Can I leave a message in Spanish

When to use it: Use this to ask whether the person you want is available.

Replace the blank with a person's name; con means with.

Say it: PWEH-doh ah-BLAR kohn

When to use it: Say this after answering a call to identify yourself.

Habla literally means speaks, but phones use it as This is.

Say it: AH-blah

When to use it: Ask this politely when you need the caller's name.

Llama means calls or is calling; por favor keeps the question polite.

Say it: KYEHN YAH-mah

When to use it: Use this when the person you want is unavailable.

Quisiera is a polite way to say I'd like; dejar means to leave.

Say it: kee-SYEH-rah deh-HAR

When to use it: Use this to introduce the exact message you want repeated.

El mensaje is masculine, so use el, not la.

Say it: el men-SAH-heh ehs

When to use it: Say this when asking someone to tell another person you called.

Dile means tell him or her; llamé means I called.

Say it: DEE-leh ah yah-MEH

When to use it: Use this before saying the phone number where someone can reach you.

Mi means my; número carries an accent on the first syllable.

Say it: mee NOO-meh-roh ehs