Me robaron el teléfono.

When to use

Use this phrase to report the theft of your phone to police, embassy officials, or anyone who can assist you in an emergency.

Register and address

This is a neutral, direct statement suitable for any context. It does not require adjusting for tú or usted because the subject is the unknown perpetrator, not the listener.

How it works

This phrase uses an impersonal third-person plural construction to express that an unknown person or group did something to you.

• Me: The indirect object pronoun indicating the action happened 'to me' or 'from me'.
• robaron: The third-person plural preterite of robar (to steal), acting as an impersonal 'they stole'.
• el teléfono: The masculine noun for 'the phone'. Notice Spanish uses the definite article 'el' rather than a possessive 'mi' because the object pronoun 'me' already establishes whose phone it is.

Watch out

Avoid saying 'Mi teléfono fue robado'. While grammatically possible, native speakers overwhelmingly prefer the active impersonal 'Me robaron...' (They stole from me) over the passive voice for crimes and accidents.

Notes

Report theft clearly. Neutral everyday wording.