Must-Have phrases for phone calls !
Answering the Phone
• Hello! (Informal)
• Hi! (Informal)
• Hey! (Informal)
• What's up? (Informal)
• How's it going? (Informal)
• Hello, [Your Name] speaking. How may I help you? (formal)
Introducing yourself
• My name is ...!
• It's John speaking!
Asking to speak to someone
• Is John there? (Informal)
• Can I talk to John? (Informal)
• May I speak to [Person’s Name], please? (formal)
Connecting someone
• Let me see if John is available ! (Informal)
• Yes, I'll just get him! (Informal)
Explaining absence
• He's not in!
Taking a message
• Can I take a message?
• Do you want me to tell him you rang? (UK)
• Do you want me to tell him you called? (US)
Finishing a call
• It was nice talking to you!
• Good-bye!
• Bye!
• Thank you for calling. Goodbye! (formal)