How to Answer the Phone in 10 Languages
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· 9 years ago
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In Portuguese from Portugal, we like to say answer the phone with "to", kinda like pronouncing the word tow but without the w. It's a shortened version of the word "estou", which translates more or less to "I'm here".
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darbyattacks
· 9 years ago
Why does that Indonesian baby have a phone?
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bookhoarder
· 9 years ago
why doesn't every Indonesian baby have a phone?
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guest
· 9 years ago
Why doesn't every phone have an Indonesian baby?
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bookhoarder
· 9 years ago
Russian is my favorite
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guest
· 9 years ago
Actually in german, you don't just say "hallo" you may not even say it. You'll just say your name, and maybe add "hier" (here)
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atomiczombie757
· 9 years ago
french its either bonjour or salut, at least i thought
deleted
· 9 years ago
Nope, it's "allo". "Bonjour" and "salut" are respectively "hello" and "hi", but we don't use these when answering the phone.
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mk
· 9 years ago
why isn't it hola instead of diga for Spanish?
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mk
· 9 years ago
btw im genuinely curious
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15jbaughman
· 9 years ago
Diga comes form the word "decir", meaning "to say or tell". It's like saying "Talk to me"
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15jbaughman
· 9 years ago
Some might also answer the phone with "Dígame"
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norwegiangirl
· 9 years ago
I've always heard Dígame, "talk to me". Diga is just "talk" isnt it?
15jbaughman
· 9 years ago
You got it
missmariel
· 9 years ago
Well, I've never heard of anyone saying "diga". Where I live, we just say "hola" or just "hey" (I say hey when that person is a friend or someone I know).
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guest
· 9 years ago
I just answer with 'bueno'
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brizeojeda
· 9 years ago
I answer with "aló"
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15jbaughman
· 9 years ago
Japanese: Moshimoshi
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shadowstorm197
· 9 years ago
this reminds me of numa numa
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potatoninja
· 9 years ago
In Mexico we say: ¿Bueno?.
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enidblytonfan
· 9 years ago
In Maori it is Kia Ora.
autotune
· 9 years ago
In Taiwanese and Mandarin it's "wei?"
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guest
· 9 years ago
Are we not going to talk about how their eyes are floating off of their faces...?
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horscht
· 9 years ago
the russian is a lie
relocation
· 9 years ago
Why are we ignoring the fact that the phones ring in different languages too???
kingswitcherii
· 5 years ago
The modern Turkish is pronounced more like "Al-yo?"
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myfaceismilkshakes
· 9 years ago
guest
· 9 years ago
I'm arab and I've never heard anyone say that. Mostly, we alternate between 'aloo' and 'hala'. At least, that's the case where I'm from.
