Italian word of the day
| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | Telephone |
| Origin | From the Greek word tele, “far”, and fono, “sound” |
Different forms of telefono
Like most nouns in Italian, telefono has two articles (definite or indefinite articles) and two numbers (singular or plural).
Un telefono
A telephone
Dei telefoni
Some telephones
Il telefono
The telephone
I telefoni
The telephones
Examples
| Noi non abbiamo il telefono fisso. Usiamo solo i cellulari. | We don’t have a home phone. We only use mobile phones. |
| I telefoni senza fili sono comodi perché li puoi portare con te in giro per casa. | Cordless phones are very handy because you can take them with you around the house. |
| Perché tieni sempre il telefono spento? | Why is your phone always off? |
| Perché non rispondi mai al telefono? | Why don’t you ever answer the phone? |
| Non ci posso credere, mi ha buttato giù il telefono! | I can’t believe it, he slammed down the phone on me! |
| Non chiamare Alessandro al telefono, è in riunione. | Don’t call Alessandro on the phone, he’s in a meeting. |
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