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Phone greetings
| more informal | ||
identifying the listener
| Is that Bruno Zola? Could I speak to Bruno Zola, please? | Is that Bruno? Are you Bruno? Is that you, Bruno? |
saying who you are
| (Yes,) speaking. | Yes (it is). |
introducing yourself
| My name’s Elena Luma. | It’s Elena. I’m Elena. This is Elena. Here is Elena. |
Sorry, could you speak slowly, please? Yes, sure.
Could you speak up, please? Yes, of course.
Ending a phone conversation
When you phone for information, you can often end with phrases like this:
- OK, I think that’s everything I need.
- OK, I think I’ve got all the details
- Thanks. You’ve been very helpful.
- Thanks very much for your help.
- Bye bye. Goodbye.