by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “What’s your phone number?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What’s your phone number?
電話番号教えて?
denwabangou* oshiete
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
電話番号教えていただけますか?
denwabangou* oshiete itadakemasuka
*We pronounce “denwabangou” like “denwabangō“.
When it is obvious that you are talking about a phone number you can simply say “番号 bangou” which means “number”.
(casual)
電話番号教えて?
番号教えて?
(polite)
電話番号教えていただけますか?
番号教えていただけますか?
- 電話番号 denwabangou = phone number
- … 教えて? … oshiete = Can you tell me …?
The literal translation of “電話番号教えて?” is “Can you tell me your phone number?”.
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)”, “あなたの anatano (= your)” or “わたしに watashini (= me)” in everyday conversation.
あなたの 電話番号your phone number
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あなたは わたしに 教えて?
can you tell me?