put through

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To connect someone by telephone

转接电话
Pasar una llamada; poner en comunicación
電話をつなぐ
전화를 연결해 주다

To transfer a phone call to another person.

把电话转给另一个人。
Transferir una llamada telefónica a otra persona.
電話を別の人に転送すること。
전화를 다른 사람에게 돌려주는 것을 의미한다.
Base verb: put
Particle: through
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Examples

  1. I'll put you through to sales.
    我帮您转销售部
    Os paso con ventas
    営業部におつなぎします
    영업부로 연결해 드리겠습니다.
  2. Can you put me through?
    能帮我转接吗?
    ¿Puede pasarme?
    つないでいただけますか?
    연결해 주시겠어요?
  3. Hold on, I'll put you through.
    请稍等,我帮您转接
    Un momento, os paso
    少々お待ちください、おつなぎします
    잠시만요, 연결해 드리겠습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: phones, office

Tone: professional

✓ Do Say

  • Put me through
    帮我转接
    Páseme
    つないでください
    연결해 주세요

Origin & History

From putting a call through.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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