Explanation: Germans used to (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones “Handy” and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.
Explanation: Germans used to (apparently only in my bubble) call cellphones “Handy” and many people still do that. My friends from america found that quite hilarious.
Most people in my bubble stopped saying that. They usually just say “smartphone” now.
With my peers it’s mostly just “phone” nowadays. Likely because landline phones are really rare now.
You mean, your German peers literally use the English word ‘phone’ or do they say ‘Telefon’?
They say “Telefon”.
But fax is still relevant
would you use the german equivalent of the work handy or the actual english word handy? and if so whats that word, could you use it in a sentence lol
“Ich habe mein Handy verloren.” “I lost my cellphone.”
Weird. Everyone I know calls it Handy. I do not think that is ever going to change.
Maybe. Again, most people (except old people) in my friends circle has stopped calling it like that. Why? I don’t know. But I definitely noticed it.
Well you have basically three options in my bubble.
Handy
Wischkästla (translates roughly to swipe box)
Mobiltelefon (mobile phone) this one needs to be pronounced very precisely in order to get the sarkasm of using the old correct German word.
What kind of demonic incantation is this?
Kind regards,
- Someone from Schleswig-Holstein