Book 8 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

call (up) verb: to telephone

Ali called up his wife to tell her he had to work late.
deposit verb: to put money in
Ahmed deposited money in the pay phone.
find verb: to learn where something is
found John found his money under the chair.
hang up verb: to put the receiver down
hung up Susan finished talking and then hung up the phone.
make (a call) verb: to telephone
made Ali made a call to his wife to tell her he had to work late.
may modal verb: might
Ali may go to Riyadh, but he’s not sure.
might modal verb: may
Ali might go to Riyadh, but he’s not sure.
pay verb: to give money for a service
paid I have some change. I can pay for the phone call.
busy adjective: somebody is talking (phone)
I called my wife, but the line was busy. I’ll call again later.
cheap adjective: opposite of expensive
My car cost SR1,000. It was very cheap.
expensive adjective: opposite of cheap
My car cost SR100,000. It was very expensive.
just adverb: only
I can’t buy anything today. I have just one dollar.
less/least determiner: a smaller number or amount
Tennis is less exciting than football.
Baseball is the least exciting sport.
local adjective: near; close; opposite of long-distance
Ahmed made a local call. He called Hafar Al Batin.
more/most determiner: a higher number or amount
Tennis is more exciting than baseball.
Football is the most exciting sport.
whom pronoun: used for people; object of preposition
To whom did you give it.
Whom did you give it to.
call noun: a conversation you began using the telephone
He received two calls today. One from Ali and the other from Ahmed.
change noun: coins
I have some change with me to make a phone call.
coin noun: round metal money
I have some coins with me to make a phone call.
conversation noun: people talking to each other
Ali and Ahmed had a telephone conversation last night.
factory noun: a place where people make things
BMW makes cars at their auto factory.
kind (of) noun: type
 What kind of long distance call do you want to make, person-to-person
or station-to-station.
line (phone) noun: wire over which a telephone call is made
Ahmed tried to call his wife but the line was busy.
0 (“oh”) noun: zero
The number is three-five-oh two-seven-two-oh.
operator noun: a worker who helps people make phone calls
An operator must help you when you make a person-to-person call.
page noun: a part of a book, magazine, letter, or document
There are many pages in the telephone book.
pay phone noun: a telephone that you must put coins in
There’s a pay phone at the restaurant. Call your wife from there.
person noun: a man, woman, or child
A dog is not a person. It’s an animal.
public phone noun: pay phone
There’s a public phone at the restaurant. Call your wife from there.
slot noun: the place you deposit your coin on a pay phone
Deposit your coin in the slot before you push the buttons.
just a minute expression: wait
Ahmed: Ali, please come here.
Ali: Just a minute. I’m busy.
long distance expression: a call to a place far away
call A phone call from Hafar Al Batin to Riyadh is a long distance call.
person-to-person expression: a long distance call to a specific person
call Ahmed is making a person-to-person call. He only wants to talk to his
wife.
station-to-station expression: a long distance call to anyone at the number you call
call Ahmed is making a station-to-station call. He wants to talk to anyone
in his family.