Vocabulary of Telephoning and Useful Expressions Using a Phone
Asking for someone and responding
Hi, Lisa? / Hi. Is Lisa there?
Hello. May / Could / Can I speak to Lisa, please?
This is Lisa. / Speaking
Asking for indentification of caller
Who's calling?
May I ask who's calling?
Asking someone to wait
Hnag on. / Can you hang on (for a moment / second) ?
Would / Could you hold (for a moment / second) ?
Taking a message
Can I take a mesaage?
May I take a message?
Would you like to leave a message?
Phrases with Phone
Answer the phone - Hang up the phone
Turn on you phone - turn off you phone
Mute / silence you phone
Borrow / use someone's phone
Be on the phone / Talk on the Phone
Phrases with call
Call someone / make a call
Call someone back / return a call
Get a call from someone
Screen your calls
Phrases with message
get a (text / phone) message -
Leave a message / send a message
Check you (text / phone) messages
Take a message