German Phrase
Meine Ticketnummer ist 67890.
Meaning
This sentence means ‘My ticket number is 67890.’ It is a straightforward way to state the reference number that identifies your ticket for a train, concert, airline, or customer‑service request.
When to use
Use it at a ticket counter, when checking in online, or when a support agent asks for your ticket number. It works in both formal and informal contexts, though you may switch to the formal ‘Ihre Ticketnummer …’ when speaking to staff you don’t know well.
✦Grammar Breakdown
MeineTicketnummerist67890.
Possessive adjective (mein)
‘Meine’ is the feminine nominative form of the possessive adjective ‘mein’, matching the gender and case of ‘Ticketnummer’.
Compound noun
‘Ticketnummer’ is a compound noun (Ticket + Nummer) and is feminine, so it takes the article ‘die’ and the ending ‘-e’ in the possessive form.
Verb ‘sein’
‘ist’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘sein’ and is used to equate two nouns or a noun with a value.
Reading numbers
When giving a long number in everyday speech Germans usually read each digit separately: ‘sechs sieben acht neun null’.
🗨In Conversation
Wie lautet Ihre Ticketnummer?
What is your ticket number?
Meine Ticketnummer ist 67890.
My ticket number is 67890.
✕Common Mistakes
mein Ticketnummer ist 67890.
‘Ticketnummer’ is feminine, so the possessive must be ‘meine’, not ‘mein’.
Meine Ticketnummer ist 67.890.
When stating a ticket number you read each digit, not the whole number as a single value.
Ticketnummer ist meine 67890.
The order must be ‘Meine Ticketnummer ist …’, not the other way round.
↔Alternatives
Meine Ticketnummer lautet 67890.
My ticket number reads 67890.
Ich habe die Ticketnummer 67890.
I have the ticket number 67890.
Ihre Ticketnummer ist 67890.
Your ticket number is 67890.
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking countries ticket numbers are often used for public transport, events, and customer‑service cases. When you give the number, speak clearly and pause after each digit. If you’re at a formal service desk, use the polite form ‘Ihre Ticketnummer …’ and address the staff with ‘Herr/Frau …’. In casual settings among friends, the informal ‘Meine Ticketnummer …’ is perfectly fine.