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Sentence #961659

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 shekitten shekitten February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 at 2:22:08 PM UTC link Permalink

I'm calling Thomas on the phone?

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 17, 2022 July 17, 2022 at 4:00:51 PM UTC link Permalink

> I phone Thomas.

This would be okay in narration. But a more natural and broadly usable sentence would be "I'm phoning Thomas", or the version shekitten suggested.

sundown sundown July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022 at 8:57:50 AM UTC link Permalink

"What do you do when you can't get it working?"
"I phone Thomas."

I think it's fine in the right context.

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022 at 3:56:48 PM UTC link Permalink

I agree.

hecko hecko July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022 at 4:10:16 PM UTC link Permalink

perhaps a dialogue like that would be better / less confusing than just this one sentence?

AlanF_US AlanF_US July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022 at 10:21:43 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, but there are too many translations now to make that feasible.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #961658토마스한테 전화해요..

I phone Thomas.

added by Eevee, June 27, 2011
➜ #961658토마스한테 전화해요.

linked by Eevee, June 27, 2011
➜ #971961Je téléphone à Thomas.

linked by NomadSoul, July 2, 2011
➜ #4418443मी टॉमसला फोन करतो.

linked by sabretou, July 30, 2015
➜ #4418444मी टॉमसला फोन करते.

linked by sabretou, July 30, 2015
➜ #4840711Ben Thomas'a telefon ediyorum.

linked by deyta, January 17, 2016
➜ #8443446Ɣɣareɣ-as i Thomas.

linked by Amastan, January 11, 2020
➜ #11005806Dzwonię do Tomasza.

linked by hecko, July 19, 2022
➜ #2608189Я звоню Тому.

linked by marafon, July 19, 2022