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¿Dónde está el teléfono?

¿Dónde está el teléfono?
Where is the phone?
From Lesson 11:Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of ¿Dónde está el teléfono?

dónde
where
estar
to be (location/state)
el teléfono
the phone

Questions & Answers about ¿Dónde está el teléfono?

Why does Dónde have an accent mark?
In Spanish, all question words (like dónde, qué, or quién) have a written accent mark to distinguish them from the same words used in normal statements. If you were just saying "the place where I live", donde wouldn't have an accent.
Why do we use está instead of es for "is"?
To talk about the physical location of people or things, you always use the verb estar (to be). Because you are asking about the location of the phone, you must use está and never es.
How would I answer this question using the location words from this lesson?
Since this lesson covers words like aquí (here) and allí (there), you can answer this question by simply pointing and saying Está aquí (It is here) or El teléfono está allí (The phone is there).
Would a person in Spain say teléfono for a mobile phone?
Yes, teléfono is the general word for any phone and is perfectly correct. However, when talking specifically about a mobile phone or cell phone, people in Spain most often say el móvil.

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