das Telefonieren

making phone calls, phoning

Telefon phone, telephone + ier forms verbs, often meaning “perform or use” + en Infinitive

noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular neuter Rare #44,610

making phone calls, phoning As a noun, it refers to the activity of making phone calls.

GE: Telefonieren ist hier teuer.

EN: Making phone calls is expensive here.

Declension of Telefonieren

Talking on the phone is also good.

— Audition (2000)

For example, for making phone calls or something.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Paula, stop talking on the phone!

— Volver - Zurückkehren (2006)

I would like small change for making phone calls.

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)