Asking for Phone Number in Chinese (Ultimate Guide) - Day 16 What is Your Phone Number

Hello everyone, 大家好! Welcome to today's Everyday Chinese. Do you still remember how to say the Chinese numbers from 1 to 10? In today's lesson, let's make a practice of the small numbers. For example, how to ask for someone's phone number. Now let's get started. First, check out today's conversations. 我的电话号码是13751318079。 你呢? 我的电话号码是15891160521。 妈妈,你的电话号码是多少? 我的电话号码是13714374800。 爸爸的电话号码是多少? 爸爸的电话号码是13509862733。 To ask for someone's phone number, in Chinese, we literally ask, Your phone number is how many? The Chinese word for phone is 电话,电话. Here, the word 电 means electricity. And 话 means talking or words. 电 is a very useful word, as 电 can be combined with other words to mean the appliances powered by electricity. For example, Refrigerator Computer The Chinese word for number is 号码 Now, let's see how to ask how many. How many is 多少 The first word 多 means many. The word 少 means little. When we say 多少 altogether, it becomes a question word which means how many. 多少 is a very common question word to use when asking about numbers, amounts, and prices. Now, let's say it all together. Your phone number is how many? One more time. Have a listen. 你的电话号码是多少? To say the phone number, we only need to read out each number in Chinese. For example, if a phone number is 5534688, how would you say this number in Chinese? Have a listen. Now, you can answer it by saying like, My telephone number is If your phone number contains a zero in it, you can say is zero. For example, to say the phone number like In Chinese, we say Have a listen. In real life context, you may hear some Chinese people pronounce the number one as instead of especially in a phone number. Yes, you actually heard it correctly. Imagine that someone is telling you a phone number in a very noisy environment. You might get confused whether he said So, Chinese people prefer to read one as in phone number in order to distinguish it. Now, let's take a look at how to use to refer to the number one in a phone number. Here, I've got some Chinese numbers for you to practice. The first one is a Chinese emergency call, which is The second one is Chinese ambulance call, which is And the third one is Chinese phone number checking hotline, that is Now, let's listen to the conversations one more time. 刘芳,你的电话号码是多少? 我的电话号码是88642510 张静的电话号码是多少? 她的电话号码是53648927 你好,你的电话号码是多少? 我的电话号码是13751318079 你呢? 我的电话号码是15891160521 妈妈,你的电话号码是多少? 我的电话号码是13714374800 爸爸的电话号码是多少? 爸爸的电话号码是13509862733 Now, I bet you can say your own phone number, right? 你的电话号码是多少? Try to ask your friends or family members for their phone numbers. A huge thanks to our participants in today's audio. In our next lesson, we will learn how to say numbers from 100 to 999. See you next time. 再见!