टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर
ṭelīfon nambarmasculine
The English phrase "telephone number" is टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर (ṭelīfon nambar) in Hindi. Wiktionary also lists फ़ोन नम्बर (fon nambar).
Meaning: digits assigned to a telephone (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर | ṭelīfon nambar | masculine |
| फ़ोन नम्बर | fon nambar | masculine |
Both forms are used to refer to the digits assigned to a telephone.
Which one should you use?
While टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर is the full phrase, the shortened version फ़ोन नम्बर is more common in everyday spoken Hindi.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both forms are masculine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
ṭelīfon nambar
When do people say it?
When providing or asking for a telephone number in India, the country code is +91.
Did you know?
- In very formal or official Hindi documents, you might see the word दूरभाष used for 'telephone', which literally means 'distant speech'.
- While फ़ोन नम्बर is used for calls, the specific term मोबाइल नम्बर is far more common in modern India because mobile phones bypassed landlines for millions of people.
- Because both टेलीफ़ोन and नम्बर are borrowed from English, they follow English-style pronunciation patterns rather than traditional Sanskrit or Persian phonetic rules.
Examples in context
- मुझे अपना नाम और फ़ोन नम्बर बताईये।Please tell me your name and telephone number.This sentence is useful for practicing how to ask for someone's name and फ़ोन नम्बर.Tatoeba #450943 by minshirui, translation #63920 by CK
- आपका टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर क्या है?aapka telephone number kya hai?What is your telephone number?
- कृपया अपना टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर लिखिये।kripya apna telephone number likhiye.Please write down your telephone number.
Example conversation
Anjali and Amit are exchanging contact information.
- अंजलि Anjaliअमित, क्या मैं आपका टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर ले सकती हूँ?Amit, kya main aapka telephone number le sakti hoon?Amit, can I have your telephone number?
- अमित Amitहाँ, मेरा टेलीफ़ोन नम्बर 98765 है।Haan, mera telephone number 98765 hai.Yes, my telephone number is 98765.
- अंजलि Anjaliठीक है, मैंने इसे लिख लिया है।Theek hai, maine ise likh liya hai.Okay, I have written it down.
- अमित Amitधन्यवाद, अंजलि।Dhanyavaad, Anjali.Thank you, Anjali.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “telephone number” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
