Hello. May I speak to Mr. Brown?  　　
Yes, this is he speaking.  　　
Who's speaking, please?  　　
I'm sorry, he is not in now.  　　
Would you like to leave a message?  　　
Mr. Brown is on another line now.  　　
Hold the line a moment, please.  　　
May I have Ext. 5883?  　　
I can't hear you.  　　
Would you speak a little louder?  　　
I'm sorry. I have the wrong number.  　　
You are wanted on phone.  　　
Will you ask him to call me back later?  　　
I was cut off. Will you connect me again?  　　
We'll call you back in a few minutes. Will you hang up and wait, please?  　　
I want to place an overseas call to New York.  　　
Could you tell me the time and charges after the call?  　　
Sorry, I can't wait. Please cancel the call.  　　
This is the Singapore operator. Would you connect me with Mr. Lee in the International Department?  　　
This is the overseas operator in the United States. You have an overseas collect call from Mr. Smith in San Francisco. Will you accept the charges?

電話英語實戰演練

剛來美國最怕接電話了, 每次接到電話都不知道對方在講什麼. 有時用答錄機錄下來, 結果聽到第七八遍才完全了解對方在說什麼. 提供一點電話英語給大家參考.  不同於坊間一般的書籍, 我收集的內容都是非常簡單而且實用的用法. 這些也是美國人講電話時最常用到的一些句子.

別人的問題 自己的回答
打電話進來:  　  Is Yang there? (最常用) 
Is Yang around? (次常用) 
Hello,  May I speak to Yang please? 
Hello, Can I talk to Yang please?