¿Dónde está mi teléfono?
To ask "where is my phone" in Spanish, say ¿Dónde está mi teléfono?
¿Dónde está mi teléfono? is what you say when you cannot find your phone.
What does it mean word for word?
Dónde means "where", está means "is", mi means "my" and teléfono means "phone".
How does it change in a sentence?
Spanish uses está for the location of things.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not leave out the accents on Dónde and está. They mark the question word and the verb.
Did you know?
- While teléfono is the formal word, most Spanish speakers use móvil in Spain and celular in Latin America to refer to a handheld phone.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, if you are asking for your phone in a crowded place, you might use the diminutive telefonito to sound more polite or less demanding.
- The word teléfono comes from the Ancient Greek words têle meaning 'far' and phōnḗ meaning 'voice' or 'sound'.
Examples in context
- No lo veo, ¿dónde está mi teléfono?I don't see it, where is my phone?
- Oye, ¿dónde está mi teléfono?Hey, where is my phone?
Example conversation
Sofía is searching for her device in the living room.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿dónde está mi teléfono?Daniel, where is my phone?
- DanielCreo que está en la cocina.I think it is in the kitchen.
- SofíaNo, no está allí.No, it is not there.
- DanielBusca en el sofá, Sofía.Look on the sofa, Sofia.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dónde, mi, teléfono, CC BY-SA 4.0.
