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How to Say ‘What is your phone number?’ in German

Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

vee ist DY-ne TAY-luh-fon-NUM-muh

[vee ist DY-ne TAY-luh-fon-NUM-muh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: When reading out numbers, Germans often say zwo instead of zwei so it isn't confused with drei. Numbers are also often grouped in pairs, like dreiundvierzig for 43.

Phrase Breakdown

Wie ist

vee ist

What is

German uses 'wie' (how) to ask for numbers and names.

Example

Wie ist dein Name?

What is your name?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

what

With 'ist' asking for a name or number, German uses 'wie' where English says 'what'.

Example

Wie ist dein Name?

What is your name?

ist

[ist]

Form of the verb 'sein' meaning 'is'.

Example

In „Das ist“ verbindet „ist“ das Subjekt mit einer Aussage.

In “Das ist,” “ist” connects the subject with a statement.

deine Telefonnummer?

DY-ne TAY-luh-fon-NUM-muh

your phone number?

'deine' is informal 'your'. Stress the 'fon' in te-le-FON-num-mer.

Example

Ich habe deine Telefonnummer.

I have your phone number.

Words in this phrase

deine

[DY-ne]

your

Possessive pronoun for second person singular.

Example

Deine Schuhe sind schön.

Your shoes are nice.

Telefonnummer

[TAY-luh-fon-NUM-muh]

telephone number

A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone line.

Example

Meine Telefonnummer ist bekannt.

My phone number is known.

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