Calls and neighbours: 15 everyday English phrases
All 15 words and phrases
On the phone8
- who's calling?ask who is on the phone
- is now a good time?ask if the person is free to talk now
- she's not availablethe person cannot come to the phone now
- I'm calling aboutsay why you are phoning
- it went to voicemailnobody answered, so your call went to a recorded message
- sorry, wrong numberyou phoned or got a call from the wrong person
- can you hear me?you check the other person can hear you
- I'm on the other lineyou are already talking on another call
Your neighbours7
- how long have you lived here?ask a neighbour how many years they have lived there
- keep an eye onwatch someone or something to check it is okay
- borrowtake something for a short time and give it back
- the fencethe wooden wall between gardens
- do you need anything?you offer to help someone
- the dog barkingnoise from a neighbour's dog
- knock on the doorhit a door with your hand so people inside hear
More packs
- Queues, shops and parcelsWaiting your turn, the till and a parcel on its way.
- Taxis, traffic and directionsGetting a cab, stuck in traffic and asking the way.
- Coffee shops and takeawaysOrdering at the counter and getting food delivered.
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- Part of Talk's everyday situations, 7 packs next to the Daily life in London set. We drafted 679 phrases people say in 18 everyday situations, from a queue and a taxi to a coffee shop and a walk. We left out the ones Talk's other packs already have. A phrase stays only if Talk's spoken videos say it with the same meaning. One review picked each moment, and a second tried to reject it. Each phrase comes with up to three moments. This pack holds the 15 for phone calls and neighbours.
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