how may i direct your call? — A formal polite expression used by receptionists or operators to ask how they can transfer your phone call
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A formal polite expression used by receptionists or operators to ask how they can transfer your phone call
Pronunciation (IPA): /haʊ meɪ aɪ dəˈrekt jʊr kɔːl/
Korean meaning: 전화를 받은 직원이 어디로 연결해드릴지 정중하게 묻는 표현
Korean pronunciation: 하우 메이 아이 디**렉**트 유어 콜
Example Sentences
- When I called the pizza place, they said 'How may I direct your call?' I said 'To your kitchen, I'm starving!'
- The automated voice kept asking 'How may I direct your call?' but I just wanted to talk to a human being.
- She answered with 'Good afternoon, how may I direct your call?' in such a sweet voice that I almost forgot why I was calling.
how may i direct your call?
NOUN//haʊ meɪ aɪ dəˈrekt jʊr kɔːl//
A formal polite expression used by receptionists or operators to ask how they can transfer your phone call
A formal polite expression used by receptionists or operators to ask how they can transfer your phone call
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
현대 비즈니스 전화 매너에서 발달한 정중한 표현으로, 'direct'는 라틴어 'dirigere'에서 유래
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“When I called the pizza place, they said 'How may I direct your call?' I said 'To your kitchen, I'm starving!'”
“The automated voice kept asking 'How may I direct your call?' but I just wanted to talk to a human being.”
“She answered with 'Good afternoon, how may I direct your call?' in such a sweet voice that I almost forgot why I was calling.”
“Learning to say 'How may I direct your call?' was the first thing they taught me at my new receptionist job.”
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