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Bad phone signal in English

What to say when a call is breaking up and you can't hear the other person clearly.

Full script

Lin
Hello? You're breaking up! I can't hear you.
Them
Can... you... hear me... now?
Lin
Only every third word. The signal's bad here.
Them
I said... the party... pizza... at eight!
Lin
Pizza at eight? Got it! Let me call you back.
Them
Hey! The signal is better now. Did you get all that?
Lin
Yes! A pizza party at eight.
Them
No! A pajama party at eight. Bring pizza!

Key phrases

The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.

Phone call
✓ You're breaking up!

Phone call: their voice cuts out

break up also means end a relationship; on a call = sound cuts out

Phone call
✓ I can't hear you.

Use when you can't hear someone.

Speak louder: Can you speak up?

Phone call
✓ The signal's bad here.

Use when reception is weak here.

signal = phone reception; full bars

Save this
✓ Let me call you back.

Say this before you call again.

call back = call again

Quick answers

Phone call: what to say in English

Say “You're breaking up!” — phone call: their voice cuts out. break up also means end a relationship; on a call = sound cuts out.

Phone call: what to say in English

Say “I can't hear you.” — use when you can't hear someone. Speak louder: Can you speak up?

Phone call: what to say in English

Say “The signal's bad here.” — use when reception is weak here. signal = phone reception; full bars.

Save this: what to say in English

Say “Let me call you back.” — say this before you call again. call back = call again.

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