How to say

Phone

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ስልክ

si-LEK

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Arabic العربية ar

هاتف

HAA-teef

Both 'هاتف' and 'تليفون' are used, with 'هاتف' being more formal and 'تليفون' being more common in some dialects.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ফোন

fone

While 'ফোন' is common, 'দুরভাষ' is the more formal term.

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Catalan català ca

Telèfon

teh-LEH-fon

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Czech čeština cs

Telefon

TEH-leh-fone

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Czech.

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Danish dansk da

Telefon

teh-leh-FOHN

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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German Deutsch de

Telefon

TEH-leh-fone

Use 'Telefon' for both landlines and mobile phones.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Τηλέφωνο

tee-LEH-fo-no

Use 'τηλέφωνο' for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Spanish Español es

Teléfono

teh-LEH-foh-noh

Use 'teléfono' in most situations, whether referring to a landline or a mobile phone.

Estonian eesti et

Telefon

teh-leh-FOHN

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Basque Basque eu

Telefonoa

teh-leh-FOH-noh-ah

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Persian فارسی fa

تلفن

teh-LEH-fon

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Persian.

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Finnish suomi fi

Puhelin

POO-heh-lin

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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French Français fr

Téléphone

teh-leh-FOHN

The word 'téléphone' is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

Galician Galician gl

Teléfono

teh-LEH-foh-no

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ફોન

fone

While 'ફોન' is common, 'દૂરભાષ' is the more formal term.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Waya

WAH-yah

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Hebrew עברית he

טלפון

teh-leh-FOHN

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Hebrew.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

फ़ोन

fone

While 'फ़ोन' is common, 'दूरभाष' is the more formal term.

Hungarian magyar hu

Telefon

TEH-leh-fon

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Hungarian.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Telepon

teh-LEH-pone

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Sími

SEE-mee

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Italian Italiano it

Telefono

teh-LEH-foh-noh

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Italian.

Japanese 日本語 ja

電話

dehn-WAH

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

Korean 한국어 ko

전화

jeon-HWA

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Telefonas

teh-leh-FOH-nas

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Telefons

teh-LEH-fons

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Marathi मराठी mr

फोन

fone

While 'फोन' is common, 'दूरध्वनी' is the more formal term.

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Malay Melayu ms

Telefon

teh-LEH-fon

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Telefoon

TEH-leh-fone

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

Norwegian norsk no

Telefon

teh-leh-FOHN

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਫ਼ੋਨ

fone

While 'ਫ਼ੋਨ' is common, 'ਦੂਰਭਾਸ਼' is the more formal term.

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Polish polski pl

Telefon

teh-LEH-fone

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Polish.

Portuguese Português pt

Telefone

teh-leh-FOH-nee

Use 'telefone' for both landlines and mobile phones.

Romanian română ro

Telefon

teh-leh-FOHN

Use 'telefon' for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Russian русский ru

Телефон

tyeh-leh-FOHN

Use 'телефон' for both landlines and mobile phones.

Swedish svenska sv

Telefon

teh-leh-FOHN

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Simu

SEE-moo

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

தொலைபேசி

tho-lai-PAY-si

While 'தொலைபேசி' is the correct term, 'போன்' is commonly used.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

ఫోన్

fone

While 'ఫోన్' is common, 'దూరవాణి' is the more formal term.

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Thai ไทย th

โทรศัพท์

toh-RA-sap

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Telepono

teh-leh-POH-no

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Telefon

teh-LEH-fone

This is the standard word for 'phone' in Turkish.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Телефон

teh-leh-FOHN

Use 'телефон' for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Urdu اردو ur

فون

fone

While 'فون' is common, 'ٹیلی فون' is the more formal term, and the English word is also used.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Điện thoại

dee-en-THWA-ee

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Fóònù

foh-OH-nu

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Chinese 中文 zh

电话

dee-EN-hwa

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

電話

deen wa

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ifoni

ee-FOH-nee

This word is used for both landlines and mobile phones.

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