teléfono
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “teléfono” mean in English?
telephone
Example sentences
Mi número de teléfono es 91 123 4567.
My phone number is 91 123 4567.
El teléfono está sonando.
The phone is ringing.
Hablamos por teléfono.
We talk on the phone.
How to use it
Teléfono means 'telephone' (general / landline). Masculine: el teléfono. Carries an accent on the é. Plural teléfonos.
Common mistake
Stress on the second syllable: te-LÉ-fo-no. Accent on the é is required. Don't anglicise to 'TEL-e-pho-ne'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.