How to Give Your Phone Number

Learn how to give your phone number

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Welcome to Can-Do Spanish by SpanishPod101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give your phone number in Spanish.

For example, "My phone number is 55-2241-2601." is

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601..

Valeria Varela is at the city hall registering her address.

A civil servant is asking for her phone number.

Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components.

número de teléfono

”phone number"

número de teléfono

Listen to the conversation, and focus on the response.

Note: the civil servant in this conversation uses formal Spanish.

Ready?

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601..

Once more with the English translation.

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

"Your phone number, please."

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601..

"My phone number is 55-2241-2601."

Let's break down the conversation.

Do you remember how the civil servant says,

"Your phone number, please."

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Let’s start with número de teléfono, meaning "phone number." Número de teléfono.

First is número. "Number." Número. Número.

Note: In Spanish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Número is masculine and singular — a fact that determines the form of other words in the sentence.

Next is De. "Of." De. De.

Last is teléfono. "Phone." Teléfono. Teléfono.

Note teléfono translates as “telephone” or “phone.” We’ll use the abbreviated version, “phone” as this will include various kinds of phones, including mobile phones, landlines, and so forth.

Together, it’s número de teléfono. This literally means "number of telephone" or "telephone’s number," but it translates as “phone number." Número de teléfono.

Before this is su, meaning "your," in this formal context. Su. Su.

Note su fundamentally means “his,” “hers,” or “its,” but it’s also a formal way to say “your” when speaking to someone directly using formal Spanish.

Now, you might be more familiar with tu, an informal word for "your," as in tu número de teléfono, “your phone number.” As this is a city office setting, the formal form, su, is more appropriate.

All together, su número de teléfono literally means "your number of phone," but it translates as "your phone number." Su número de teléfono.

Last is por favor, meaning "please." Por favor. Por favor.

All together, it's Su número de teléfono, por favor. "Your phone number, please."

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Remember this request. You’ll hear it again later.

Let's take a closer look at the response.

Do you remember how Valeria says,

"My phone number is 55-2241-2601."

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601.

Do you remember how to say "phone number?"

Número de teléfono. "Phone number." Número de teléfono.

Before this is mi, "my." Mi. Mi.

Together it’s, Mi número de teléfono, "my phone number." Mi número de teléfono.

Next is es, "is," as in "my phone number is." Es. Es.

Es is from the verb ser, meaning "to be." Ser.

Together, it's Mi número de teléfono es… "My phone number is…." Mi número de teléfono es…

Next is Valeria’s phone number. 55-2241-2601.

55-2241-2601.

In Mexico, the most common way of giving your phone number is two digits at a time; however, giving your phone number one digit at a time is perfectly understandable. After each group of digits, include a short pause in place of the hyphen.

For example,

55-2241-2601.

All together it’s Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601. "My phone number is 55-2241-2601."

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601.

The pattern is

Mi número de teléfono es PHONE NUMBER.

"My phone number is PHONE NUMBER."

Mi número de teléfono es PHONE NUMBER.

To use this pattern, simply replace the {PHONE NUMBER} placeholder with your phone number.

Imagine your phone number is 12-3256-7800. 12-3256-7800. 12-3256-7800.

Say

"My phone number is 12-3256-7800.

Ready?

Mi número de teléfono es 12-3256-7800.

"My phone number is 12-3256-7800."

Mi número de teléfono es 12-3256-7800.

Again, the key pattern is

Mi número de teléfono es {PHONE NUMBER}.

"My phone number is {PHONE NUMBER}."

Mi número de teléfono es {PHONE NUMBER}.

Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601..

"My phone number is 55-2241-2601."

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601..

Mi número de teléfono es 12-3256-7800.

"My phone number is 12-3256-7800."

Mi número de teléfono es 12-3256-7800.

Mi número de teléfono es 43-2156-7854.

"My phone number is 43-2156-7854."

Mi número de teléfono es 43-2156-7854.

Mi número de teléfono es 26-7877-3325.

"My phone number is 26-7877-3325."

Mi número de teléfono es 26-7877-3325.

65-7890-2284.

"65-7890-2284."

65-7890-2284.

Did you notice how the native speaker omitted "Mi número de teléfono es…?

65-7890-2284.

When directly responding to a request, it’s often possible to omit part of the response.

Here by simply giving your phone number, there’s no need to say Mi número de teléfono es, “My phone number is.”

The pattern is

PHONE NUMBER.

You should be aware of this shortcut, but for this lesson, we’ll use the pattern

Mi número de teléfono es PHONE NUMBER.

"My phone number is PHONE NUMBER."

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speakers, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say "phone number?"

Número de teléfono.

And how to say "my phone number?"

Mi número de teléfono.

Do you remember how to say

"My phone number is..."

Mi número de teléfono es.

Do you remember how Valeria says,

"My phone number is 55-2241-2601."

Mi número de teléfono es 55-2241-2601.

Do you remember the formal way to say "your?"

Su.

And how to say "please?"

Por favor.

Do you remember how the civil servant says,

"Your phone number, please."

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Let's practice.

Imagine you're Hugo Hurtado Arias , and your phone number is 55-1927-8432.

Respond to the civil servant ’s request.

Ready?

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Mi número de teléfono es 55-1927-8432..

Listen again and repeat.

Mi número de teléfono es 55-1927-8432..

Let's try another.

Imagine you're Lucas Hurtado , and your phone number is 02-1335-9132.

Ready?

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Mi número de teléfono es 02-1335-9132..

Listen again and repeat.

Mi número de teléfono es 02-1335-9132..

Let's try one more.

Imagine you're Silvia Ramirez , and your phone number is 43-2156-7854.

Ready?

Su número de teléfono, por favor.

Mi número de teléfono es 43-2156-7854.

Listen again and repeat.

Mi número de teléfono es 43-2156-7854.

This is the end of this lesson.

In this lesson, you learned how to give your phone number. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of sharing your contact information.

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