números de teléfono
/numeɾos de telefono/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "phone numbers" is números de teléfono.
This phrase is used to refer to the sequences of digits used to call someone on a telephone.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from números (numbers), de (of) and teléfono (telephone).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single phone number, use the singular form número de teléfono.
Did you know?
- When reciting números de teléfono, Spanish speakers often group digits into pairs rather than saying them one by one. For example, a number might be read as 'twenty-two, thirty-four…' instead of 'two, two, three, four…'.
- The prefix tele- in teléfono comes from the Ancient Greek word for 'far off'. This literally translates the device as a 'far-off sound'.
- In Spain, the word móvil is used for a cell phone, while in Latin America, celular is the standard term.
Examples in context
- Intercambiamos números de teléfono.We exchanged phone numbers.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express the exchange of números de teléfono.Tatoeba #3312306 by gianich73, translation #3123917 by Hybrid
- Tom no puede recordar todas sus contraseñas, por lo que las tiene en una lista disimuladas como números de teléfono.Tom can't remember all his passwords, so he keeps them in a list disguised as phone numbers.This sentence shows how números de teléfono can be used in a descriptive context.Tatoeba #5015600 by albrusgher, translation #3340480 by patgfisher
- No anoté los números de teléfono de los clientes.I didn't write down the customers' phone numbers.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are planning a get-together with friends.
- JavierLucía, ¿tienes los números de teléfono de los invitados?Lucía, do you have the guests' phone numbers?
- LucíaNo, Javier, no los tengo anotados aquí.No, Javier, I don't have them written down here.
- JavierYo puedo buscar los números de teléfono en el correo.I can look for the phone numbers in the email.
- LucíaPerfecto, así podemos enviarles la ubicación.Perfect, that way we can send them the location.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, teléfono, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
