A caller leaves a message for Ms Tanaka. Ask for repetition, check the details, and say you will pass it on.
The idea
聞こえませんでした reports that you could not hear; もう一度お願いします politely asks for repetition. Repeat a detail with ですか to check it, then use 伝えます to say you will pass the message on.
Examples
- すみません、よく聞こえませんでした。Sorry, I couldn’t hear that well.
- もう一度、お願いします。Could you say that once more?
- 会議は明日の三時ですか。Is the meeting at three tomorrow?
- 場所は駅ですか。Is the place the station?
- 田中さんに伝えます。I’ll tell Ms Tanaka that.
- ありがとうございます。では、失礼します。Thank you. Goodbye.
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Do not assume an unclear time or place. Repeat what you think you heard as a question and wait for confirmation before passing it on.
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もう＿＿、お願いします。（一度／一人）
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一度
もう一度 asks the caller to say it one more time.
会議は明日の三時＿＿。（ですか／でした）
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ですか
ですか turns the repeated time into a polite confirmation question.
田中さんに＿＿。（伝えます／聞きます）
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伝えます
伝えます means that you will pass the message on; 聞きます means that you will listen or ask.
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もう＿＿、お願いします。（一度／一人）
会議は明日の三時＿＿。（ですか／でした）
田中さんに＿＿。（伝えます／聞きます）
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Practise both sides of the call aloud. Change the time and place, then confirm each detail before ending the call.