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John: Hi, this is John. Thanks for calling. I'm not here at the moment, so please leave a message and I'll call you back.
Marina: Hi, John, this is Marina Silva calling from Old Time Toys. Your colleague Alex gave me your phone number. She said you can help me.
I need some information on your new products. Could you please call me when you are back in the office? My phone number is 0-2-0-8, 6-5-5-7-6-2-1.
Also, can you please email me your new brochure and information about your prices? My email address is Marina, that's M-A-R-I-N-A, dot Silva, S-I-L-V-A, at O-L-D-T-I-M-E hyphen toys dot com.
Thanks a lot. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Hello
I use English in my phone calls with my foreign friend. We use English to communicate when we fail to explain something in our native languages.
Hello how are you?
I wont to talk with you and became friend even to improve my communication
I'am fine thank you, and you ?
my name is Bertrand from cameroon.
I usually make calls in English to my son. He is 16 years old, and he lives in Brazil. I live in Portugal. We practice English together.
Of course, I made a voicemail many times. For example but not as limitation, In July, 2023. I tried to call the Canadian visa center in Algiers, ask them about the state of my visitor visa, because it's a long time I didn't get any updates about it on my account , but unfortunately anyone respond me, So I left the following voicemail:
[ Dear Embassador
My name is Hosam Yahia, My passport number is 099881234567, and my visa application number is adv$3246@#&3.
The last update of my visa application was in January,18,2023. Since this date I did not receive any updates.
I just need some information about it as soon as possible. Please call me back at 000000334555,or email me at Yahoo@gmail.com
Yours sincerely]
No I’ve never made phone calls in English
I never did it in english but I make a voicemail message in arbic and french.
No, I don't because It's not popular in my country.
We usually leave a text message or call be back later.
Do you ever make phone calls or leave voicemail messages in English?
No I don't.
Yeah really! I have made it more times because when the person you wents will be necessary for you, so if he didn’t answer your call may be he is busy so you should have to leave a voicemail, i made it more.