Good morning. This is speaking. . .
May I speak to ? (Can I speak to , please?) ...?
Who is calling, please? (Who is speaking?) ?
Just a moment, please. .
Hold on, Ill put you through. , 璺.
Will you hold the line a moment? Ill see if he is free ( if he is in). , , ( ).
Ill connect you with now. 璺 .
will take the call now. .
Im sorry. The line is engaged. , .
Im sorry, hasnt returned yet. He may be back any minute. , . ³ .
Could you phone later? ?
Whats your number, please? ?
Where can he contact you? ?
Would you like to leave a message? (Any message for ?) ?
Shall I ask to ring (to call) you back? ?
Sorry the line is very bad. Will you repeat, please? , . , .
I am afraid you have got the wrong number. .
I am sorry for disturbing you. .
Transitional Words
to show time
after, afterwards, always, as soon as, at last, at once, briefly, eventually, finally, first/second, immediately, in a little, while, in a meantime, in the past/future, last, later, meanwhile, next, now, often, once, once upon a time, sometimes, soon, then, suddenly, when, for a while
to show place
above, among, around, below, beside, beyond, down, forward, from, here, in front of, inside, nearby, next to, on, on the other side, opposite, out, outside, over, through, under
to indicate result
accordingly, as a result, consequently, for that reason, then, therefore, thus, so, it follows
to reinforce an idea
above all, especially, indeed, in fact, most important, equally
to conclude
after all, as has been noted, finally, in brief, in effect, in other words, in short, on the whole, to summarize, that is
to compare and contrast ideas
but, even so, conversely, however, in contrast, in spite of, in the same way, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, otherwise, still, yet, of course, no doubt, granted that
to illustrate or explain an idea
for example, for instance, in other words, in particular, namely, specifically, such as, that is, thus, to illustrate, like
to add an idea
again, also, and, as well as, besides, further, furthermore, in addition, last (at last), likewise, more, moreover, next, similarly, too
