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How to Say ‘A phone number’ in French

Un numéro de téléphone

uhn new-may-ROH duh tay-lay-FUN

[uhn new-may-ROH duh tay-lay-FUN]

💬 Usage Tip: French links two nouns with de where English just puts them side by side, and the main noun comes first: a phone number is a 'number of telephone.' The same pattern gives une table de quatre "a table for four."

Phrase Breakdown

Un numéro

uhn new-may-ROH

A number

A masculine noun. Say 'un nu-mé-ro', with the French 'u' made by rounding your lips.

Example

Quel est ton numéro ?

What's your number?

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

Indefinite article used before a singular noun.

Example

Un petit garçon joue.

A little boy is playing.

numéro

[new-may-ROH]

number

Masculine noun; used for street numbers, phone numbers, etc.

Example

Quel est le numéro de la maison ?

What is the house number?

de téléphone

duh tay-lay-FUN

phone (number)

'De' links the nouns: a number of telephone. Say 'deu té-lé-fon'.

Example

J'ai perdu mon numéro de téléphone.

I lost my phone number.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

téléphone

[tay-lay-FUN]

phone

Telephone, often meaning a mobile phone.

Example

Mon téléphone est dans mon sac.

My phone is in my bag.

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