German Phrase
Und mein Handy?
Meaning
Literally “And my phone?” It is a short, informal way to ask about the status, location, or condition of one’s mobile phone after something else has been mentioned. The phrase is a fragment, relying on context to be understood.
When to use
Use it in casual conversation when you want to bring your phone into the discussion – for example after a friend lists items they’re taking, or when you’re checking who has what device.
✦Grammar Breakdown
UndmeinHandy?
Und (conjunction)
Used to add something to a previous statement; can start a sentence in spoken German.
mein (possessive adjective)
Shows ownership; it agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies.
Handy (noun, neuter)
Colloquial German word for a mobile phone; always used in the neuter gender (das Handy).
Question mark with a fragment
The phrase is a sentence fragment; the intonation rises as if asking a question about the phone.
🗨In Conversation
Ich nehme den Laptop, das Tablet und die Powerbank.
I’m taking the laptop, the tablet, and the power bank.
Und mein Handy?
And my phone?
✕Common Mistakes
Und mein Handys?
Handy is singular; the plural is “Handys” but the phrase is about a single phone.
Und meine Handy?
The possessive must match the gender of the noun; “mein” is correct for neuter “Handy”. Using “meine” would be wrong.
Und mein Handy?
Starting a sentence with “Und” is fine in spoken German, but in formal writing you’d usually avoid it.
↔Alternatives
Wie sieht es mit meinem Handy aus?
What about my phone?
Und mein Handy, wo ist das?
And my phone, where is it?
Und mein Handy?
And my phone?
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking countries the word “Handy” is the standard everyday term for a mobile phone, even though it looks like an English adjective. In Austria you’ll also hear “Mobiltelefon”. The phrase “Und mein Handy?” is perfectly natural in informal speech, but in formal writing you would expand it to a full sentence, e.g., “Und was ist mit meinem Handy?”