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How to Say ‘I wanted to get back in touch’ in French

Je voulais reprendre contact

zhuh voo-leh ruh-prahndr kohn-takt

[zhuh voo-leh ruh-prahndr kohn-takt]

Phrase Breakdown

Je voulais

zhuh voo-leh

I wanted

Imperfect tense expressing intention or a past wish.

Example

Je voulais vous écrire depuis longtemps.

I wanted to write to you for a long time.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Subject pronoun used by the speaker.

Example

Je voulais reprendre contact après notre échange au forum.

I wanted to get back in touch after our conversation at the fair.

voulais

[voo-leh]

wanted

Polite imperfect form often used in professional follow-up messages.

Example

Je voulais reprendre contact après notre échange au forum.

I wanted to get back in touch after our conversation at the fair.

Reprendre contact

ruh-prahndr kohn-takt

To get back in touch

Common expression meaning to restore communication with someone.

Example

Je voulais reprendre contact avec vous.

I wanted to get back in touch with you.

Words in this phrase

reprendre

[ruh-prahndr]

to resume / to re-establish

Means to restart something, here a professional connection.

Example

Je voulais reprendre contact après notre échange au forum.

I wanted to get back in touch after our conversation at the fair.

contact

[kohn-takt]

contact

Communication or link with someone in a networking context.

Example

Je voulais reprendre contact après notre échange au forum.

I wanted to get back in touch after our conversation at the fair.

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