noun
telephone, phone
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'Telefon' means 'telephone' or 'phone', a neuter noun (das Telefon). Plural: Telefone. Declines regularly: singular des Telefons, dative dem Telefon; plural die Telefone, dative den Telefonen. Not irregular. Commonly refers to landlines; mobile phones are often called 'Handy' in German.
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Kannst du mir dein Telefon geben?
Can you give me your phone?
Das Telefon klingelt, kannst du bitte rangehen?
The phone is ringing. Can you please answer it?
Das Telefon klingelt den ganzen Tag.
The telephone rings all day long.
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Picture a classic telephone handset
Telefon sounds like 'telephone' so it's easy to remember
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Das Telefon is neuter; colloquially often 'Handy' for mobile phone.