How to Say ‘My phone number is 0912-345-678.’ in Traditional Chinese
電話是0912-345-678。
diàn huà shì 0 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[diànhuà shir líng jiǔ yī èr sān sì wǔ liù qī bā]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Taiwanese mobile numbers start with 09 and are read out in 4-3-3 groups, with a slight pause between each group. Restaurants usually take a mobile number to confirm the booking or call if you're late.
Phrase Breakdown
電話是
diàn huà shì
the phone number is
電話 (diànhuà) means 'phone (number)', and 是 (shì) means 'is'. Both are falling 4th tones on diàn, huà, and shì.
我的電話是這個。
My phone number is this one.
Words in this phrase
電話
diàn huà
[diànhuà]
telephone; phone number
A phone, or in context a phone number.
餐廳的電話是多少？
What's the restaurant's phone number?
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb 'to be'; in 不是 it forms 'is not' or 'no'.
我不是學生。
I am not a student.
0912-345-678。
0 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0912-345-678.
Read the digits one by one in groups: líng jiǔ yī èr / sān sì wǔ / liù qī bā, with small pauses between groups.
請打0912-345-678。
Please call 0912-345-678.
Words in this phrase
0
0
[líng]
zero
The digit 0, read líng.
號碼是零九。
The number starts zero nine.
9
9
[jiǔ]
nine
The digit 9.
九點見。
See you at nine.
1
1
[yī]
one
The digit 1; in phone numbers often read yī or yāo.
一樓有位子。
There are seats on the first floor.
2
2
[èr]
two
The digit 2, read èr in numbers.
二號桌。
Table number two.
3
3
[sān]
three
The digit 3.
三個人。
Three people.
4
4
[sì]
four
The digit 4.
四位。
Party of four.
5
5
[wǔ]
five
The digit 5.
五點訂位。
Booking at five.
6
6
[liù]
six
The digit 6.
六樓。
Sixth floor.
7
7
[qī]
seven
The digit 7.
七點半。
Seven thirty.
8
8
[bā]
eight
The digit 8.
八個人。
Eight people.
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