hello! can I speak to

Let's have a look at a few ways of speaking on the phone.

Firstly, let's look at a common phone conversation between Tom (T) and Mrs Smith (MS):

T: Hello, can I speak to Max please?
Pronto? Posso parlare con Max per favore?

- Hello!
- Good morning/afternoon/evening

Asking for a person:

- May / Can I speak to (name)?
- Is (name) there?

Asking to take a message:

- Can I take a message?
- Would you like to leave a message?

Asking who is calling:

- Who's calling please?
- May I ask who's calling?

Introducing yourself:
- This is (name)
- (Name) speaking

Asking a person to wait:

- Hold on
- Hang on, I'll call (name)
- Just a second