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Hi, everyone! I'm Felice Angelini. |
Ciao a tutti, sono Felice Angelini. |
Welcome to another Italian Whiteboard Lesson! |
In this lesson, you'll learn how to tell someone your phone number in Italian. |
Let's get started! |
When giving phone numbers in Italian, we say each digit separately. |
So first, let's take a look at how we say the 10 single-digit numbers in Italian. |
From the smallest to the biggest. |
zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove |
Now again, but with English. Try to repeat after me. |
zero, "zero," zero (enunciated), zero |
uno, "one," uno (enunciated), uno |
due, "two," due (enunciated), due |
tre, "three," tre (enunciated), tre |
quattro, "four," quattro (enunciated), quattro |
cinque, "five," cinque (enunciated), cinque |
sei, "six," sei (enunciated), sei |
sette, "seven," sette (enunciated), sette |
otto, "eight," otto (enunciated), otto |
nove, "nine," nove (enunciated), nove |
Next, let's go over an example conversation. Imagine someone is registering their phone number in an office. |
A: Il suo numero di telefono, per favore. |
B: Il mio numero di telefono è 999-56-20-314 (nove nove nove, cinque sei, due zero, tre uno quattro). |
One more time, a bit slower. |
A: Il suo numero di telefono, per favore. |
B: Il mio numero di telefono è 999-56-20-314 (nove nove nove, cinque sei, due zero, tre uno quattro). |
Ok, let's take a closer look at the dialogue. |
First, request. It's a formal request, we have suo. |
"Your phone number," il suo numero di telefono. |
So remember, for a formal conversation, we use suo. |
And this request is a polite request so it's very important to say per favore. |
Per favore at the end or at the start is the same. |
And then, when giving your phone number in Italian, you say, il mio numero di telefono. |
Mio, in this case, means "my." |
"My phone number," il mio numero di telefono. |
Then the verb essere, "to be" - è |
è depends on the topic, numero, so è, "is." |
Then, the number. |
When giving your phone number in Italian, say each digit separately. After each group of digits, include a short pause, like, 999-56-20-314 (nove nove nove, cinque sei, due zero, tre uno quattro). |
Okay. Now, let's look at two more examples of giving your phone number in Italian. |
Here is the first one, see if you can say the numbers. |
Il mio numero di telefono è 999-67-55-321 (nove nove nove, sei sette, cinque cinque, tre due uno). |
Ok, and the second one. |
Il mio numero di telefono è 998-32-44-322 (nove nove otto, tre due, quattro quattro, tre due due). |
Well, the pattern to give your phone number in Italian is: |
Il mio numero di telefono è [PHONE NUMBER]. |
"My phone number is [PHONE NUMBER]." |
It may be useful to become familiar with some of the most common Italian phone number prefixes. |
For example, landlines in Rome start with 06, and in Milan, with 02. |
Mobile phones have a 3 digit prefix, usually starting with 3, such as 349. |
Toll-free numbers usually start with 800. |
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