número de teléfono fijo
/numeɾo de telefono fixo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "home phone number" is translated into Spanish as número de teléfono fijo.
To refer to a home phone number, you can use número de teléfono fijo, número de teléfono de casa or número telefónico residencial. In many contexts, you can also shorten the phrase to teléfono fijo to mean a landline.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase número de teléfono fijo breaks down into número (number), de (of), teléfono (telephone) and fijo (fixed/stationary).
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, you might hear people refer to a home phone simply as el fijo. This uses the adjective for 'fixed' as a noun to distinguish it from a mobile device.
- The word número shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'nominate'. Both words trace back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to assign' or 'to allot' something.
- In Spanish, fijo can also be used to describe a salary that does not change, such as a sueldo fijo meaning a 'fixed salary'.
Examples in context
- Escribe tu número de teléfono fijo aquí.Write your home phone number here.
- ¿Me das tu número de teléfono fijo?Can you give me your home phone number?
- No tengo un número de teléfono fijo.I don't have a home phone number.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are exchanging contact information at a café.
- LucíaSolo tengo mi celular, Alejandro.I only have my cell phone, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿No tienes un número de teléfono fijo?Don't you have a home phone number?
- LucíaNo, mi número de teléfono fijo ya no existe.No, my home phone number no longer exists.
- AlejandroEstá bien, te llamaré al celular.That's fine, I will call your cell phone.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fijo, número, teléfono, CC BY-SA 4.0.
