Could I take a message?

and Can I take a message?; May I take a message?

the phrase used on the telephone to offer to take a message and give it to the person the caller is seeking. Bill: Can I talk to Fred? Mary: He's not here. Could I take a message for him?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Callisto (1)	kahl-LEE-sto	Italian
Kirsten	KEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)	Danish, Norwegian, English
Akoni	-	Hawaiian
HÅVard	-	Norwegian
Emmett	EM-it	English
Emilija	EM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)	Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian