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How to Say ‘We'll call you back’ in French

On vous rappelle

on voo ra-PEL

[on voo ra-PEL]

💬 Usage Tip: On here means "we". The vous "you" comes before the verb, not after it.

Phrase Breakdown

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

rappelle

[ra-PEL]

call back

From 'rappeler', to phone someone again.

Example

Je rappelle demain.

I'll call back tomorrow.

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