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How to Say ‘Contact with customers’ in French

Le contact avec les clients

luh kohn-takt ah-vek leh klee-ahn

[luh kohn-takt ah-vek leh klee-ahn]

💬 Usage Tip: French keeps le and les where English drops "the" when talking about things in general. So it's le contact, not just contact.

Phrase Breakdown

Le contact

luh kohn-takt

the contact

Keep the article with its noun. In 'contact' the final 'ct' is pronounced: 'kon-takt'.

Example

Le contact est facile.

Contact is easy.

Words in this phrase

[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.

contact

[kohn-takt]

contact

Connection or communication with a person, especially in professional networking.

Example

Reprendre contact après un salon peut ouvrir de nouvelles opportunités.

Getting back in touch after a career event can open new opportunities.

avec les clients

ah-vek leh klee-ahn

with the customers

Say 'avec' as 'a-vek'. In 'clients' the 'ts' is silent: 'klee-yan'.

Example

Je parle avec les clients.

I talk with the customers.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-vek]

with

A preposition indicating accompaniment or association.

Example

Je suis avec elle.

I am with her.

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

clients

[klee-ahn]

clients / customers

People who buy services or products from a business.

Example

Avec les clients, elle garde toujours un ton professionnel.

With clients, she always keeps a professional tone.

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