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Your phone number in German

Priya is at the co-working loft by the canal. Jule already has her phone out and wants a number before Priya can finish a polite sentence.

You will ask for a phone number and an email, then give yours back.

Jule will not wait for a long polite ask. Keep the number short and say it twice if she asks.

By the end you can take a number, share yours, and say you will call.

By the end of this lesson

Give and take a phone number and an email.

  • Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?What's your phone number?
  • Meine Telefonnummer ist ___.My number is ___.
  • Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse?What's your email address?
  • Hier ist meine E-Mail.Here's my email address.
  • Kann ich deine Nummer haben?Can I have your number?
  • Ich rufe dich an.I'll call you.

Scene — the loft

The loft by the canal is quiet. Long desks, plants, and a blank whiteboard fill the room.

Jule sits across from Priya with her phone already in her hand. She wants a number now, not a long polite sentence.

Jule and Priya sit across from each other in the quiet canal-side loft.

Learn — number and email

Six short lines cover asking for a number or an email, then giving yours.

You also get a line for I'll call you.

  1. Jule looks up from her phone and waits for Priya to respond.

    Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

    What's your phone number?

    When to use it: Ask a friend for their phone number.

    Learn it as one piece when you want a number.

    Say it: Nummer ends with a soft -er sound.

  2. Priya turns her phone toward Jule to share her contact details.

    Meine Telefonnummer ist ___.

    My number is ___.

    When to use it: Give your phone number after someone asks.

    Learn it as one piece, then add the digits.

  3. Jule gestures toward the closed laptop as she asks Priya for her email address.

    Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse?

    What's your email address?

    When to use it: Ask a friend for their email address.

    Learn it as one piece when you want an email.

  4. Priya offers her phone toward Jule as she shares her email address.

    Hier ist meine E-Mail.

    Here's my email address.

    When to use it: Offer your email address when a friend asks.

    Learn it as one piece to hand over an email address.

  5. Jule indicates her own phone while Priya listens to her contact details.

    Kann ich deine Nummer haben?

    Can I have your number?

    When to use it: Ask a friend if you can take their number.

    Learn it as one piece for a short ask.

  6. Jule holds her phone with a reassuring gesture as Priya listens.

    Ich rufe dich an.

    I'll call you.

    When to use it: Tell a friend you will call them.

    Learn it as one piece for a later call.

    Say it: dich uses the soft ich-sound for ch.

Story — she wants it twice

Watch Jule ask for a number before Priya can finish being polite. Priya reads it out twice.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. Jule looks up from her phone. The whiteboard behind her is blank.
  2. JuleHallo.Hello.
  3. PriyaHallo.Hello.
  4. Priya starts a long polite sentence. Jule does not wait.
  5. JuleKann ich deine Nummer haben?Can I have your number?
  6. PriyaMeine Telefonnummer ist 0176 882 3419.My number is 0176 882 3419.
  7. JuleNoch einmal, bitte.Once more, please.
  8. PriyaMeine Telefonnummer ist 0176 882 3419.My number is 0176 882 3419.
  9. JuleWie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse?What's your email address?
  10. PriyaHier ist meine E-Mail-Adresse. priya@gmx.deHere's my email address. priya@gmx.de
  11. PriyaWie ist deine Telefonnummer?What's your phone number?
  12. JuleMeine Telefonnummer ist 0151 247 8903.My number is 0151 247 8903.
  13. JuleIch rufe dich an.I'll call you.

Practice — ask and give

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, fill a gap, and match a line.

They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. What do you say?

    You see Jule at the loft and want a short hello.

  3. Match the pairs

    German

    Kann ich deine Nummer haben?Drop the English here
    Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?Drop the English here
    Hier ist meine E-Mail.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

  4. What does it mean?

    Hier ist meine E-Mail.

  5. Swap the word

    Tell a friend you will call them.

    Ich ____ dich an.

  6. Pick the reply

    Jule says:

    Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

    What's your phone number?

    And you reply with:

  7. Fill the gap

    I'll call you.

    Ich rufe dich ____.

  8. What do you say?

    You want a friend's number. Ask if you can have it.

  9. Fill the gap

    What's your email address?

    Wie ist deine E-Mail-____?

  10. Pick the reply

    Jule says:

    Meine Telefonnummer ist 0151 247 8903.

    My number is 0151 247 8903.

    And you reply with:

  11. True or false?

    This asks for a name, not a phone number.

Say it — say your number

Now you're Priya at the loft. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. JuleKann ich deine Nummer haben?Can I have your number?
  2. Priya (you)Give your phone number.

    Meine Telefonnummer ist ___.

    My number is ___.

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Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Wie ist deine Telefonnummer?What's your phone number?
Meine Telefonnummer ist ___.My number is ___.
Wie ist deine E-Mail-Adresse?What's your email address?
Hier ist meine E-Mail.Here's my email address.
Kann ich deine Nummer haben?Can I have your number?
Ich rufe dich an.I'll call you.
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