Some telephone Spanish

How do we answer the telephone in several Spanish speaking countries?

We use several different expressions to answer the phone, so when you travel or watch a foreign movie don’t be surprised. It’s not always as simple as hello. I think no other language has a particular way to answer the phone depending on the region.

Talking about phone calls, this is a funny series of Argentine commercials about prank calls. It’s called La Llama que Llama, which is a pun. Llama, the animal (pronounced different in Spanish), and llama, from llamar, the verb to call.

Originally Published on 20100807. Latest update 20210428 (spanishNY.com) top