Engels : Nederlands
A [bus conductor] checks passengers' tickets and collects money on a bus. = busconducteur
Could you ask her to [call] me back? = [terugbellen] 
cut off = onderbreken / afbreken
A [decade] is a period of ten years. = periode van tien jaar / decennium
Traditional African culture puts an [emphasis] on oral story telling. = nadruk
His phone is [engaged] – he must be talking to someone. = bezet
[Entrepreneur]s in Ghana charge people to make calls from phone towers. = entrepreneur / ondernemer
I [went on] speaking but he couldn't hear me. = doorgaan
The use of mobile phones in Africa has [go]ne up dramatically. = stijgen / toenemen
[Hold on], I'll put you through. = wachten / aan de lijn blijven
What time does the football match [kick off]? = aftrappen
Africa is the first continent to have more mobile phone users than [landline] users. = landlijn / vaste aansluiting
Oh, sorry, the [line]'s engaged. = lijn
People with mobiles no longer have to walk miles to [make a deal]. = zaken doen
Phone use is a [means] of social and family contact. = manier / middel
It's estimated that phone [ownership] was nearly 100% by the time of the World Cup. = bezit
I'll [pass] your message on as soon as possible. = doorgeven
You can't [pick up] a signal on your mobile in a tunnel. = ontvangen
Hold on, I'll [put] you through. = doorverbinden
They plan to [put up] a mobile phone mast near our school. = neerzetten
Africa's mobile phone [revolution] is likely to go on for many years. = revolutie
People died because they couldn't [ring up] a doctor. = opbellen
Phone use is a means of [social] and family contact. = sociaal
A [sociologist] is someone who studies societies and the way they are organized. = socioloog
The pace of life in Africa is [speed]ing up. = sneller worden
A [street vendor] sells things in the street, for example, clothes or food. = straatverkoper
Africa is the first continent to have more mobile phone users than landline [subscriber]s. = abonnee
Mobile phone [subscription]s went up from 54 million to almost 350 million. = abonnement
ITU stands for International [Telecommunication]s Union. = telecommunicatie
If you climb to the top of the tall [tower]s you can pick up a mobile phone signal. = toren
Mobile phones are used to [transfer] money. = overmaken
The mobile phone explosion is [transform]ing Africa. = transformeren
Africa has more mobile phone [user]s than Europe. = gebruiker