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Tiscali: Italian Phrase Finder: Telephone

PHRASES
TELEPHONE

The international code for Italy is 00 39 plus the Italian town or area code less the first 0, e.g., Milan (0)2, Rome (0)6, Florence (0)55. For Italian Directory Enquiries dial 12. If you are calling the UK from Italy, the UK international code is 00 44 plus the UK town or area code less the first 0, e.g., London (0)171 or (0)181.

telephone box

la cabina telefonica

phonecard

la scheda telefonica

telephone directory

la rubrica telefonica

yellow pages

le pagine gialle

cellphone

il telefonino

I want to make a phone call
Vorrei fare una telefonata
vor-ray faray oona taylayfo-nata

Where can I buy a phonecard?
Dove posso comprare una scheda telefonica?
dovay pos-so kom-praray oona skayda taylay-foneeka

A phonecard, please
Una scheda telefonica, per favore
oona skayda taylay-foneeka payr fa-voray

Can you show me how this phone works?
Mi fa vedere come funziona questo telefono?
mee fa vay-dayray komay foonts-yona kwesto taylay-fono


Mr Brun, please

extension...

Il Signor Brun per favore

interno...

eel seen-yor Brun payr fa-voray

eentayrno...


I'd like to speak to...

Can I speak to....?

Vorrei parlare con...

Posso parlare con...?

vor-ray parlaray kon...

pos-so parlaray kon...


I'll call back later

I'll call back tomorrow

Richiamo più tardi

Richiamo domani

reekee-amo pee-oo tardee

reekee-amo do-manee

This is Mr... / Mrs...
Io sono il Signor... / la Signora...
ee-o sono eel seen-yor... / la seen-yora...

How do I get an outside line?
Come si fa per avere la linea?
komay see fa payr a-vayray la leenay-a


We were cut off

I can't get through

È caduta la linea

Non riesco a prendere il numero

e kadoota la leenay-a

non ree-aysko a pren-dayray eel noo-mayro

* YOU MAY HEAR

Pronto

Chi parla?

Sono Angela

pronto

kee parla

sono Angela

Hello

Who's calling?

It's Angela


Un momento...

La sto mettendo in linea

oon mo-maynto...

la sto mayt-tayndo een leenay-a

Just a moment...

I'm trying to connect you


La linea è occupata

Provi più tardi

la leenay-a e ok-koo-pata

provee pee-oo tardee

The line is engaged

Please try later

Chi devo dire che ha chiamato?
kee dayvo deeray kay a keea-mato
Whom shall I say called?

Vuole lasciare un messaggio?
vwolay la-sharay oon mays-sad-jo
Do you want to leave a message?

Vi risponde la segreteria telefonica di...
vee reesponday la saygraytay-ree-a taylay-foneeka dee...
This is the answering machine of...

...lasciate un messaggio dopo il segnale acustico
...la-shatay oon may-sad-jo dopo eel sayn-yalay a-koo-steeko
...leave a message after the tone

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