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You'll need to phone home - or text! Here are some quick and easy French words to help you...

Simple everyday printer friendly words for phoning in France

phone box cabine téléphonique kabeen tay-lay-fohneek
phone card carte téléphonique kart tay-lay-fohneek
mobile portable portarbl
what is your number? comment est votre numéro? kommon ay votr new-mayroh?
I'll give you my number je vous donne mon numéro zhe voo don mon new-mayroh
text message SMS/texto SMS/textoh
I'll send you a text je vous envoie un SMS/Texto zhe voo onvwa ern SMS/textoh
send me a text envoyez-moi un SMS/Texto Onv-why-ay-mwa ern SMS/textoh

And here are a few quick and easy essential phrases you might use or hear on the phone if speaking to a French person:

hello âllo aloh
I would like to speak to... je voudrais parler à... zhe voodray parlay a...
please hold ne quittez pas ne keetay pa
the line is engaged la ligne est occupée la leenyer ayt okyou-pay
who is calling? c'est de la part de qui? say de la par de kee?

TIP - If you're struggling to understand, just remember the golden French phrase: "Je suis désolé, je ne parle pas le français. Parlez-vous anglais?"("I'm sorry, I don't speak French. Do you speak English?")

Another TIP - if you're dailling the UK from France, you need to to dial the UK phone code and number replacing the first 0 with 0044. If you're using your mobile, check with your provider whether you need to do this or to dial the number just as you would when at home. Also, check your international roaming tariffs! The main mobile networks in France are: SFR, Orange and Bouygues Télécom.
 
 
 
 

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