でんわばんごう
denwa bangōeveryday
In hiragana, "phone number" is でんわばんごう (denwa bangō). Speakers often shorten it to ばんごう (bangō) when the topic is obvious.
Meaning: telephone number (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| でんわばんごう | denwa bangō | everyday |
| ばんごう | bangō | short |
To ask for it politely, say でんわばんごうを おしえてください (denwa bangō o oshiete kudasai).
What does it mean word for word?
でんわ (denwa) is "telephone" and ばんごう (bangō) is "number". The kanji is 電話番号.
How does it change in a sentence?
Numbers are read digit by digit. A zero is often read ぜろ (zero) and sometimes れい (rei).
How do you pronounce it?
The first vowel in ばんごう (bangō) is long, and the last syllable ごう (gō) takes two beats.
Did you know?
- Japanese mobile numbers often start with 090, 080 or 070.
Examples in context
- でんわばんごうを おしえてください。Denwa bangō o oshiete kudasai.Please tell me your phone number.
- ばんごうを まちがえました。Bangō o machigaemashita.I got the number wrong.
- わたしの でんわばんごうは これです。Watashi no denwa bangō wa kore desu.This is my phone number.
Example conversation
Kota and Risa exchange contacts after a class.
- Kotaでんわばんごうを おしえてくれる？Denwa bangō o oshiete kureru?Can you tell me your phone number?
- Risaいいよ。ゼロ きゅう ゼロ…Ii yo. Zero kyū zero…Sure. Zero nine zero…
- Kotaゆっくり おねがい。Yukkuri onegai.Slowly, please.
