Spanish Conversation · Level 29
89 words
Spanish word
telefonía
Pronunciation
IPA/telefoˈnia/
Meaning
- feminine nounphone service
Example
La telefonía es cara en este país.
Phone service is expensive in this country.
More examples
La telefonía por internet permite llamadas baratas.
Internet phone service allows cheap calls.
Core concept
Services, infrastructure and technology that carry telephone voice and data over fixed and mobile networks.
Common phrases
servicio de telefonía
phone service
telefonía prepago
prepaid phone service
telefonía por internet
internet phone service
Similar words
telefonía móvil: Cellular network service delivering voice and internet connectivity to mobile devices.
teléfono: Physical device, mobile or landline, used to place and receive calls.
compañía telefónica: Business that operates and sells telephone services to users.
Definition in Spanish
Servicios, infraestructura y tecnología que permiten las comunicaciones telefónicas de voz y datos mediante redes fijas y móviles.
Word origin
It derives from Spanish teléfono, borrowed via French téléphone from Greek tele 'far' and phōnē 'voice', with the suffix -ía forming a noun that denotes a field, service, or industry.
Usage tips
- La telefonía refers to the overall phone system or industry rather than to a single call (llamada), and common compounds include telefonía móvil and telefonía fija.
Other meanings
- telephone communicationsnoun
- telephonynoun
Opposites
- comunicación presencialin-person communicationnoun
Related words
- teléfonophonenoun
- telefónicotelephonicadjective