Useful Japanese Phrases/Sentences: Telephone

• Hello!
• Moshi, moshi!

• Hello! Who is speaking, please?
• Moshi, moshi! Donata desu ka?

• Hello! Who is this, please?
• Moshi, moshi! Kono hito wa dare desu ka?

• Hello! Is this 727-1255?
• Moshi, moshi! Sochira wa nana-ni-nana no ichi-ni-go-go desu ka?

• Is this Mr. Kawano's residence?
• Kawano-san n otaku desu ka?

• Yes it is.
• Hai, sou desu.

• Speaking. Who is this, please?
• Moshi moshi, dochirasama desu ka?

• This is Mr. Shibata. May I talk to Mr. Yama?
• Kochira wa Shibata-san desu. Yama-san o onegai shimasu.

• Mr. Tanaka is on another line now.
• Tanaka-san wa ima hoka no denwa ni dete imasu kara.

• Please wait for a moment.
• Chotto omachi kudasai.

• I'm sorry but he is not in now.
• Sumimasen ga, kare wa ima imasen.

• I'm sorry but he is not here.
• Sumimasen ga, kare wa koko imasen.

• Miss Hiroko is out now.
• Hiroko-san wa ima dekakete imasu.

• What time will he be back?
• Nan ji ni kaerimasu ka?

• When will he be back?
• Itsu moddotte kimasu ka?

• Maybe he will be back at 3:00.
• Tabun san ji ni wa okaeri deshou.

• Please call again.
• Sumimasen ga mou ichido kakete kudasai.

• Please call again later.
• Mata ato de kakete kudasai.

• Do you have any message for him?
• Kare ni dengon ga arimasu ka?

• Would you like to leave a message?
• Nani ka okotozuke ga arimasu ka?

• Please return the call to Mr. Hirai.
• Hirai-san orikaeshi o denwa kudasai.

• I will call again later.
• Mata ato de denwa shimasu.

• I will call later.
• Ato de kakemasu. /Kake naoshimasue.

• Pardon?
• Mou ichido itte kudasai.

• Sorry, I got a wrong number.
• Kake machigae mashita.

• I can't hear you clearly.
• Yoku kikoe masen.

• Please speak a littel louder.
• Mou sukoshi ookina koe onegai shimasu./ Mou sukoshi ookina koe de hanashite kudasai.

• Will you please hold on?
• Sono mama omachi kudasai masu ka?

•  Hold the line, please.
• Denwa o kirazu ni oite kudasai./ Denwa o kiranai de sono mama matte ite kudasai./ Denwa o kiranaide omachi kudasai.

• Sorry, wrong number.
• Shitsurei shimashita, bangou ga chigaimasu./ Shitsurei shimashita, bangou chigai desu.

• Wrong number.
• Machigai desu. / Chigaimasu.

• The line is busy.
• Ohanashi chuu desu.

• The line is disconnected.
• Denwa ga tsunagarimasen.

• I want to have a long distance call to Japan.
• Nihon e denwa o kake tai no desu ga.

• Your number, please?
• Nanban ni o kake desu ka?

• My telephone number is 642-4652.
• Watashi no denwa bangou roku-yon-ni no yon-roku-go-ni desu.

• A phone for you.
• Anata ni denwa desu.

• The telephone is ringing.
• Denwa ga matteiru.

• Please answer the phone.
• Denwa ni dete kudasai.

• There was a call from Miss Yamada earlier.
• Sakki Yamada-san kara denwa ga kakatte kimashita yo.

• There was a telephone call for you a little while ago from Mr. Hirai.
• Sakihodo, Hirai-san kara denwa ga arimashita.

• Mr. Hirai, there's a telephone call for you from Miss Haneda.
• Hirai-san, Haneda-san kara denwa desu.

• Give me a call if there's anything I can do for you.
• Nani ka you ga attara, watashi ni denwa o kudasai.

• I will call you back.
• Ato de denwa shimasu.

• Please tell me your home telephone number.
• Anato no uchi no denwa-bangou o oshiete kudasai.

• What is your telephone number?
• Denwa bangou wa nan ban desu ka?

• Give me a ring tomorrow afternoon.
• Ashita no gogo denwa o kudasai.

• I will call you as soon as I arrive.
• Touchaku shidai denwa o kakemasu.

• Please call me as soon as you arrive home.
• Uchi ni tsuitara, sugu denwa o kudasai.

• Do you know Miss Haneda's phone number?
• Haneda-san no denwa bangou ga wakarimasu ka?

• Could you call this number?
• Kono bangou ni denwa o shite itadakemasu ka?

• I forgot my new telephone number.
• Atarashii denwa bangou o wasureta.

• Please call up.
• Denwa o kakete kudasai.

• Please call me up.
• Denwa o shite kudasai.

• Don't put down the telephone.
• Denwa o kiranaide kudasai.

• This is the operator.
• Koukandai desu.

• Tokyo, 642-4652 please.
• Toukyou, no roku-yon-ni no yon-roku-go-ni ni onegai shimasu.

• Extension 27, please.
• Naisen no ni-juu shichi ni onegai shimasu.

• An overseas call.
• Kokusai denwa.

• A collect call.
• Ryoukin saki-barai denwa.

• May I use the telephone?
• Denwa o tsukatte mo ii desu ka?

• Yes, go ahead.
• Hai, douzo.

• Yes, certainly.
• Ee, ii desu.

• We talked on the phone.
• Denwa de hanashimashita.

• Is there a publicc telephone here?
• Konohen ni koushou denwa wa arimasen ka?

• It is over here.
• Asoko ni arimasu.

• Where can  I fin a telephone?
• Denwa wa doko ni arimasu ka?

• How much is the charge of this telephone call now?
• Ima wo tsuuwa wa ikura desu ka?