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How to read japanese telephone number.
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2009/1/16 21:52
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For example: 0797-38-5432. Is it just read as rei-nana-kyu-nana san-hachi go-yon-san-ni?
I have a book called Minna no Nihongo I. In this book, the number is written like this: 0797 no(in kana) 38 no(in kana) 5432. What is the "no"for?
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by unguanime
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For example: 0797-38-5432. Is it just read as rei-nana-kyu-nana san-hachi go-yon-san-ni? I would normally read it as: "zero-.." the rest is the same.
I have a book called Minna no Nihongo I. In this book, the number is written like this: 0797 no(in kana) 38 no(in kana) 5432. What is the "no"for?
This "no" is just connecting the different parts of the phone number. It's like:
38's 5432 of (area code) 0979.
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by AK (guest)
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As mentioned you can also say "zero/ゼロ"
The "no" is this context is used as the hyphen/space/connection
zero no ichi would mean 0-1
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by John (guest)
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zero vs. rei
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2009/10/2 15:03
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use zero/ゼロ for 0. don't use "rei" in phone numbers!
0 zero 7 nana 9 kyu 7 nana - no 3 san 8 hachi - 5 go 4 yon 3 san 2 ni
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by Alex (guest)
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interlude?
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2009/10/2 21:23
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You can either use the "no" or simply pause instead as you would in English.
I thought "no" in this case is an "ai-no-te" in other words a sort of an interlude.
For example, when you take dance lessons, the instructor says, "Uh one, and two, and three, and four. Uh one, and ..." The "uh/and" is the "no" in this case.
In any case, as mentioned, "no" is read where the dash (-) comes. So it's not that you can say "no" in any part of the number. At least you must be accurate in separating the area code.
Btw, I say "rei" too. When I am asked, I tell my area code using the word "rei". And then the operator repeats it saying "zero" :)
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by Uco (guest)
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