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Customer Service & Business Communication @ Helping customers with their needs, using polite speech patterns, and maintaining a professional business tone.

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Go the extra mile

/ጎ ዘ ኤክስትራ ማይል/

ከተጠበቀው በላይ ጥረት ማድረግ

To do more than what is expected or required.

ከተፈለገው ወይም ከሚጠበቀው በላይ ተጨማሪ ጥረት ማድረግ።

In Practice

"We always go the extra mile for our clients."
"Going the extra mile ensures customer loyalty."
Fluent Tip

Used when describing exceptional service that exceeds standard expectations.

The customer is always right

/ዘ ካስተመር ኢዝ ኦልዌይስ ራይት/

ደንበኛ ሁልጊዜ ትክክል ነው

A motto suggesting that customer complaints should be handled seriously and prioritised.

የደንበኞች ቅሬታ በቁም ነገር መታየት እና ቅድሚያ ሊሰጠው እንደሚገባ የሚጠቁም መሪ ቃል ነው።

In Practice

"Even if they are wrong, remember the customer is always right."
"Our policy is that the customer is always right."
Fluent Tip

Commonly used in retail and service industries to emphasize customer satisfaction.

Bend over backwards

/ቤንድ ኦቨር ባክዋርድስ/

ለመርዳት እጅግ በጣም መጣር

To work extremely hard to help or please someone.

አንድን ሰው ለመርዳት ወይም ለማስደሰት እጅግ በጣም ጠንክሮ መስራት።

In Practice

"The staff bent over backwards to solve the issue."
"I will bend over backwards to make sure you are satisfied."
Fluent Tip

Used to show a high level of dedication to customer service.

Keep someone in the loop

/ኪፕ ሰምዋን ኢን ዘ ሉፕ/

አንድን ሰው መረጃ እንዳይጠፋው ማድረግ

To keep someone informed about a situation or project.

አንድን ሰው ስለ ሁኔታው ወይም ስለ ፕሮጀክቱ መረጃ እንዲኖረው ማድረግ።

In Practice

"Please keep the manager in the loop regarding the refund."
"I'll keep you in the loop as the order progresses."
Fluent Tip

Professional way to promise regular updates to a client.

Get the ball rolling

/ጌት ዘ ቦል ሮሊንግ/

ሂደቱን መጀመር

To set an activity or process in motion.

አንድን እንቅስቃሴ ወይም ሂደት ማስጀመር።

In Practice

"Let’s get the ball rolling on your request."
"To get the ball rolling, I need your signature."
Fluent Tip

Used to signal the start of a business process or project.

Put yourself in their shoes

/ፑት ዩርሰልፍ ኢን ዜር ሹዝ/

ራስን በሌላው ቦታ መተካት

To imagine yourself in another person's situation to understand them.

የሌላውን ሰው ሁኔታ ለመረዳት ራስን በእነሱ ቦታ አድርጎ ማሰብ።

In Practice

"You need to put yourself in the customer's shoes."
"Putting yourself in their shoes helps with empathy."
Fluent Tip

Important for developing empathy in customer service.

Read between the lines

/ሪድ ቢትዊን ዘ ላይንስ/

በግልጽ ያልተነገረውን መረዳት

To understand the hidden meaning in what someone says or writes.

አንድ ሰው በተናገረው ወይም በጻፈው ውስጥ የተደበቀውን ትርጉም መረዳት።

In Practice

"You have to read between the lines to see what the client really wants."
"Reading between the lines helps identify unspoken needs."
Fluent Tip

Used when analyzing complex customer feedback.

Cut to the chase

/ካት ቱ ዘ ቼዝ/

ቀጥታ ወደ ዋናው ጉዳይ መግባት

To get to the main point without wasting time.

ጊዜ ሳያባክኑ ወደ ዋናው ነጥብ መድረስ።

In Practice

"Let's cut to the chase and discuss the pricing."
"He cut to the chase and told the customer the final cost."
Fluent Tip

Useful in business meetings to save time.

Back to square one

/ባክ ቱ ስኳር ዋን/

ወደ መጀመሪያው መመለስ

Returning to the very beginning of a task because previous attempts failed.

ቀዳሚ ሙከራዎች ስላልተሳኩ ወደ ተግባሩ መጀመሪያ መመለስ።

In Practice

"The system crashed, so we are back to square one."
"If this doesn't work, we're back to square one."
Fluent Tip

Used when a project or solution needs to be restarted.

The big picture

/ዘ ቢግ ፒክቸር/

አጠቃላይ ሁኔታው

The entire perspective on a situation, rather than just the small details.

ከጥቃቅን ዝርዝሮች ይልቅ የአንድ ሁኔታ አጠቃላይ እይታ።

In Practice

"We need to look at the big picture for long-term growth."
"Don't get lost in details; focus on the big picture."
Fluent Tip

Common in strategic business discussions.

Touch base

/ተች ቤዝ/

ለመነጋገር መገናኘት

To briefly contact or meet with someone to discuss progress.

ስለ እድገቱ ለመወያየት በአጭሩ መገናኘት ወይም ግንኙነት ማድረግ።

In Practice

"I’ll touch base with you next week."
"Let's touch base after the meeting."
Fluent Tip

A professional way to schedule a follow-up call or meeting.

On the same page

/ኦን ዘ ሴም ፔጅ/

ተመሳሳይ ግንዛቤ መያዝ

To have the same understanding or agreement as someone else.

ከሌላ ሰው ጋር ተመሳሳይ ግንዛቤ ወይም ስምምነት መኖር።

In Practice

"Let's make sure we are all on the same page."
"It is important that the client and support are on the same page."
Fluent Tip

Used to ensure alignment in communication.