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Phone Convention Beginning Conversation Answer Give Phoning Moment

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convention
You say ' H____ ' to someone at the beginning of a phone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.You say ' Hello ' to someone at the beginning of a phone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.
A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?'
Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.
word hello
full-definition
other
convention
You say ' Hello ' to someone when you meet them.
Hello, Trish.
Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend?
The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello.
convention
You say ' Hello ' to someone at the beginning of a phone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning.
A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?'
Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.
convention
You can call ' hello ' to attract someone's attention.
She could see the open door of a departmental office. 'Hello! Excuse me. This is the department of French, isn't it?'.
Very softly, she called out: 'Hallo? Who's there?'
inflections hallohullohellos
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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