From root: telepono
Usage Note
Teleponuhan refers to a booth or a specific place where public telephones are installed.
Examples
" Nasa teleponuhan siya. "
Natural Translation
He/she is at the telephone station.
Literal Translation
At-the telephone-station he/she.
" Pumunta siya sa teleponuhan para tumawag. "
Natural Translation
He/she went to the telephone station to make a call.
Literal Translation
Went he/she to telephone-station to call.
" Noong wala pang cellphone, pumipila ang mga tao sa teleponuhan para tumawag sa kanilang mga kamag-anak sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Back when there were no cellphones yet, people would line up at the telephone station to call their relatives in the province.
Literal Translation
When none-yet cellphone, line-up the people at telephone-station to call to their relatives in province.
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