a message after the beep. Thank you. This is the answering machine. I'm not at home now. Please leave a message after the beep. thank you

(*: The answering machine is a telephone answering machine)

This is Carol. Please call me when you are free. My number is 2244-6688. I'm Carol. Please call me back when you are free. My number is 2244-6688.

When you leave a message on the answering machine, it is no different from the general message. Just say the following:

1. Caller name

Step 2 announce a moratorium

3. the purpose of the call

4. Contact number or method

7. Order goods and ask:

1. I want to order a party dress from your catalog.

2. Can I order some flowers?

3. How can I pay for this project?

I want to buy the car in your TV advertisement.

Please send me your catalogue.

6. Do you still have Life Menu magazine?

7. How long will it take?

8. The product you sent me was not what I ordered.

9. I'm calling about the order I placed a month ago. Not yet.

Translation and analysis

1. I want to order an evening dress from your catalogue.

Can I order some flowers?

3. How do I pay?

I want to buy the car in your TV advertisement.

Please send me the catalogue.

6. Is the tenth issue of Life Menu still in stock?

7. How long will it take to deliver it?

8. The product you sent is not what I ordered.

9. I'm calling because I ordered something a month ago. The product hasn't arrived yet.