# das Handy

das Handy is a German noun meaning “mobile phone”. Forms: des Handys, die Handys.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Handys
- Plural: die Handys

## In other languages

- Русский: разг. мобильник, мобильный телефон
- Українська: мобільний телефон, стільниковий телефон, мобілка

## Meanings

1. mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone (portable, wireless telephone)
   - Alle paar Minuten hängt er am Handy und macht Termine klar. — Every few minutes he's on his cell phone arranging appointments.
2. cell phone / cellphone; cell; celly; cellular mobile; cellular phone; cellular telephone; cellular; handheld cellular phone; handheld portable phone; handheld phone; handphone; mobile phone; mobile; portable cellular phone; portable; handy
   - Dank meines neuen Handys bin ich jetzt überall erreichbar.

## Examples

- Er hat sie auf dem Handy angerufen. — He rang her mobile.
- Wo habe ich nur mein Handy gelassen? — Where have I left my mobile?
- Die meisten jungen Leute haben ein Handy. — Most young people have mobile phones.
- Kann ich hier irgendwo mein Handy aufladen? — Can I charge my phone here somewhere?
- Mein Handy hat einen integrierten digitalen Fotoapparat. — My cell phone has a built-in digital camera.

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