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We asked students from Sriwittayapaknam School to write some telephone conversations using the following five different situations:

1. You ring a friend and his mother answers. She says your friend has gone out to play football. You leave a message to ask your friend to ring you back later. GO>>

2. You ring a friend and his sister answers. You ask to speak to your friend. When your friend comes to the telephone you ask him if he has Malee’s telephone number. GO>>

3. You ring a friend to have a chat. Her mother answers the telephone. Your friend is not there. You ask her mother where she has gone. You also ask her what time she will come back. You say you will call back later. GO>>

4. You ring to have a chat with a friend. She answers the telephone. You ask her if she wants to watch a movie with you tomorrow. You cannot hear her reply. You say the line is bad and ask her to speak louder. GO>>

5. You ring a friend but her father answers. He says that she cannot come to the telephone because she is in the shower. He tells you to ring back again in 10 minutes. GO>>

The following useful phrases were brainstormed by the students before they started writing the conversations.

Hello ....... speaking  สวัสค่ะ...... พูดค่ะ
May I speak to ..... please?  ขอสาย....
He is not in at the moment. ไม่อยู่ครับ 
Please wait a moment. รอสักครู่ค่ะ 
Is there anything else? มีธุระอะไร 
That's all right. ไม่เป็นไรค่ะ
Thank you. ขอบคุณ 
Please ring again in 10 minutes. อีก 10 นาทีโทรมาใหม่ 
Hello ฮัลโหล 
I'm glad you're called. ดีใจที่เธอโทรมา 
Would you like to leave a message. มีอะไรฝากไหมครับ 
Whom do you want to speak to? ต้องการพูดกับใครคะ 
How are you? สบายดีไหม 
What are you doing now? ทำอะไรอยู่ 
There is no one here with that name. ที่นี่ไม่มีคนชื่อ..... 
That's all. แค่นี้นะ 
Hold on, please. ถือสายรอสักครู่ 
Sorry. The line is busy. ขอโทษค่ะ สายไม่ว่าง  
He is in the meeting room right now. คุณ...... กำลังติดประชุมอยู่ค่ะ  
He is busy right now. คุณ...... กำลังติดธุระอยู่ค่ะ
Please call again. แล้วฉันจะโทรมาใหม่
My number is .......... ที่นี่เบอร์
Tomorrow are you free? พรุ่งนี้คุณว่างไหม
I'm speaking.  พูดอยู่
I am warking. Why did you call?  ทำงานอยู่โทรมาทำไม
Can you ask him to call me back?   คุณให้เขาโทรกลับมาหาฉันได้ไหม