I answered the telephone.
Ich ging ans Telefon.
Ich bin ans Telefon gegangen.
Both expressions can be used interchangeably, the latter is more common in spoken German.
"Wo ist das Telefon?"
telephone in german is telefon
It's Telefon in German
Alexander Graham Bell said to his assistant; "Do you understand what I say?" and his assistant Mr Watson replied "Yes.'
Telephone in German is "das Telefon". The older terms "der Fernsprecher" and "der Fernsprechapparat" are seldom used. In German a cell phone (mobile phone) is called "das Handy" or "das Mobiltelefon"
telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone and famously answered calls with 'ahoy hoy' instead of 'hello'.
Yes, it can be depending on how it is used. For example, if you say "I am going to telephone my friend" it is a verb but if you say "Answer the telephone" then it is a noun.
"telephone" is "telefono" in Italian.
You can try the German telephone directory. http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/english.html
referring to: <<http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKNR3yLM0A>> The German Engineer Says [east European accent]: "Was meint Ihr was Ihr macht?" Translated: "What do you think you are doing?" answered by a German Automotive Engineer ;)
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