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Key vocabulary
	cuál	which, what	¿Cuál? is an interrogative word (question word). In Spanish, interrogative words carry accent marks.
	de	of	De is used in Spanish to show possession. There is no apostrophe s in Spanish. Instead of saying George's cat, you say the cat of George.
	es	is	In Spanish the pronouns are not always used. One way to translate es is it is.
	tu	your	your (familiar) Notice that this does not have an accent mark. With an accent mark tú means you. While without the accent mark tu means your. Use this possessive adjective, tu, as you would the subject, tú, i.e. when talking to another student, a friend, relative, a person about your own age, or anyone with whom you have a close, familiar relationship.
	teléfono	telephone


When talking to another person, to ask them their phone number you would say:
	¿Cuál es tu teléfono?	What is your telephone number? The word number is not translated.	Use this question when talking to someone, you. The use of the possessive adjective tu indicates that this is the familiar form of the question. It is used as noted above.
When asking about another person's phone number you would say:
	¿Cuál es el teléfono de Sergio?	What is Sergi's telephone number? Literally: What is the telephone of Sergio?	Use this question when referring to someone else. In other words you are talking about someone, a third person. In Spanish, there is no apostrophe s. Possession is expressed using the word de. So you are literally saying the telephone number of Sergio.

To answer either question, you would say:
	Es ______.	It is ___.	The subject of your response will be it. In Spanish the pronouns are not always used. One way to translate es is it is.
	Es nueve - ocho - siete - seis - cinco - cuatro - tres - dos. OR you might say: Es noventa y ocho - setenta y seis - cinquenta y cuatro - treinta y dos. .	It is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2. (98-76-5432)	In most Spanish-speaking countries people generally don't say their phone number in single digits but more often use two-digit numbers. Telephone numbers in Spanish-speaking countries, have 7 or 8 digits. Usually, the first number is spoken alone and the remaining numbers are given in pairs.

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