เบอร์โทร
phone number
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An everyday term for the number used to contact a person, business, or organization by phone.
phone number
A common shortened term for a landline or mobile telephone number.
Learning notes
Explanation
เบอร์โทร is an everyday shortened form of เบอร์โทรศัพท์. It can refer to either a landline or a mobile number, though in modern conversation it often means a mobile number. เบอร์ means “number,” while โทร means “to call by phone.” When the context is clear, speakers often shorten it further to เบอร์. Common combinations include ขอเบอร์โทร “ask for someone’s phone number,” ให้เบอร์โทร “give a phone number,” and กรอกเบอร์โทร “enter a phone number.”
Usage
It is commonly used when exchanging contact details, asking for a business’s contact number, or providing a number for reservations, deliveries, and account registrations.
Caution
เบอร์ alone can mean a phone number, but it can also refer to other kinds of numbers or to a size. Use เบอร์โทร when the context is unclear. โทร by itself is a verb meaning “to call,” not “phone number.”
Differences from similar words
1 phone number synonyms
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เบอร์โทรศัพท์ also means “phone number” and is the unshortened form. เบอร์โทร is its more conversational shortened form.