How To Say Phone In Japanese. More Japanese words for on the phone. I know in English you would pick up a phone saying Hello Just remember you dont say Konnichiwa こんにちは.
Talking on the phone in Japanese might actually be harder than in other languages. So the number 123-456-7890 would be いち に さん の よん ご ろく の なな はち きゅう まるichi ni san no yon go roku no nana hachi kyuu maru. The Japanese normally talk very politely on the phone unless speaking casually with a friend.
When I am asked I tell my area code using the word rei.
You always read the numbers as single digits then you say の no wherever the dash is.
