How to answer someone else's phone?


I am in a Japanese office setup sitting next to my boss. He often gets phone
calls but most of the time he is not in his seat. How do I answer his phone
say that " **This is Mr. XX's seat and this is YY (my name) talking and Mr.XX
is not in his place"** in Japanese?




I've found answering the phone at work follows a fairly fixed pattern.

I would answer the phone with something along the lines of:

> 株式会社ZのYYと申{もう}します。  
>  This is company Z, MR Y speaking.

or just with the company name.

> 株式会社Zでございます。  
>  This is company Z.

After they introduce themselves and said their "お世話になっております". You generally
reply with something similar :

> お世話{せわ}になっております。

If they ask for someone who is away from their seat (but probably return soon)
you can say something like:

> 申{もう}し訳{わけ}ないですがXXさんは席{せき}を外{はず}しておりますが...  
>  I'm very sorry but he has left his seat...

At that point they will either ask when he will be back, or say they will call
back later.




I've found answering the phone at work follows a fairly fixed pattern.

I would answer the phone with something along the lines of:

> 株式会社ZのYYと申{もう}します。  
>  This is company Z, MR Y speaking.

or just with the company name.

> 株式会社Zでございます。  
>  This is company Z.

After they introduce themselves and said their "お世話になっております". You generally
reply with something similar :

> お世話{せわ}になっております。

If they ask for someone who is away from their seat (but probably return soon)
you can say something like:

> 申{もう}し訳{わけ}ないですがXXさんは席{せき}を外{はず}しておりますが...  
>  I'm very sorry but he has left his seat...

At that point they will either ask when he will be back, or say they will call
back later.

