On the telephone

What phrases would you use if you made a phone call?


kristal

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It depends of the kind of call... normaly when I call to anyplace to ask something, I always use the word "please"... hello, could I to speak with Maria, please?... and I have habit to be nice... including the calls that I receive for make me a questionnaire, I try to have all my patience, because I understand that this person that calls me, is a worker and only make his/her work... and in much cases of this called, it depends that they can keep their jobs... it's a pity!... but I am untill the hairs of that calls!!!!... because they always call when you are eating or at night, when you are in pyjama and you only want to rest... at this moment is a little difficult to answer this kind of calls... on the other hand, although I think in the worker, also I cannot remove of my head that their bastard boss obligate them to work like this (sorry for the expression, I haven't got habit to use it, but I cannot avoid to think it)... Also, the most of companies want that we repair all our problems by telephone... and there are companies that work well, but other it's impossible to conect with them, I don't know why they give you a number for if you have a problem... sometimes you finish before if you go to their office... ah no!! the office doesn't exist!!... bad luck!!!... at that moment you want to cut yourself the veins!!! or to cut the head to someone!!! hahaha... I remember when I was a child, I went some days to a town near of my house (it's a long history), the case is, that I called my mother to only phone in the building, the phone of my neighbor Adela, this is a good memory of the use of telephone... the rest I cannot tell you, because already this exercise is very long for to be corrected for you... thanks of before hand...

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 thats good

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It depends of the kind of call... normally when I call anywhere  to ask  for something, I always use the word "please"... Hello, could I to speak with Maria, please?... and I am always  nice... including the calls that I receive to do a questionnaire, I try to have all my patience, because I understand that the  person that calls me, is a worker and it is his/her work... and in many  cases  they   depend on this call to keep their jobs... it's a pity!... but I am at the end of my tether with these calls !!!... because they always call when you are eating or at night, when you are in  your pyjamas and you only want to rest... at this moment  it is a little difficult to answer this kind of call... on the other hand, although I think of  the worker /employee,  I cannot get it out of my head that their bastard boss makes  them  work like this (sorry for the expression, I don't usually  use it, but I cannot stop  thinking  it)... Also,  most of companies want to fix  all our problems by telephone... and there are companies that work well, but  with other's  it's impossible to connect , I don't know why they give you a number  if you have a problem... sometimes you finish before you go to their office. No entiendo que quieres decir?  __  la palabra  ' finish ' no es  claro / correcto  aqui  ) .. ah no!! the office doesn't exist!!... bad luck!!!... at that moment you want to slit your wrists !!! or to cut  someone's head off !!! hahaha... I remember when I was a child, I  sometimes went to a town near (to)  my house (it's a long story), the case is, that I called my mother from  the  only phone in the building, the phone of my neighbour,  Adela, this is a good memory of the use of  the telephone... the rest I cannot tell you, because already this exercise is very long for you  to correct ... thanks  before hand...

Fantastico.  excellente.

Paqui  , aprobaste usar  frases muy difficl en ingles y hiciste  tan bien que puedo entiendo que queriste decir.

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kristal

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... I'm veryyyy happy with that you say to me Glynis!!!!... thanks for your correction, after I will see it slowly to write my mistakes...

With "finish" I wanted to say, you finish before of fix your problem if you go in person to the their offices than if you call them by phone... mmm... I'm not sure if now is clearer or worse :-[  hahaha

Thank you very much Glynis, hugs ;-)

 

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With "finish" I wanted to say, you finish before of fix your problem if you go in person to the their offices than if you call them by phone... mmm... I'm not sure if now is clearer or worse :-

You  finish the call (  phone call)  without resolving the problem .   ( to resolve -- resolvar?)  Then, if you go  to their offices .....

Mejor?

Glynis

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sorry, I made a mistake with the window and busuu doesn't permit delete it uuffff

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It depends ON the kind of call... NormalLy when I MAKE A call to anyplace to ask something, I always use the word "please"... hello, could I to speak with Maria, please?... and I'M ALWAYS POLITE... including the calls that I receive TO ANSWER a questionnaire, I try to KEEP my patience, because I understand that this person that IS callING me, is a worker and IS only DOING his/her JOB... and in MOST cases of THESE callERS, THEIR JOB DEPENDS ON IT... it's a pity!... but I am FED UP WITH THESE calls!!!!... They always call when you are eating or at night, when you are in YOUR pyjamaS and you only want to rest... at this moment IT  is ALWAYS a little difficult to answer thESE TYPES of calls... on the other hand, although I think OF the worker, also I cannot remove FROM my head that their bastard boss obligateS them to work like this (sorry for the expression, I haven't got habit to use it, but I cannot avoid  thinkING it)... Also, most companies want that we repair all our problems by telephone... and there are companies that work well, but otherS, it's impossible to conect with them, I don't know why they give you a number, if you have a problem... sometimes IT'S JUST EASIER if you go to their office... ah no!! the office doesn't exist!!... bad luck!!!... at that moment you want to SLIT YOUR WRISTS!!! or to cut the head OFF  someone!!! hahaha... I remember when I was a child, I went some days to a town near my house (it's a long history), the case is, that I called my mother ON THE only phone in the building, the phone of my neighbor Adela, this is a good memory of the use of THE telephone... the rest I cannot tell you, because already this exercise is very long  to be corrected BY you... thanks...

Great!!

Well Done kristal,wish my Spanish was as good!

kristal

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Hello Robin, thanks for your correction... a new expression "fed up" for me, thanks!!... and thanks for your words, but sure that your spanish is better that you say ;-)

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It depends of  on the kind of call... normalyNormally when I call to anyplace anywhere to ask for something, I always use the word "please"... hello, could I to speak with Maria, please?... and I have habit to be nice,,and I always polite... including the calls that I receive to answer for make me a questionnaire, I try to have all keep my patience, because I understand that this person that who calls me, is a worker and only it's his job make his/her work... and in much many cases,perhaps,  their jobs depend on the calling that I am attending, ... it's a pity!... but I am fed up untill the hairs of that  those calls!!!!... because they always call when you are eating or at night, when you are in pyjama and you only want to rest... at this moment is a little difficult to answer this kind of calls... on the other hand, although I think in  of as,,, the worker,as  I think of you,,also I cannot remove from my head that their bastard boss obligates them to work like this (sorry for the expression, I do not get used to say that, but I cannot avoid to think thinking  it)... Also, the most of companies want that we repair solve all our problems by telephone... and there are companies that work well, but others it's impossible to connect with them, I don't know why they give you a number in case  you have a problem... sometimes you finish before if you go to their office... ah no!! the office doesn't exist!!... bad luck!!!... at that moment you want to slit your wrists or to cut someone's head off...cut yourself the veins!!! or to cut the head to someone!!! hahaha... I remember when I was a child, I went some days to a town near of my house (it's a long history),story.... the case is, that I called my mother thanks to my neighbor Adela who  owned the only phone in my building to only phone in the building, the phone of my neighbor Adela, this is a good memory of the use of telephone... the rest I cannot tell you, because already this exercise is very long for you to correct... thanks......it's  ok. congratulations!!!....next Nobel prize!!!!!!

kristal

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My friend Alberto, thanks for your time... and yes "solve or fix" uuuffff... I always forget this words, and I use "repair" because its mean is similar in spanish hahaha... Have a nice day, kisses ;-)

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It depends on of the kind of call... Normally when I call a particular person or company  to ask something, I always use the word "please"... Hello, could I speak with Maria, please?... and I am habitually nice... including these calls that I receive to answer questionnaires. I try to maintain  my patience, because I understand that this  person who  is calling me is a worker, and is only trying to do  their  job... and in many cases, the success of  their call can determine  whether he/she can keep their job... it's a pity!... but I sometimes pull my hair out with these calls!!!!... Since they always seem to call when you are either eating, or at night when you are in your pyjamas and you only want to rest... During these times it  is a little difficult to answer these kind of calls... on the other hand, although I am thinking of the worker, I cannot get out  my head that their bastard boss obligates them to work like this (sorry for the expression, I don’t normally use it, but I cannot avoid thinking  it)... Also, most companies prefer that we solve all of our problems by telephone... and there are some  companies  for which  this process works very well, but with others it's impossible to contact them. I don't know why they give you a number to call if you have a problem... sometimes they cut you off before you finish talking, or,  if you try to contact  their office... Oh no!! The office doesn't exist!!... Bad luck!!!... At that moment you want to cut your wrists!!! Or cut the head off someone!!! Hahaha... I remember when I was a child, I went for a few days to a town near my house (it's a long story) The point is that I called my mother, but  the telephone that I called was the only phone in the building- the phone of my neighbour Adela. This is a good memory of the use of the telephone... the rest I cannot tell you, because this exercise is too lengthy already to be corrected by you... Anyway...Thanks.
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Does this sort of thing happen in Spain too?