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.
Je voulais vous écrire depuis longtemps.
I wanted to write to you for a long time.
Words in this phrase
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun used by the speaker.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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