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TELEPHONE



The international code for Italy is 00 39 plus the Italian town or area code less the first 0, e.g., Milan (0)2, Rome (0)6, Florence (0)55. For Italian Directory Enquiries dial 12. If you are calling the UK from Italy, the UK international code is 00 44 plus the UK town or area code less the first 0, e.g., London (0)171 or (0)181.





telephone box


la cabina telefonica


phonecard


la scheda telefonica


telephone directory


la rubrica telefonica


yellow pages


le pagine gialle


cellphone


il telefonino



I want to make a phone call
Vorrei fare una telefonata
vor-ray faray oona taylayfo-nata



Where can I buy a phonecard?
Dove posso comprare una scheda telefonica?
dovay pos-so kom-praray oona skayda taylay-foneeka



A phonecard, please
Una scheda telefonica, per favore
oona skayda taylay-foneeka payr fa-voray



Can you show me how this phone works?
Mi fa vedere come funziona questo telefono?
mee fa vay-dayray komay foonts-yona kwesto taylay-fono

Mr Brun, please

extension...


Il Signor Brun per favore


interno...


eel seen-yor Brun payr fa-voray


eentayrno...

I'd like to speak to...

Can I speak to....?


Vorrei parlare con...


Posso parlare con...?


vor-ray parlaray kon...


pos-so parlaray kon...

I'll call back later

I'll call back tomorrow


Richiamo più tardi


Richiamo domani


reekee-amo pee-oo tardee


reekee-amo do-manee



This is Mr... / Mrs...
Io sono il Signor... / la Signora...
ee-o sono eel seen-yor... / la seen-yora...



How do I get an outside line?
Come si fa per avere la linea?
komay see fa payr a-vayray la leenay-a

We were cut off

I can't get through


È caduta la linea


Non riesco a prendere il numero


e kadoota la leenay-a


non ree-aysko a pren-dayray eel noo-mayro



* YOU MAY HEAR


Pronto


Chi parla?


Sono Angela


pronto


kee parla


sono Angela


Hello


Who's calling?


It's Angela

Un momento...

La sto mettendo in linea


oon mo-maynto...


la sto mayt-tayndo een leenay-a


Just a moment...


I'm trying to connect you

La linea è occupata

Provi più tardi


la leenay-a e ok-koo-pata


provee pee-oo tardee


The line is engaged


Please try later



Chi devo dire che ha chiamato?
kee dayvo deeray kay a keea-mato
Whom shall I say called?



Vuole lasciare un messaggio?
vwolay la-sharay oon mays-sad-jo
Do you want to leave a message?



Vi risponde la segreteria telefonica di...
vee reesponday la saygraytay-ree-a taylay-foneeka dee...
This is the answering machine of...



...lasciate un messaggio dopo il segnale acustico
...la-shatay oon may-sad-jo dopo eel sayn-yalay a-koo-steeko
...leave a message after the tone

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