Thread: How may I help you?

I'm guessing that it's going to depend on the country and region.

Hello Daniel

Certainly that's the way a lot of people answer a phone in Mexico, either [I]"Mande" or "Bueno" [I] but wouldn't you agree that
mande is used more often when the caller asks for a certain person and that person answers (by saying mande)? .... but businesses use a more formal greeting: "Esta hablando con Walmart. Como puedo ayudarle (o sirvirle)."

In my experience in Costa Rica they say "En que puedo ayudarte"; tambien "...servirle". They almost always respond to "thank you" by saying "Para servirle".

Hi Daniel

Before I commented I checked with a Mexican friend who manages a number of pizzerias. Those were the versions used in his business places.

Regarding mande, I've heard it said a million times. Any conversation between Mexicans on the street will have a lot of mandes It's very much like saying "what?" or "say again".

The most common informal phone answering term is "¿Bueno?.