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mobile number
The unique sequence of digits assigned to a mobile phone, through which it can be called or contacted.
Gib mir bitte deine Handynummer, damit ich dir die Fotos schicken kann.
Please give me your mobile number so I can send you the photos.
'Handynummer' (mobile number) is a simple compound made from 'das Handy' (mobile phone) and 'die Nummer' (number). So it is literally the number of the mobile phone.
Ich habe eine neue Handynummer und muss alle meine Kontakte informieren.
I have a new mobile number and need to inform all my contacts.
In everyday life, 'Handynummer' (mobile number) is often combined with certain verbs: to 'give' someone your number, to 'get' a number, to 'dial' a number, or to 'save' a number in your phone.
Kannst du seine Handynummer in meinem Telefon speichern?
Can you save his mobile number in my phone?
To ask for a mobile number, you use typical phrases such as 'Wie ist deine Handynummer?' (What is your mobile number?) or, a bit more politely, 'Darf ich deine Handynummer haben?' (May I have your mobile number?).
Wie ist deine Handynummer? Ich rufe dich später an.
What is your mobile number? I'll call you later.
telephone number
'die Telefonnummer' and 'die Handynummer' both refer to a number you can use to call someone. 'Telefonnummer' is more general: it can be a landline number or a mobile number. 'Handynummer' means only the number of a mobile phone. Learners may confuse the words because many telephone numbers today are mobile numbers. If you do not know, or do not want to emphasize, whether it is a mobile phone, 'Telefonnummer' fits. If it is clearly about the mobile phone, 'Handynummer' is more precise.
Vor dem Termin gab mir die Lehrerin ihre Handynummer.
Before the appointment, the teacher gave me her mobile number.
Bei der Arbeit braucht sie die Telefonnummer des Kunden.
At work, she needs the customer's telephone number.