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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
#4 きむらさんのでんわばんごうはなんですか。
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I'm pretty sure that is what they teach outside of Japan because I've seen it said/written many times by Japanese-learners but native speakers DO NOT say it with なん. We use the word
なんばん ＝ 何番 instead.
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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
and also there's some weirdish stuff about phone numbers that I can't remember off the top of my head and Google is failing me. Some of the numbers are altered slightly I think.
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You must elongate the vowels used in pronouncing 2 and 5 as にー and ごー respectively. This is to double the syllable lengths to match those used to pronounce the other numerals. Keeping a good rhythm is very important in verbalizing phone numbers and other numbers in which the numerals are pronounced separately.
In other words, this "rule" does not apply to verbalizing numbers like 35 as in "35 homeruns". It is read さんじゅうご. But a "35" in a phone number is always pronounced さんごー.