Learn the key pattern to give your phone number
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| Let's take a closer look at the conversation. |
| Do you remember how the civil servant says, |
| "Your phone number, please." |
| Poproszę pana numer telefonu. |
| Let’s start with numer telefonu, "phone number." Numer telefonu |
| This starts with numer, "number." Numer. Numer. |
| Next is telefonu, "phone." Telefonu. Telefonu. |
| Note telefon translates as "telephone" or "phone." We’ll use the abbreviated version, "phone" as this will include various kinds of phones, including mobile phones, landlines, and so forth. |
| Telefonu is the genitive form of telefon. "Telephone." Telefon. |
| This form of the genitive case is similar to the way “of” is used in the English “department of economics,” “secretary of state,” or “game of thrones.” |
| In Polish, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. |
| Telefon is masculine singular. |
| To form the genitive for maculine singular nouns ending in a consonant, add a “u.” |
| Telefon becomes telefonu when placed in the genitive. |
| Together it's numer telefonu. "Phone number." Numer telefonu. |
| Before numer telefonu is pana, literally, "Mr.’s," as in “Mr.’s telephone number,” but translating as “your,” in this context. Pana. Pana. |
| Pana is the genitive singular form of pan, "Mr." Pan. |
| Pan is placed in the genitive to indicate the possession of the phone number. |
| Moving to the front of the sentence, poproszę. "Please." Poproszę. Poproszę. |
| All together, Poproszę pana numer telefonu, literally "Please Mr.’s phone number," but it translates as "Your phone number, please." |
| Poproszę pana numer telefonu. |
| Now, you might be more familiar with twój, an informal word for "your," as in twój numer telefonu, “your telephone number (informal).” As this is a city office setting, the formal form, pan, is more appropriate. |
| Remember this request. You’ll hear it again later. |
| Let's take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how Mark says, |
| "My phone number is 656-122-344." |
| Mój numer telefonu to 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery). |
| Do you remember how to say "phone number?" |
| Numer telefonu. "Phone number." Numer telefonu. |
| Recall, numer telefonu is masculine singular. |
| Before this is mój, "my." Mój. Mój. |
| In this sentence, mój is masculine singular to agree with numer. |
| Next is to, in this case, think of it as something like an “equals sign,” but translates as "is," in this context. To. To. |
| Together, it’s Mój numer telefonu to…literally “My phone number = (equals),” but translates as, "My phone number is.…" Mój numer telefonu to… |
| Next is Mark’s phone number, 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery). 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery). |
| Note how Mark says his phone number. |
| When giving your phone number in Polish, say each digit separately. After each group of digits, include a short pause in place of the hyphen. |
| For example, |
| 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery) |
| All together, it’s Mój numer telefonu to 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery). |
| "My phone number is 656-122-344 ." |
| Mój numer telefonu to 656-122-344 (sześć pięć sześć jeden dwa dwa trzy cztery cztery). |
| The pattern is |
| Mój numer telefonu to NUMBER. |
| "My phone number is NUMBER." |
| Mój numer telefonu to NUMBER. |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the NUMBER placeholder with your phone number. |
| Note: this pattern requires a sequence of digits. Each should be said separately. |
| Imagine your phone number is 689-111-111. sześć osiem dziewięć jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden. (sześć osiem dziewięć jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden ). |
| Say |
| "My phone number is 689-111-111." |
| Ready? |
| Mój numer telefonu to 689-111-111 (sześć osiem dziewięć jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden). |
| "My phone number is 689-111-111." |
| Mój numer telefonu to 689-111-111 (sześć osiem dziewięć jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden jeden). |
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