Who Are You Calling?

SCENARIO

Imagine you are calling someone on the phone. A relative, a friend or a colleague who is with you is curious and says: "who are you calling?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿A quién llamas?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿A quién llama (usted)?

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OUR TIP

Responding should be quite straightforward. However, before you reply, you should decide how you are going to refer to the person you are calling^*.

If the person you are calling was a female (her name is María Botero) and you want to refer to her in an formal manner, you could say:

• Llamo a doña María Botero (I am calling Mrs. Maria Botero);
• Estoy llamando a doña María Botero (I am calling Mrs. Maria Botero);
• Llamo a la señora Botero (I am calling Mrs. Botero);
• Estoy llamando a la señora Botero (I am calling Mrs. Botero);
• Llamo a mi abogada doña María Botero (I am calling my lawyer/ attorney Mrs. Maria Botero);
• Estoy llamando a mi abogada doña María Botero (I am calling my lawyer/ attorney Mrs. Maria Botero);

* NB See examples of replies when calling:

• A male and referring to him in a formal manner
• A male and referring to him in an informal manner
• A female and referring to her in an informal manner

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A quién llamas?

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