Learn how to give someone your phone number
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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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