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How to Say ‘Give me your number, I'll send you the name.’ in French

Donne-moi ton numéro, je t'enverrai le nom.

duhn mwah tohn new-may-ROH zhuh tuh ahn-vay-ray luh nom

[duhn mwah tohn new-may-ROH zhuh tuh ahn-vay-ray luh nom]

🇫🇷 In France: Offering to text the shop's name gives a natural, low-stakes reason to swap numbers. It lets the other person say yes without it feeling like a big romantic move.

Phrase Breakdown

Donne-moi ton numéro,

duhn mwah tohn new-may-ROH

Give me your number,

"Don-mwa-ton-nu-mé-ro", then pause at the comma.

Example

Donne-moi ton numéro, vite.

Give me your number, quickly.

Words in this phrase

Donne

[duhn]

give

Form of donner meaning give or am giving.

Example

Je vous donne mon adresse pour samedi.

I give you my address for Saturday.

-moi

[mwah]

me; to me

Attached object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me' in an imperative structure.

Example

Dites-moi la vérité.

Tell me the truth.

ton

[tohn]

your

A possessive form of you, indicating ownership.

Example

Ton ami est ici.

Your friend is here.

numéro

[new-may-ROH]

number

Masculine noun; used for street numbers, phone numbers, etc.

Example

Quel est le numéro de la maison ?

What is the house number?

je t'enverrai le nom.

zhuh tuh ahn-vay-ray luh nom

I'll send you the name.

"Jeu-tan-vè-ré-leu-non". Let your voice fall at the end.

Example

Je t'enverrai le nom ce soir.

I'll send you the name tonight.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

[tuh]

to you

Short for 'te' before a vowel; informal 'you' object.

Example

Je t'appelle demain.

I'll call you tomorrow.

enverrai

[ahn-vay-ray]

will send

Future tense of 'envoyer', meaning 'will send'.

Example

Je vous enverrai un message pour confirmer notre rendez-vous.

I will send you a message to confirm our meeting.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

nom

[nom]

Name

A word by which a person or thing is known or distinguished.

Example

Quel est ton nom? Nom de Dieu, que c'est incroyable!

What is your name? My god, this is incredible!

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