¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
To ask "what is your phone number?" in Spanish, use ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
This phrase is used to request the specific digits of someone's telephone line. You may also use the alternative ¿Qué número de teléfono tienes?, which utilizes the verb tener (to have) instead of ser (to be).
Which one should you use?
¿Qué número de teléfono tienes? is a common alternative that translates more literally to "What phone number do you have?"
How does it change in a sentence?
When asking to identify a specific piece of information like a phone number, Spanish uses cuál (which) rather than qué (what). When using the formal version, you should use su instead of tu.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask for a 'número', people might assume you are asking for their WhatsApp number rather than a landline.
- In Spain, phone numbers are typically recited as pairs of digits, whereas in many Latin American countries, they are often given one by one or in different groupings.
- The word teléfono is built from two Ancient Greek parts: tele- meaning 'far' and -fono meaning 'sound' or 'voice'.
Examples in context
- Oye, ¿cuál es tu número de teléfono?Hey, what is your phone number?
- Si quieres hablar, ¿cuál es tu número de teléfono?If you want to talk, what is your phone number?
Example conversation
Two friends are exchanging contact information at a cafe.
- ElenaMe encantó conocerte, Javier.I loved meeting you, Javier.
- JavierYo también, Elena.Me too, Elena.
- Elena¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?What is your phone number?
- JavierEs el cinco cinco cinco uno dos tres.It is five five five one two three.
