Learn English – How to convey the effect of a poor phone connection

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Recently, I was talking on a phone which had a faulty connection, as a result of which I was only able to hear the person's voice in patches. Something like "……I think………may…….jaguar….study.." (where "…" represents things which he said that I was not able to hear).
I tried:

I can hear you only in patches

That sounds awkward. How do I say this to him in a natural way?

Best Answer

You could say this:

I'm sorry I can't hear you. You're breaking up!

From Macmillan Dictionary:

break up
5 [intransitive] if the sound on a radio or mobile phone breaks up, you can no longer hear the person who is speaking on it.
I can't hear you, you're breaking up.

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