Using the telephone - 01

Jade: 212-332-1506 that's it.
[ʤeid (2123321506) ðæts it]

Mesage: Thank you for calling XYZ Records Incorporated.
[(Mesage) θæŋk jʊ fə ˈkɔːliŋ (XYZ) ˈrekɔːdz inˈkɔːpəritid]

You are in a call waiting system.
[jʊ ə ɪn ə kɔːl ˈweitiŋ ˈsistim]

Please hold.
[pliːz həʊld]

Your call is very important to us.
[jə kɔːl iz ˈveri imˈpɔːtənt tʊ ʌs]

As soon as an operator is free, we'll talk with you.
[æz suːn æz ən ˈɒpəreitə iz friː wiːl tɔːk wið jʊ]

Operator: XYZ, can I help you?
[ˈɒpəreitə (XYZ) kæn ai help jʊ]

Jade: I'd like to speak to James, Singh please.
[ʤeid aid laik tə spiːk tə ʤeimz (Singh) pliːz]

Operator: Which department?
[ˈɒpəreitə wiʧ diˈpɑːtmənt]

Jade: Accounting.
[ʤeid əˈkaʊntiŋ]

Operator: Please hold, I'm connecting you.
[ˈɒpəreitə pliːz həʊld aim kəˈnektiŋ jʊ]