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How to Say ‘May I give you my mobile number?’ in German

Darf ich Ihnen meine Handynummer geben?

darf ikh EE-nen migh-neh HEN-dee-noo-mer GAY-ben

[darf ikh EE-nen migh-neh HEN-dee-noo-mer GAY-ben]

💬 Usage Tip: After darf ich, the main action goes to the very end: Darf ich Ihnen helfen? "May I help you?". Ihnen is the polite "to you".

Phrase Breakdown

Darf ich Ihnen

darf ikh EE-nen

May I (give) you

A polite request. 'Ihnen' is the formal 'to you', and its 'h' is silent: 'EE-nen'.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen helfen?

May I help you?

Words in this phrase

Darf

[darf]

may; am allowed to

Used to ask permission politely in a professional setting.

Example

In Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben? macht Darf die Frage höflich.

In 'Darf ich Ihnen meine Kontaktdaten geben?' 'Darf' makes the question polite.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

meine Handynummer geben?

migh-neh HEN-dee-noo-mer GAY-ben

my mobile number?

'Handy' is German for a mobile phone, pronounced 'HEN-dee'. The verb 'geben' goes at the end.

Example

Kannst du mir deine Handynummer geben?

Can you give me your mobile number?

Words in this phrase

meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Handynummer

[HEN-dee-noo-mer]

mobile phone number

Compound noun: Handy (mobile phone) + Nummer (number).

Example

Hast du meine Handynummer?

Do you have my mobile number?

geben

[GAY-ben]

to give; give

A common verb meaning 'to give.' In networking, it can mean handing over contact information.

Example

Geben Sie mir bitte kurz Ihre E-Mail-Adresse.

Please give me your email address briefly.

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