On the Phone - Au téléphone
Lesson | Quiz
The world of the telephone has its own special vocabulary. Here are some useful phrases to know when making or receiving phone calls in French.
| Allô ? | Hello? |
| Pourrais-je parler à ___ ? | May I speak to ___? |
| Je voudrais parler à ___. | I'd like to speak to___. |
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C'est de la part de qui ? Qui est à l'appareil ? |
Who is calling? |
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C'est de la part de ___. C'est ___ à l'appareil. |
___ is calling. |
| Ne quittez pas. | Please hold. |
| Je vous le passe. | I'm transferring your call. |
| La ligne est occupée. | The line is busy. |
| un téléphone | phone |
| un mobile | cell phone |
| un numéro de téléphone | phone number |
| un annuaire | phone book |
| la tonalité | dial tone |
| une cabine téléphonique | phone booth |
| un appel en P.C.V. | collect call |
| un répondeur téléphonique | answering machine |
| un coup de fil (informal) | phone call |
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appeler téléphoner à |
to call |
| composer un numéro | to dial a number |
| décrocher | to pick up (the phone) |
| être coupé | to be cut off |
| laisser un message | to leave a message |
| raccrocher | to hang up |
| rappeler | to call back |
| sonner | to ring |
| On the Phone Quiz |
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