Spanish Vocabulary - On The Telephone

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This page lists several Spanish words that relate to using the telephone.

Note: In the Spanish language, nouns have gender: either masculine (el) or feminine (la). The Spanish nouns on this page are preceded by their associated definite articles.

la guí telefónica
phone book

la línea
line

la llamada
phone call

de cobro revertido
collect call

de larga distancia
long distance

el operador
male operator

la operadora
female operator

el país
country

el teléfono público
public telephone

dejar
to leave behind, to let

marcar
to dial

telefonear
to telephone

ocupado
busy

bastante
enough

demasiado
too, too much

ya
already

hacer una llamada
to make a call

hacer la maleta
to pack

ponerse impaciente
to become impatient

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