This is a rather short and simple lesson that, again, deals with the numbers we have been learning in previous vocabulary posts. It might not sound like much, but phone numbers come up in everyday conversation quite often, whether you are ordering take out or adding someone to your cell phone or applying to a job, you almost always need to give, find or hear a phone number.
As always, the word(s) or phrases start with a kanji reading, then a kana pronounciation in brackets and finally an English translation. Also, I list a few useful phrases, but there are literally dozens of sayings or common phrases I could have listed. For now, just use this to learn the words "telephone number", the basic question for asking and answering what your telephone number is and practicing your number useage that we've been going over in the previous vocabulary posts. Practice saying the numbers out loud. It makes a big difference compared to simply doing it in your head, as your tongue doesn't work as well at pronouncing words as you do in your head.
As always, the word(s) or phrases start with a kanji reading, then a kana pronounciation in brackets and finally an English translation. Also, I list a few useful phrases, but there are literally dozens of sayings or common phrases I could have listed. For now, just use this to learn the words "telephone number", the basic question for asking and answering what your telephone number is and practicing your number useage that we've been going over in the previous vocabulary posts. Practice saying the numbers out loud. It makes a big difference compared to simply doing it in your head, as your tongue doesn't work as well at pronouncing words as you do in your head.
Keywords
電話 (でんわ )
telephone
番号 (ばんごう)
number (identifier / counter for trains, magazine issue number, etc)
何 ( なん, なに)
what
Useful Sayings
電話番号は何ですか。 (でんわばんごうはなんですか。)
What is your phone number?
123-4567です。or 一二三の四五六七です。 (いちにさんのよんごろくななです。)
It's 123-4567.
電話が鳴っているよ。 (でんわがなっているよ。)
The telephone [phone] is ringing! / Phone call!
電話を借りてもいいですか。 (でんわをかりてもいいですか。)
May I use your telephone?
もしもし
Hello (used only when answering the phone)
Notes
の
の is a spoken hyphen (-) when saying a phone number in Japanese.
四 & 七
When using the telephone, 4 and 7 are pronounced よん and なな, respectively, not し and しち. While most would understand what you are saying if you used the On readings, it would be seen as odd by normal standards. You never use hundreds or double digit numbers to describe your phone number either. It's simply 1-9 with a の particle separating the numbers and that is all that's needed.
電話 (でんわ )
telephone
番号 (ばんごう)
number (identifier / counter for trains, magazine issue number, etc)
何 ( なん, なに)
what
Useful Sayings
電話番号は何ですか。 (でんわばんごうはなんですか。)
What is your phone number?
123-4567です。or 一二三の四五六七です。 (いちにさんのよんごろくななです。)
It's 123-4567.
電話が鳴っているよ。 (でんわがなっているよ。)
The telephone [phone] is ringing! / Phone call!
電話を借りてもいいですか。 (でんわをかりてもいいですか。)
May I use your telephone?
もしもし
Hello (used only when answering the phone)
Notes
の
の is a spoken hyphen (-) when saying a phone number in Japanese.
四 & 七
When using the telephone, 4 and 7 are pronounced よん and なな, respectively, not し and しち. While most would understand what you are saying if you used the On readings, it would be seen as odd by normal standards. You never use hundreds or double digit numbers to describe your phone number either. It's simply 1-9 with a の particle separating the numbers and that is all that's needed.
2 comments:
a slight correction on the hiragana translation of the telephone number
(いちにさんよんのごろくななです。)
should of course be
(いちにさんのよんごろくななです。)
Hey Ito-san, I fixed that little slip up. Thanks for pointing it out. I think I fixed all of the mistakes you pointed out on the old site, but if you find anymore, don't hesitate to let me know.
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