Phone calls and messages in German

22 German words on “Phone calls and messages”: hallo, tut mir leid, Nummer, sprechen, verlassen and more. Every word comes with a translation, transcription and audio.

Words for phone calls and messages: dial a number, answer and call back, hold the line, busy and wrong number, leave a voicemail, hang up. Use this list to make a call, ask someone to repeat and arrange a callback with confidence.

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Level 1

  1. hallo — hello
  2. tut mir leid — sorry
  3. Nummer — number
  4. sprechen — speak
  5. verlassen — leave
  6. anrufen — call

Level 2

  1. beschäftigt — busy
  2. SMS — text
  3. verfügbar — available person
  4. halten — hold
  5. Telefon — phone
  6. Leitung — line

Level 3

  1. nachher — later
  2. wiederholen — repeat
  3. Antwort — answer
  4. Geräusch — sound
  5. klingeln — ring

Level 4

  1. wählen — dial
  2. Mailbox — voicemail
  3. falsche Nummer — wrong number
  4. zurückrufen — call back
  5. auflegen — hang up

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