Phone calls and messages in Portuguese

22 Portuguese words on “Phone calls and messages”: olá, desculpa, número, falar, ligar 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. olá — hello
  2. desculpa — sorry
  3. número — number
  4. falar — speak
  5. ligar — call
  6. ocupado — busy

Level 2

  1. mensagem de texto — text
  2. disponível — available person
  3. deixar uma mensagem de voz — leave a voice message
  4. telefone — phone
  5. linha — line
  6. mais tarde — later

Level 3

  1. repetir — repeat
  2. som — sound
  3. tocar — ring
  4. discar — dial
  5. correio de voz — voicemail

Level 4

  1. atender uma ligação — answer a call
  2. aguardar na linha — hold the line
  3. número errado — wrong number
  4. ligar de volta — call back
  5. desligar — hang up

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