Questions tagged [telephone-conversation]

When somebody calls me on the phone I need to say something when answering. In English (similar to other languages) it may be sufficient to just say "Hello" Is it accepted to just say "Hallo" when answering a phone call? Are there any conventions…

When talking to people on the telephone there are situations when we need to interrupt the conversation to look something up or to ask someone near by. We can do this by saying: "Einen Moment, bitte" What do I say when coming back?

Possible Duplicate: How do I answer a phone call? Ich frage mich regelmäßig, welche Begrüßungen am Telefon üblich sind und welche wann angebracht sind. Sowohl beim Anrufen als auch beim Angerufenwerden. Ich persönlich sage "nachname, mein…

My Prof said his sister in law answers the phone with yabada/ yabadah. I'm not a German speaker but I figure that 'Ya' makes sense as yes but the following doesn't make sense to me. Could someone please clarify if this is indeed a thing German…