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Calls and messages: useful Spanish phrases

Handle a short call and confirm a message.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Phone
el teléfono
Phone
to call (phone)
llamar
to call (phone)
to hear
oír
to hear
to listen
escuchar
to listen

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Spanish expressions for calls and messages
What you want to say	Spanish
Phone	el teléfono Phone
to call (phone)	llamar to call (phone)
to hear	oír to hear
to listen	escuchar to listen
Can you hear me?	¿Me escuchas? Show English translation Can you hear me?
The connection is breaking up.	Se está cortando la llamada. Show English translation The connection is breaking up.
Could you leave a message?	¿Podrías dejar un mensaje? Show English translation Could you leave a message?
I'll call you back.	Te devuelvo la llamada. Show English translation I'll call you back.
Did you get my message?	¿Recibiste mi mensaje? Show English translation Did you get my message?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Hola, ¿estás ahí?
Hello, are you there?
You
¿Me escuchas?
Can you hear me?
Partner
Te escucho, pero el sonido no es claro.
I can hear you, but the sound isn't clear.
You
Se está cortando la llamada.
The connection is breaking up.

Calls and messages in other languages

A note on speaking Spanish

These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.

Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.