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Polyglot German · Episode 12

Phone Calls in German: Answer, Hold & Call Back

Level A1–A223:27 minHosts Maya, Leo & Nina
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What you'll learn

Learn German phone calls: answer the phone, hold the line, ask them to repeat, and call back — all in German, A1 level.

By the end of this episode you will: answer any call (Hallo? / Meyer, hallo?), introduce yourself on the phone (Hallo, hier ist …), ask for someone politely (Könnte ich bitte Herrn Berger sprechen?), hold the line (Einen Moment bitte. / Ich verbinde Sie.), rescue a bad connection (Könnten Sie das bitte wiederholen?), exit a wrong number (Entschuldigung, falsche Nummer.), promise a callback (Ich rufe Sie später zurück.), and leave a voicemail like a professional.

In this episode, hosts Maya and Leo take you to the doctor: Ich hätte gern einen Termin; the dative pain pattern — Mir tut der Kopf weh (the natural way Germans say it; Mein Kopf tut weh also works); classic complaints — Ich habe Fieber, Husten, Kopfschmerzen; Seit wann haben Sie die Schmerzen?; the doctor's orders; the pharmacy — Ich hätte gern etwas gegen Kopfschmerzen; and emergencies — 112, Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen!

Key phrases this episode

The call that ends phone fear
Welcome to Polyglot German
The dentist call
Phone etiquette bonus
The five power phrases

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