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Add me on WhatsApp in French

Inès lives two floors below Sam. She wants him on WhatsApp tonight, not tomorrow.

She will add him, then send a voice note before he even types hello.

By the end, you'll ask if someone is on the app, add them, and send a message, a voice note, or a pin.

You'll also check they got it.

By the end of this lesson

Add a friend on a chat app and send a pin.

  • Tu es sur WhatsApp ?Are you on WhatsApp?
  • Je t'ajoute.I'll add you.
  • Je t'envoie un message.I'll send you a message.
  • Je t'envoie un vocal.I'll send you a voice note.
  • Je t'envoie ma position.I'll send you my location.
  • Tu as reçu ?Did you get it?

Scene — two floors below

Sam is on the fourth-floor landing with his mustard backpack. Two floors below, Inès leans on her doorway in a denim jacket, phone already in her hand.

The stairwell is quiet. No café, no Gaspard, no window table. Just a new neighbour and a chat to open.

A quiet walk-up stairwell with Sam small on an upper landing beside a mustard backpack and Inès small at a doorway further down, phone in hand.

Learn — add me on the app

Six short lines cover the app, adding a friend, and three ways to send something.

You'll also ask if it arrived.

  1. Sam on the upper landing and Inès in a lower doorway looking up with a phone raised, facing each other across the stairs.

    Tu es sur WhatsApp ?

    Are you on WhatsApp?

    When to use it: Ask a close friend if they use this chat app.

    Learn it as one piece to check the app.

    Say it: The s in es stays silent.

  2. Inès in a doorway looking down at a phone as she adds a contact.

    Je t'ajoute.

    I'll add you.

    When to use it: Say this when you add a friend on the app.

    Learn it as one piece when you add them.

    Say it: The e in te drops before ajoute.

  3. Inès in a doorway seen from behind, sending something on a phone, with Sam small on the landing above.

    Je t'envoie un message.

    I'll send you a message.

    When to use it: Say this when you will text them in the app.

    Learn it as one piece for a typed chat.

    Say it: The en in envoie is a nasal vowel.

  4. Inès in a doorway in profile, holding a phone near the mouth as if recording a voice note.

    Je t'envoie un vocal.

    I'll send you a voice note.

    When to use it: Say this when you send a voice note.

    Learn it as one piece for a voice note.

  5. Sam on the upper landing with a mustard backpack, looking at a phone as if sending a message.

    Je t'envoie ma position.

    I'll send you my location.

    When to use it: Say this when you share where you are.

    Learn it as one piece to share where you are.

  6. Inès in the doorway looking up the stairwell with a phone held low, waiting to see if a message arrived.

    Tu as reçu ?

    Did you get it?

    When to use it: Ask this after you send a photo, a pin, or a note.

    Learn it as one piece after you send something.

Story — the voice note lands first

Watch Inès add Sam from two floors below. She sends a voice note before he types a hello.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. Evening in the walk-up. Inès is two floors below, phone in hand. Sam is on the fourth-floor landing.
  2. InèsSalut.Hi.
  3. SamSalut.Hi.
  4. InèsTu es sur WhatsApp ?Are you on WhatsApp?
  5. Sam nods. He already has the app.
  6. InèsJe t'ajoute.I'll add you.
  7. The chat opens. Sam starts to type hello. He is too slow.
  8. InèsJe t'envoie un vocal.I'll send you a voice note.
  9. InèsTu as reçu ?Did you get it?
  10. SamOui, j'ai ça.Yes, I've got it.
  11. SamTu es où ?Where are you?
  12. InèsJe t'envoie ma position.I'll send you my location.
  13. SamJe t'envoie un message.I'll send you a message.

Practice — text, voice, or pin

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay tiny, so the round moves fast.

0 of 11 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    French

    Je t'envoie un message.Drop the English here
    Je t'envoie un vocal.Drop the English here
    Je t'envoie ma position.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its French, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    A close friend just gave you her number. Tell her you will add her.

  4. Fill the gap

    I'll send you a voice note.

    Je t'envoie un ____.

  5. What does it mean?

    Je t'envoie ma position.

  6. Swap the word

    Tell a friend you will send a text in the chat.

    Je t'envoie un ____.

  7. Pick the reply

    Inès says:

    Tu as reçu ?

    Did you get it?

    And you reply with:

  8. Build the line

    I'll send you a message.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  9. Which one doesn’t belong?

  10. What do you say?

    You just sent a voice note. Check that it arrived.

  11. Fill the gap

    Where are you?

    Tu es ____ ?

Say it — send it yourself

Now you're Sam on the fourth-floor landing. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. InèsSalut.Hi.
  2. Sam (you)Ask if she uses the same chat app.

    Tu es sur WhatsApp ?

    Are you on WhatsApp?

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

FrenchEnglish
Tu es sur WhatsApp ?Are you on WhatsApp?
Je t'ajoute.I'll add you.
Je t'envoie un message.I'll send you a message.
Je t'envoie un vocal.I'll send you a voice note.
Je t'envoie ma position.I'll send you my location.
Tu as reçu ?Did you get it?
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