Making a phone call

Examples

Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.

1. Hello, this is Dawit speaking.

   ሄሎ፣ ዳዊት ነኝ።

   በስልክ "I am Dawit" ሳይሆን "This is Dawit" እንላለን።

2. Can I speak to Ms Selam, please?

   እባክዎ ወ/ሮ ሰላምን ማነጋገር እችላለሁ?

3. Who's calling, please?

   ማን ልበል?

4. Just a moment, please.

   እባክዎ ትንሽ ይጠብቁ።

5. Sorry, she isn't here right now.

   ይቅርታ፣ አሁን እዚህ የለችም።

6. Can I take a message?

   መልእክት ልቀበልዎ?

7. Can you ask her to call me back?

   መልሳ እንድትደውልልኝ ሊነግሯት ይችላሉ?

8. Sorry, the line is bad. Can you say that again?

   ይቅርታ፣ መስመሩ ጥሩ አይደለም። እንደገና ሊሉት ይችላሉ?

9. I'll call you later.

   ቆይቼ እደውልልዎታለሁ።

10. Thanks for calling. Goodbye.

    ስለደወሉ አመሰግናለሁ። ደህና ይሁኑ።

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