Could you hold Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkʊd/ /ˈju/ /ˈhoʊɫd

KUD-yoo-HOHLD

UK

kˈʊd/ /jˈuː/ /hˈəʊld

kUUD-YOO-HOHLD

التعريف

A polite way to ask someone to wait, especially when talking on the phone.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Most common in phone calls to politely ask someone not to hang up while you do something. Can sound formal or customer-service-like. Avoid using in face-to-face situations; say 'Could you wait a moment?' instead. Often followed by 'I'll be right back.'

• Spanish: ¿puede esperar? - ¿puede mantenerse en línea?
• Portuguese (BR): você pode aguardar? - você pode segurar? (telefone)
• Portuguese (PT): pode aguardar? - pode manter-se em linha?
• Chinese (Simplified): 请稍等 - 您能稍等一下吗
• Chinese (Traditional): 請稍等 - 您能稍等一下嗎
• Hindi: क्या आप इंतजार कर सकते हैं?
• Arabic: هل يمكنك الانتظار؟
• Bengali: একটু অপেক্ষা করবেন কি
• Russian: подождите, пожалуйста
• Japanese: お待ちいただけますか
• Vietnamese: bạn vui lòng giữ máy
• Korean: 잠시만 기다려 주시겠어요
• Turkish: bekleyebilir misiniz
• Urdu: کیا آپ انتظار کر سکتے ہیں
• Indonesian: bisakah Anda menunggu

جمل نموذجية

Could you hold while I transfer your call?

basic

Could you hold for a moment? I'll check for you.

basic

Could you hold on the line while I get your file?

basic

Hi, thanks for calling, could you hold just a second?

natural

I'm sorry, could you hold? I'll be with you as soon as I can.

natural

Just a moment, could you hold while I look up your order?

natural