English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 40
Call me later!
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I'll call you or I'll call to you?
- AlexIt was great to meet you today. I'll call to you tonight.
- EmmaJust "I'll call you" — no "to". In English these verbs take the person directly.
- AlexAh, in my language we say "to you". So I'll call you, and I'll text you too.
- EmmaPerfect! And be careful with "tell" and "say": tell ME, but say HELLO. You can't "say me".
- AlexGot it. Tell me your number and I'll save it. Then I'll call you tonight!
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Sorry I missed your call
- JackHi Emma. Sorry, I didn't answer this morning — I was on the bus.
- EmmaNo problem. I just wanted to tell you about the party. Did you get my message?
- JackYes! I read it, but I couldn't reply. Can you send me the address again?
- EmmaSure, I'll text it to you now. Call me if you get lost, okay?
- JackGreat. Thanks, Emma. See you at the party!
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- phone
n. / v.phone
- call
n. / v.call
- text
n. / v.text
- message
nounmessage
- answer
verbanswer
- ring
verbring
- number
nounnumber
- voicemail
nounvoicemail
- hang up
phr. v.hang up
- reply
verbreply
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Call me, tell me — no "to"
Explanation
In English, the verbs we use for phoning and messaging take the person directly, with NO preposition in front. Say "call me", "phone her", "text him", "ask them", "answer the phone" — never "call to me" or "phone to her". This is different from many languages, where you "call TO someone". The person is the object pronoun you met in chapter 9: me, you, him, her, it, us, them. Example: "Call me tonight", "I'll text you the address", "She never answers her phone". There is one more trap here — "tell" versus "say". You "tell" a PERSON (tell me, tell him the news, tell us a story), but you "say" the WORDS (say hello, say yes, say something); you cannot "say me" and you rarely "tell hello". Quick rule: TELL + person, SAY + words. Learners' most common slips: "I'll call to you later" ✗ → "I'll call you later" ✓; "He said me the time" ✗ → "He told me the time" ✓.
Examples
- Call me when you arrive.Call me when you arrive.
- I'll text you the address later.I'll text you the address later.
- Can you tell me your phone number?Can you tell me your phone number?
- He didn't answer, so I left a voicemail.He didn't answer, so I left a voicemail.
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