Asking cute stranger for their number: Starting a conversation with a light compliment

💬 Aller "to go" also means "to suit" when the thing comes first: Ce pull te va bien "that jumper suits you".

💬 The œ in sœur sounds like the vowel in English "her", without the r: roughly (sur).

💬 De does the job of "from" or "'s": le cadeau de ma sœur "my sister's gift".

💬 French uses avoir "to have" for taste: avoir bon goût is "to have good taste".

💬 Spoken French often says elle first and names who it is at the end, adding emphasis: Il est sympa, ton frère ! "your brother's nice!".

💬 Adding non ? to the end of a statement turns it into a "isn't it?" check, and it works on almost anything.

💬 Nationalities aren't capitalised in French. A woman would say anglaise, where the final s is now heard as a z sound.

💬 On "one" is everyday French for "we", and it takes the same verb form as il: on peut, not nous pouvons.

🇫🇷 Suggesting a coffee is the classic low-pressure ask in France; it signals interest without the weight of inviting someone to dinner.

🇫🇷 Said brightly, this is a genuine yes. Said flatly, it can be a polite way to stay noncommittal, so read the tone.

🇫🇷 French mobile numbers start with 06 or 07 and are read out in pairs: zéro six, douze, trente-quatre….

💬 French often uses the present tense for something about to happen, so je vous envoie covers "I'll send you".

💬 Journée is the day as a stretch of time you live through, which is why goodbyes use it rather than jour. In the evening switch to Bonne soirée "have a nice evening".

🇫🇷 Besides answering thanks, this is a warm yes to an invitation, like accepting that coffee.

💬 Swap in toi once you're on first-name terms: À toi aussi !.