15 Useful Telephone Phrasal Verbs with meanings and examples | Learn English

Native speakers use phrasal verbs very often when they speak. In this video, you will learn telephone phrasal verbs commonly used in telephone conversations in English with meaning and examples.

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call up. To telephone someone.
I called up the hotel yesterday to cancel my reservation.

Pickup – To answer a phone call.
I tried calling him last night but he didn’t pick up.

Hold on. To wait on the line. generally used in imperative form.
Hold the line please, I’ll put you through.
please hold on a minute.

Hang on. To wait on the line. generally used in imperative form.
Can you hang on a second?

Hang up. To end a call in the middle of the conversation. It can also mean to disconnect the call when it’s finished.

he started shouting so I hung up on him.
I can't hear you anymore. I’m going to hang up now, so call me back if you can hear this.

ring off. To end a telephone call (hang up).
I have to ring off now but I’ll give you a call tomorrow.

Speak up. To speak louder.
I’m sorry I can’t hear you very well could you speak up a little please?

Break up . When part of a conversation over mobile phone gets cut off because of bad reception.
I'm sorry you're breaking up; could you please repeat what you’ve just said?

Cut off . To lose a telephone connection.
Sorry I ran out of credit and we got cut off.

Call back – To telephone someone again.
I’ll call back later and see how you are.
I didn't get an answer, so I'll trying calling back tomorrow.

Get back to someone. To telephone someone later.
Sorry I’m in a meeting now, I’ll get back to you once I finish.

Get off the phone. To finish talking on the phone.
Oh, sorry, Jane, but I've got to get off the phone. Someone is at the door.
I’ve just got off the phone with grandpa; He is keeping well.

Get through to. To get a telephone connection with someone.
The lines were so busy, but finally I was able to get through to customer service.
I can’t get through to Dad, he doesn’t answer his phone.

Pass a message on . To communicate a message to someone else.
I’m sorry Dave is not here at the moment. I’ll pass the message on as soon as he comes back.

Put someone through. To connect a person’s telephone to another person. Could you put me through to someone from the sales department?

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0:00 - phone call scenes

0:48 - Intro
1:09 - 15 Telephone phrasal verbs

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