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Your phone number in French

Sam meets Inès on the landing of his walk-up. She blurts her number too fast, and he cannot catch a digit.

He types an email instead and turns the screen toward her.

By the end, you can ask for a number or an email, and give yours.

Inès already uses tu with Sam. Keep that with friends.

By the end of this lesson

Give and take a phone number and an email.

  • C'est quoi, ton numéro ?What's your number?
  • Mon numéro, c'est ___.My number is ___.
  • C'est quoi, ton e-mail ?What's your email?
  • Mon e-mail, c'est ___.My email is ___.
  • Je te donne mon numéro.I'll give you my number.
  • Voilà mon e-mail.Here's my email.

Scene — the landing

Same building on rue des Tilleuls. Sam is on the wooden stairs of the walk-up, two floors above Inès.

She is already on the landing with her green bag. A bicycle leans on the wall. No café, no Gaspard. Just the two of them and a phone.

A wide view of the walk-up stairwell with Sam two floors above and Inès on the landing below with a green bag and a bicycle.

Learn — number and email

Six short lines cover asking for a number or an email, then giving yours out loud or on a screen.

You'll also get a way to show it.

  1. A low-angle view up the stairs of Sam leaning over the banister with a phone, looking down toward the landing.

    C'est quoi, ton numéro ?

    What's your number?

    When to use it: Ask a friend for their phone number.

    Learn it as one piece when you ask a friend.

    Say it: The last t in C'est is silent.

  2. A high-angle view down the stairwell of Inès on the landing looking up, a green bag on one shoulder and a phone raised.

    Mon numéro, c'est ___.

    My number is ___.

    When to use it: Say this, then add your number.

    Learn it as one piece, then add the digits.

  3. A close-up of Sam on the stairs reacting, a phone held to the chest, leaning down to hear again.

    C'est quoi, ton e-mail ?

    What's your email?

    When to use it: Ask a friend for their email address.

    Learn it as one piece when you ask a friend.

  4. An over-the-shoulder view from Inès on the landing looking up toward Sam on the stairs, a green bag on one arm.

    Mon e-mail, c'est ___.

    My email is ___.

    When to use it: Say this, then add your email.

    Learn it as one piece, then add the address.

  5. A side view of Sam coming down the wooden stairs, holding a phone out in front.

    Je te donne mon numéro.

    I'll give you my number.

    When to use it: Offer your number to a friend.

    Learn it as one piece when you hand it over.

    Say it: The last e in donne is silent.

  6. A close-up of a phone held forward by Inès on the landing, with a green bag beside her.

    Voilà mon e-mail.

    Here's my email.

    When to use it: Show your email on a screen or a note.

    Learn it as one piece when you show it.

Story — too fast

Watch Sam and Inès on the landing. Her number comes too fast, so he shows an email on the screen.

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

  1. The stairwell is quiet. Inès stands on the landing with her green bag.
  2. InèsSalut.Hi.
  3. SamSalut.Hi.
  4. SamC'est quoi, ton numéro ?What's your number?
  5. InèsJe te donne mon numéro.I'll give you my number.
  6. She rattles off digits before he can write them down.
  7. InèsMon numéro, c'est 06 12 34 56 78.My number is 06 12 34 56 78.
  8. SamComment ?Sorry, what?
  9. InèsMon numéro, c'est 06 12 34 56 78.My number is 06 12 34 56 78.
  10. Still too fast. Sam types on his phone and turns the screen.
  11. SamC'est quoi, ton e-mail ?What's your email?
  12. InèsMon e-mail, c'est ines@tilleuls.fr.My email is ines@tilleuls.fr.
  13. SamVoilà mon e-mail.Here's my email.

Practice — ask and give

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

    Mon numéro, c'est ___.Drop the English here
    Mon e-mail, c'est ___.Drop the English here
    Voilà mon e-mail.Drop the English here

    English

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

  3. What do you say?

    You want Inès's email, not her number.

  4. Fill the gap

    I'll give you my number.

    Je te donne mon ____.

  5. What does it mean?

    Voilà mon e-mail.

  6. Build the line

    I'll give you my number.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Swap the word

    Ask Inès for her phone number.

    C'est quoi, ton ____ ?

  8. Pick the reply

    Inès says:

    C'est quoi, ton e-mail ?

    What's your email?

    And you reply with:

  9. True or false?

    This line asks for someone's email.

  10. What do you say?

    You meet Inès on the landing in the afternoon. Give her a casual hi.

  11. What does it mean?

    Comment ?

Say it — on the screen

Now you're Sam on the landing with Inès. 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 for her number.

    C'est quoi, ton numéro ?

    What's your number?

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Recap — what you can say now

FrenchEnglish
C'est quoi, ton numéro ?What's your number?
Mon numéro, c'est ___.My number is ___.
C'est quoi, ton e-mail ?What's your email?
Mon e-mail, c'est ___.My email is ___.
Je te donne mon numéro.I'll give you my number.
Voilà mon e-mail.Here's my email.
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