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Phone Telephone Number Noun Telefon Sb Call  /ˈtelɪfəʊn  

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front telephone 
IPA  /ˈtelɪfəʊn   / (informal phone) noun
Back telefon
Back 2

telephone (noun)

 /ˈtelɪfəʊn   / (informal phone) noun
 
 1 [uncountable]
an electrical system for talking to sb in another place by speaking into a special piece of equipment
telefon
 Can I contact you by telephone?
 to make a phone call
 What's your telephone number?
 2 [countable]
the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to sb by telephone
 (cihaz) telefon
 Could I use your telephone?
 a mobile phone
 Where's the nearest public telephone?
Özellikle konuşma dilinde telephone yerine phone sözcüğünü kullanmak daha yaygındır.
USING THE TELEPHONE
When you call someone or phone someone (not to sb), his/her phone rings and he/she answers it. Sometimes the phone is engaged or there is no answer. You might need to leave a message, either on an answering machine, or with someone else:
 Could you please ask her to call me back?
 Introduce yourself by saying ‘ It's… ’ or ‘ This is… ’ (not Here is .... If you phone someone by mistake, you can say:
 ‘I'm sorry, I've dialled the wrong number.'.
 The number that you dial before the telephone number if you are telephoning a different area or country is called the code:
 ‘What's the code for Spain?’
 When you finish speaking you put the phone down/hang up. You can use a telephone line to send a copy of a letter, etc. using a fax machine.
IDIOM
on the phone/telephone
1 using the telephone
telefonda
 2 having a telephone in your home
telefona sahip (olma)
 I'll have to write to her because she's not on the phone.
 telephone
 (also phone )
 verb [intransitive, transitive]
 

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